COMMENTARY AND OP-EDS
Timeless Thoughts on Constitution Day from the 40th President
On Sept. 17, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered a speech commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States.
Academic Giants and Dwarfs
The academic tyranny seen on many college campuses reflects a dereliction of duty by those who are charged with the ultimate control — the boards of trustees.
ACLU Celebrates Non-Victory Over School’s Male-Only Policy
With crime rampant in urban areas, educators and city officials are experimenting with new approaches to steer young black males into constructive behavior and away from gangs. Their main opponent? The ACLU.
Third Party or Third Rail?
The choice comes down to Clinton or Trump. Voting for anyone else might deliver a moment of smug satisfaction, but will only skew the outcome.
A Somber Reminder of the Stakes in November
Americans have long set aside days to remember our men and women in uniform, some of whom gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our God-given freedoms.
Corrupt Academics and the Media
Academics and the media blame poverty and discrimination for today's crime. No one bothers to ask why crime was falling in the 1930s, '40s and '50s, when blacks faced far greater poverty and discrimination.
Tampering with American Elections
The real threat to November elections isn’t coming from abroad.
Economic Conspiracies
My colleagues at the Institute for Justice have waged war against economic restrictions since 1991 and have had a number of important successes.
Hillary Clinton: From Glass Ceiling to Crass Dealing
Hillary Clinton talks about breaking the glass ceiling. The rest of us should focus on her crass dealing.
Color Colorado Purple
Liberals and conservatives coexist in the marijuana-infused state.
College Campus Lunacy
College administrators like to keep campus barbarism under wraps.
The Warfare over Welfare
We should all care because the fate of the American spirit lies in the balance.
Is Free Trade Causing Job Loss?
Losing a job due to outsourcing or losing it to technological innovation produces the same result for an individual: He's out of a job.
North Carolina Asks Supreme Court to Restore Strict Voting Procedures
This case is one among several voting-law disputes being waged in the court before the coming elections.
Media Are Flat Wrong to Dismiss Voter-Fraud Concerns
They should talk to Chris Matthews and travel to Philly.
A Snapshot of Modern Madness
Liberalism is well advanced toward rendering America unrecognizable.
The Decline of Civility
One of the unavoidable consequences of youth is the tendency to think behavior we see today has always been.
Compensating Differences
What economists call an ability to make "compensating differences" is a valuable tool in everyone's arsenal. If people are prohibited from doing so, they are always worse off.
What’s Wrong with Honest Elections?
Again state legislatures have approved new rules to prevent election fraud. Again federal courts have struck the laws down.
Abortion Poll: Trump-Pence Mainstream, Clinton-Kaine Extreme
A new Marist poll of over 1,000 American adults finds that while 51 percent of Americans use the term “pro-choice” to describe their abortion views, that term is misleading.