Lazy Thinking about the Cause of Inflation
Among ‘progressives,’ government can never be the cause of problems; it can only be the solution. Conversely, private-sector action must always be to blame.
Governor Hochul’s Knee-Jerk Attack on the First and Second Amendments
Authoritarians like Hochul never miss an opportunity to claim that we must give them more power.
Too Bad We No Longer Live in a Serious Country
I strongly suggest Professor Wilfred McClay’s remarks at the 2022 Bradley Prize Awards.
Another Bit of Academic Foolishness
The perceived need among academics to pander to ‘underrepresented’ groups is insatiable. Consider the invented term ‘Latinx.’
Yes, It’s Possible to Lower the Cost and Increase the Value of College
Laurence Peterson offers a lot of sound advice on how to get more value for less money.
Fake Capitalism Is Our Greatest Enemy
Sam Karnick of the Heartland Institute has written a sharp essay arguing that ‘fake capitalism’ is our mortal enemy.
Chapel Hill’s New Provost Has Some Good Ideas
UNC-Chapel Hill has recently chose as its new provost an astronomer who would like to see his university act like one.
People Who Should Have Received Economics Nobels but Didn’t; NYT Writers Who Received Pulitzers but Shouldn’t Have
Professor Art Carden lists a number of great economists who should have won Nobel prizes but did not.
The New No. 1 Rule in Academia: Don’t Hurt Anyone’s Feelings
In a Quillette essay, Jonathan Kay explains how bad things have become in the academic world.
The Precise Opposite of Diversity Training
If this country ever gets back on track, a crucial element will be a restoration of the Adam Smithian idea that we can all cooperate for mutual benefit.