Unions Are Clearly in the Wrong about Freedom of Association
Unions have long justified themselves as exemplars of the right of freedom of association. Brenda Smith of the American Federation […]
No, Fidel Castro Didn’t Improve Health Care or Education in Cuba
On CBS’s 60 Minutes, Senator Bernie Sanders recently praised the achievements of communist Cuba. An interviewer asked him about his 1985 comments that Cubans […]
The Anti-Capitalists Are (Still) Wrong about History—and Much More
The [American] Dream is not dead, and we shouldn’t let a populist scream convince us otherwise. Americans living today have […]
Why Taiwan Hasn’t Shut Down Its Economy
As the Austrian school of economics demonstrates in the calculation theory of socialism, no central planning body has the capacity […]
5 Constitutional Amendments Americans Should Consider ASAP
With the Equal Rights Amendment making its way back into the news in the month of February, the legal community […]
Government Declares War on Market Prices Just When We Need Them Most
Market prices are the foundation of civilization. They are the signal that tells producers how much of any one thing […]
Coronavirus May Lead to “Mass Homeschooling”
As fears of coronavirus mount around the globe, cities and countries are taking action to prevent the new respiratory virus […]
Families Today Have More Schooling Options Than Ever, But Nowhere Near Enough
I am a glass-half-full kind of person, so while we could focus on the criticisms and some of the setbacks […]
The Myth That the Rich Don’t Pay Their “Fair Share” of Taxes
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have led the charge to add many zeros to what some Americans should be given […]
“Miss Virginia” Shows the Dilemma Many Lower-Income Families Face on Schooling
Every once in awhile, a film comes along that you can’t stop thinking about long after the credits roll. Miss […]
Wickard v. Filburn: The Supreme Court Case That Gave the Federal Government Nearly Unlimited Power
Every presidential election in the United States follows a clear formula. First, many people with absolutely no chance of winning […]
Why Hong Kong’s Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba’s Since the 1950s
Back in 2014, I compared Hong Kong’s amazing growth with Cuba’s pitiful stagnation and made the obvious point that free […]
Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that communism leads to tyranny. Mention the countries North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, […]
93 Vermont Towns Have No Public Schools, But Great Education. How Do They Do It?
In just a couple of weeks, 50 boys with learning disabilities will take to a stage in Vermont, one after […]
How Democracy Is Undermining the Constitution and Civil Liberties
That Americans are in the throes of a crisis in democracy has become a commonplace refrain of late. I have […]
This Comic Book’s Persuasive Case for Open Borders
Economists tend to prefer trade to charity. Charity is fickle because it relies on the transient benevolence of donors or […]