By Matthew Rooney Remember the '80s? I do: Fanny packs. Big hair. Renting movies to watch at home that you had to rewind. In the beginning, we were still using rotary telephones; by the end, we had the first cell phone—commonly known…
By Luis Pablo de la Horra It seems that Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro has finally found the way to bring the country out of the unprecedented economic crisis Venezuela is immersed in since 2012. The ineffable leader of the Bolivarian…
By Joe Jarvis Authoritarianism creeps in from seemingly unlikely places. Government officials will start with a premise that seems pretty legit. “Kids need to be protected. In order for parents and officials to protect them, kids can’t have full rights…
By Daniel J. Mitchell I explained last month that the World Trade Organization’s dispute-resolution mechanism is the best way of discouraging China from short-sighted mercantilist and cronyist trade policies. The Trump Administration, though, thinks that the best response to bad Chinese trade policy is…
By James Agresti In a recent New York Times op-ed, two former EPA officials criticize a Trump administration plan that would require the EPA to reveal the details of studies used to craft environmental regulations. In this piece, Obama’s EPA…
By Anonymous There are no words to repair the tragic loss of innocent lives. In the wake of the Parkland massacre, parents are left bereaved and outraged, continuing to fear for children’s safety. As an elementary school teacher, parents entrust…
By Daniel J. Mitchell As far as I’m concerned, everything you need to know about capitalism vs. statism is captured in this chart comparing per-capita economic output in Chile and Venezuela. Ask yourself which country offers more opportunity, especially for the poor?…
By John Bianchi In the United States, more than 90 people die every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids, and more than 1,000 people are treated in emergency rooms for not using prescription opioids as directed. Governor Rick Scott of…
By Bill Wirtz The only "common sense gun control" that its advocates are eventually going to agree on is to take your guns away. And you won't get them back. How do I know that? That's exactly what they did…
By Walter Olson A judge in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday that Starbuck’s, Peet’s, and many other retailers face potentially massive liability under California law for not warning consumers that naturally occurring substances in roasted coffee beans can cause cancer, at…
By Daniel J. Mitchell I don’t own an AR-15. I’m not a “gun person,” whatever that means. I hardly ever shoot. And I never hunt. But I’m nonetheless a big supporter of private gun ownership. In part, this is because…
By Michael Maharrey Colorado's industrial hemp industry continues to grow despite ongoing federal prohibition. The early successes in creating a viable hemp marketplace hinged on the state's willingness to ignore federal law, along with the actions of farmers and entrepreneurs…
By John Tamney “I’ve never had an original thought in my life.” – Bob Huggins Bob Huggins is the head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers basketball team. He’s one of ten coaches with over 800 career victories, he’s been to…
By Gary M. Galles March 30th marks the anniversary of the birth of someone who introduced a crucial distinction in understanding political reality—sociologist Franz Oppenheimer. In The State, he contrasted the “political means” and the “economic means.” "There are two…
By Mark J. Perry The US maps above show: a) the share of each US county’s employment in steel- and aluminum-producing industries in 2016 (top map) and b) the share of each US county’s employment in steel- and aluminum-using industries (bottom map).…
By Daniel J. Mitchell As a policy wonk, I mostly care about the overall impact of government on prosperity. So when I think about the effect of red tape, I’m drawn to big-pictures assessments of the regulatory burden. Here are…
By Gary M. Galles President Trump’s signature on the latest budget-busting spending agreement came with a litany of complaints. It also came with the desire for a line-item veto, echoing predecessors from both parties, since a Democratic Congress slapped down…
By Joe Jarvis The justice system is far from blind. And that is the point. The people in control exercise power by deciding when the rule of law is applied, and when it’s suspended. The other day we discussed how…
By Antony Mueller A ghastly phantom has descended upon America: the specter of anti-capitalism. Young people march behind the socialist bandwagon and some activists block free speech as members of a group called “Antifa”. This “anti-fascist” movement engages in militant…
By Bill Wirtz The nationalist right is filling up the internet with articles on how "mass immigration is destroying Germany," as it is known to be the most permissive European country when it comes to accepting migrants. In fact, a…