The Demands of Antifa and the Original Fascists Have a Lot in Common
A ghastly phantom has descended upon America: the specter of anti-capitalism. Young people march behind the socialist bandwagon and some […]
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Gun Control Advocates Are Finally Admitting What They Really Want
I don’t own an AR-15. I’m not a “gun person,” whatever that means. I hardly ever shoot. And I never […]
A Beer War Is Brewing in Maryland
“Maryland Welcomes You: We’re Open for Business” may need to be amended to “We’re Open for Cronyism.” The 60+ craft […]
The “Internet Taxation” Fight Isn’t Really about Internet Taxation
One of the key principles of a free society is that governmental power should be limited by national borders. Here’s an […]
Reject the Identity Politics of the Alt-Right and the Control-Left
Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist at the University of Toronto. Previously, he has held positions at McGill and Harvard […]
Trump’s Protectionism Will Just Make Everyone Poorer-If We’re Lucky
President Donald Trump has announced the planned imposition of a new, 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 […]
3 Economic Fallacies That Just Won’t Die
In any academic discipline, one can find two types of experts: those who are incapable of explaining complex ideas in […]
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump’s Tariff Arguments
When Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations, it wasn’t to refute the “godless socialists” 21st-century Republican voters believe are taking […]
President Trump’s Predecessors Learned about Steel Tariffs the Hard Way
That’s a slight variation of the title of a Yahoo! Finance news report from last year with this opening: In March 2002, President […]
Government Spending on Education Is Higher than Ever. And for What?
It’s a common theme in the news media: Education needs more money. Always. In keeping with that storyline, a recent […]
15 Supreme Court Decisions that Shredded the Constitution
What makes a Supreme Court decision bad? And what are the worst precedents handed down by our highest court? I’ve […]
Newsflash: Teachers Are Already Armed
In the wake of yet another mass shooting in a public school, a host of familiar recommendations have resurfaced about […]
Free Trade Lets Us Turn Corn into Cars
People often see international trade and immigration as a way that foreigners take advantage of us, but economists, whether they’re […]
The Minimum Wage Harms Workers and Is Anti-Freedom
Most of us both value and take for granted the ability to make decisions about our own lives. When busybodies […]
Americans Say America’s Biggest Problem is Government
For generations, Gallup has been asking Americans what they see as the nation’s primary problems. Answers change from year to […]
Throwing Good Money after Bad Doesn’t Improve Government Schools
Whenever I discuss education policy with one of my leftist friends, it usually follows the same script. They’ll ask whether I […]