EconomyCommentary

Socialism Is a False Dawn
The evidence has been conclusive from time immemorial. Economic systems flourish with private incentives that gratify the innate craving for material acquisitions. Adam Smith called… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The evidence has been conclusive from time immemorial. Economic systems flourish with private incentives that gratify the innate craving for material acquisitions. Adam Smith called… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Socialism is popular! A Pew study reports that more than a third of American adults view it positively. How is this possible? Little has… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The movie “The Matrix” gave us the “red pill” and the “blue pill.” The red wakes you up to reality; the blue keeps you indoctrinated…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“Kamala Harris Is No Communist, Socialist, or Nixon,” Jill Lawrence assures us. OK. But are we sure? Not that anyone’s asked me, but as someone… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says governments will need… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The left has a new goal: degrowth! We should “buy less stuff,” forgive debts, grow our own food, etc. They say this will “build a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It’s been a rough week for “the Squad.” The Squad is an informal group of eight Democratic House members who represent the far left of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Argentina’s troubled economy has led to the victory of President-elect Javier Milei, whom many have branded a radical. Given our own fiscal and monetary troubles, what… Read More
SocietyCommentary
You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.”… Read More
EnergyCommentary
If there is one overriding theme of the Biden years, it is the systematic degradation of American freedom, pushing the lives and freedom of private… Read More