In an era marked by economic turbulence, from inflation spikes to tech disruptions, the compass of classical economic thought, particularly that of Henry Hazlitt, offers not just direction but profound insight into our contemporary dilemmas. Hazlitt, a stalwart of free-market…
As Donald Trump prepares for his new term as president, one of his stated priorities is to stop the long and deadly trend of overdose deaths and addiction. Strengthening border security against drug cartels is important, but this is not…
Imagine you’ve just been handed the best map to navigate the world — a map so exceptional that everyone chooses to use it. But instead of celebrating this achievement, the government steps in, accuses the mapmaker of unfairly dominating the…
WASHINGTON — “Washington is still operating as if it’s March 2020. The headquarters of most agencies remain largely abandoned,” Sen. Joni Ernst wrote in a report released Thursday that paints a dystopian picture of the federal workforce inside the vaunted…
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) was created by Congress in 1983 to promote democracy and democratic institutions abroad. It performed valuable ideological and propaganda services during the last decade of the Cold War as part of the Reagan administration’s…
With President-elect Donald Trump due back in the White House come January 20 — and with Republicans clinching majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives — the New Right is ascendant. This election proves that 2016 wasn’t…
Donald Trump’s historic election victory has completed the realignment of American politics. The GOP has emerged as the party of the working class, while the Democrats are now the party of financial and cultural elites. Trump won 31 of the…
The United States is at a crossroads. You may have heard that Social Security is politically impossible to reform. But that belief will be hard to sustain. In a few years, the Social Security Trust Fund will be exhausted. When…
As we mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-orchestrated brutality against Israel, focus has rightfully been on mourning the victims and remembering the hostages still held in Gaza. At the same time, the world needs to remember that October…