
Peter Wallison
Bad News: How Woke Media is Undermining Democracy By Batya Ungar-Sargon (Encounter Books, 234 pages, $29) At first glance, it…
Each semester, The American Spectator holds its college essay contest, an opportunity for undergraduates to show their writing skills and…
There are always people who believe that Washington’s actions are immutable. Yes, they say, the people can elect Republicans who…
It’s always painful to take on the myths and ideological narratives of the left. The pundits of the liberal (excuse…
As many readers of The American Spectator will know, I was a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a…
Let’s understand something. Increasing regulation, and spreading it over the rest of the financial economy, only solves Congress’s problem; it…
Two narratives seem to be forming to describe the underlying causes of the financial crisis. One, as outlined in a…
Apparently dissatisfied with their presidential choices, Republicans are asking, “Why don’t we have another Ronald Reagan?” But if we think…
There are several major deficiencies — even logical gaps — in the Halper-Clarke thesis that Ronald Reagan would not have…