The Rigged Economy
A picture by a worker says more about the economy than a thousand economists have ever said about how the economy works. The story behind […]
America
Why the Citizenship Question Matters
The Judicial Resistance has struck again. As I have explained here and here, the historic 2016 election revealed how our federal courts have harnessed their […]
The Causes of Steve King’s Moral Relativism
In the course of their public responsibilities and acting on concrete political problems, Congressmen should know better than to ask abstract questions—particularly when in the […]
The FBI Has Become Too Dangerous
If you’re not the first lady, being alone in the Oval Office with the president of the United States is a rare occurrence. Even visiting […]
Gillette: Selling Sexlessness in 2019
Gillette released a “short film” on Monday titled “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be.” A subsidiary company of the multinational Procter & Gamble Co., […]
A Market-Based Solution to Rising Drug Prices: More Competition
President Trump and high-ranking officials in his administration, including Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett and acting […]
The Game of Pseudo-Authenticity
Americans always have been prone to reinventing themselves. We now live in an age of radical social construction—a sort of expansive update on F. Scott […]
Twilight of the Malthusians
Thomas Malthus was an English cleric and scholar living in the early 19th century who developed the theory that global population increases exponentially, while global […]
Do the Math: Trump’s Wall Is $25 Billion, Illegals Cost $165 Billion
Scott Adams, the creator of the popular cartoon “Dilbert,” transformed himself into a persona non grata in 2016 by exposing how Donald Trump manipulated the […]
Dear Libertarians: Trade Deficits Matter
Steve Hanke recently set out to prove “why President Trump’s trade message and protectionist policies are rubbish” in a Forbes article. Instead, the Johns Hopkins […]
Measuring Decline by What’s ‘In’ and What’s ‘Out’ for 2019
As the calendar rolls over from the last days of the old year to the first ones of the New Year 2019, predictions are popular. […]
Establishment Republicans Want the Pro-Life Movement Dead
Just a few days before Christmas, departing Ohio Governor John Kasich decided to play a disappointing Santa and put a massive lump of coal in […]
What’s Good for General Bullmoose?
The current split in the “conservative movement”—I use scare quotes because it is only in the minds of those who consider themselves spokesmen for the […]
Nixon’s (Still) The One
When the 37th president of the United States shook hands with the 36th commander in chief, who was the tallest president since Abraham Lincoln and […]
The Ironies of Illegal Immigration
Estimates suggest that there are 11 million to 13 million Mexican citizens currently living in the United States illegally. Millions more emigrated previously and are […]
America’s Southern Border Isn’t Just a Crisis, It’s a Disgrace
Why have Democrats shut down—or at least partially shut down—the federal government rather than approve partial funding for a wall along the southern border? President […]
Tucker Carlson’s Witness
Tucker Carlson’s now ubiquitous 15-minute monologue from his January 2 show is causing some conservatives a bit of consternation. Not because what he said was […]
Carlson’s Invisible Political Hand Riles Conservative Critics
In spite of policy differences on social issues—from gay rights to gun control to abortion—the steadying core of modern-day conservatism always has been the defense […]
Jobs Report Discredits Anti-Tariff Fanatics
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] The conventional wisdom, at least for the last 70 years or so, strongly supports international free trade. […]
Up the Populist!
I listened the other day to Tucker Carlson’s populist dirge on what’s ailing America. Then I perused some rejections, critiques, and commendations of it. Then […]