Richard K. Vedder, Author at The American Spectator

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Richard K. Vedder

Richard K. Vedder is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Oakland, California; distinguished professor of economics emeritus at Ohio University; and author of the book “Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America.”

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Education Gone Wild

Ownership, Control, and Reform: Market-Based Approaches to Universities

by Richard K. Vedder | Jan 30, 2023

By almost any indicator, American higher education is in trouble. Enrollments have fallen continuously since 2011, the longest period of sustained decline in the over 150 years since the federal government began regular data collection. Opinion surveys show low levels…

Special Report

When Putin Got Into Reaganomics

by Richard K. Vedder | Jan 3, 2023

Unarguably, the war in Ukraine is the result of the machinations of Vladimir Putin, who has been the clear leader of Russia for nearly 23 years. Yet, as one who had a rather unique (for an American) association with Putin…

The Nation’s Pulse

The Most Selfish Generation

by Richard K. Vedder | Dec 11, 2022

In 1984, NBC’s Nightly News anchor, Tom Brokaw, traveled to the Normandy beaches to witness the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. He was enormously touched, admiring the sterling qualities of the many survivors present. These individuals,…

Education Gone Wild

University of California Suicide Watch

by Richard K. Vedder | Apr 28, 2022

Californians have long prided themselves on having one of the world’s premier public universities, in addition to great private schools like Stanford and Cal Tech. Forbes ranks the University of California at Berkeley as the best college in America and places three…