Letters to the editor

July 24, 2012

Will Banning Guns Prevent Another Aurora?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Gun Laws Are Not the Problem
July 18, 2012

The End of Teachers Unions

by Terry M. Moe (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
Think Again
The Promise of Technology?
A Concerned Parent
July 3, 2012

The Wisdom of George Washington

by Diana Schaub (member of the Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society)
Let's Not Forget About Property Rights
July 2, 2012

The Brewing Crisis in Science

by Henry I. Miller (Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy)
The Real Problem
June 29, 2012

What Was Roberts Thinking?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Mandate Is Indeed a Tax
June 27, 2012

An Islamist Middle East?

by Kori Schake (Research Fellow)
The Frightening Intentions of the "Brotherhood"
June 26, 2012

A Taste of Government-Run Healthcare

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Outcomes, Not Science
June 20, 2012

A Fiscal History Lesson

by David R. Henderson (Research Fellow)
Additional Reasons for the Postwar Boom
A Different Story
June 11, 2012

Intellectual Laziness on the Supreme Court

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Justice Sotomayer's Next Move
June 5, 2012

Our “Imbecilic” Constitution?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
A Country of Makers and Takers
Let's Reclaim the Label "Classical Liberal"
Putting an End to Federal Expansionism
May 23, 2012

Why Capitalism?

by Allan H. Meltzer (Distinguished Visiting Fellow)
This should be required reading
A Moral Defense of Capitalism
May 3, 2012

More Rubble, Less Trouble

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
Rethinking the Drones Strategy
Cost-effective War
May 1, 2012

Beyond Austerity

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Don't Forget About Business Regulations
The Dynamic, Unbounded Economic Pie
Do We Understand the Problem?
Gore the Sacred Cows
April 23, 2012

The Pollution Solution

by Gary D. Libecap (Sherm and Marge Telleen Research Fellow and Cochair, Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
A Corruption of the Concept of property
April 19, 2012

Earth Day, the Free Market Way

by Henry I. Miller (Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy)
The First Earth Day
April 17, 2012

Term Limits for Judges

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Let the Invisible Hand Select Judges
April 10, 2012

My Primer for Obama

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Poor Are Getting . . . Richer?
Laissez-Faire and Darwinism Holding Hands
Missing the Mark
April 6, 2012

Why Do Great Powers Decline?

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
The Role of the Schools and the Media
April 4, 2012

South Africa's Orwellian Constitution

by Diana Schaub (member of the Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society)
Defending South Africa's Constitution
April 3, 2012

Justice Kennedy's Million Dollar Question

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Epstein's Commerce Clause Yoda
March 28, 2012

The New Anti-Semitism

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
It's Anti-Western, Not Anti-Semite
Nothing New Here
How to Explain Anti-Semitism?
Anti-Semitism From Within
March 22, 2012

Importing China's Economic Model

by Ying Ma
The Irony of State Capitalism
March 21, 2012

The Cigarette Smokescreen

by Henry I. Miller (Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy) and Jeff Stier
The FDA's Propaganda Techniques
March 13, 2012

Is Women’s Empowerment a Bureaucratic Imperative?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Epstein Is Too Optimistic
The Failure of Coercion
March 7, 2012

The Contraception Hawks

by James Huffman (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Statists Have Much to Answer For
March 6, 2012

Government By 'Expert'

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Securitization of Mortgages
February 29, 2012

The Austerity Morass

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
What Is the 'European Model'?
February 24, 2012

The Dark Side of the Payroll Tax Cut

by Charles Blahous (Research Fellow)
The Old New Deal vs. The New New Deal
February 20, 2012

The Oil Market Panic

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Obama Needs to Get Off the Sidelines
Epstein Gets It Half Right
February 14, 2012

Obamacare's Bully Mandate

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Our Progressive President
February 7, 2012

Title IX or Bust

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
A Mortal Threat to Higher Education
February 2, 2012

The Car Insurance Model

by Scott W. Atlas (David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow and member of the Working Group on Health Care Policy)
The Insanity of Our Current System
January 31, 2012

The Libertarian Gun Fallacy

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Richard Epstein, Professor Extraordinaire
Historical Context Matters
January 17, 2012

Death by Wealth Tax

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Tax the Free Riders
The Volatility of Wealth Valuation
Don't Forget the Takings Clause
January 12, 2012

The Death of Honesty

by William Damon (Senior Fellow and member of the Virtues of a Free Society Task Force)
When Money Is God
January 10, 2012

Elizabeth Warren’s Sloppy Progressivism

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Where Would We Be Without Pesky Capitalists?
An Arsenal of Answers
January 6, 2012

Iran on the Brink

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
A Failure of Imagination
January 5, 2012

Why Do Nations Fail?

by Daron Acemoglu (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
It's the System, Stupid
December 14, 2011

Auf Wiedersehen to European Unity

by Russell A. Berman (Senior Fellow and member of the Working Group on Islamism and the International Order)
A Lessons for America
December 8, 2011

The Euro & The Tragedy of the Commons

by Gary D. Libecap (Sherm and Marge Telleen Research Fellow and Cochair, Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Nationalism Trumps All
December 7, 2011

'Exceptional' America

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
Innovation and American Exceptionalism
December 6, 2011

Eek! Environmental Visionaries!

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
How About a Well Designed CAFE Program?
November 29, 2011

Curing the Unemployment Blues

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Biggest Problem We Face
Government Regulations: A First-Person Perspective
November 15, 2011

How the FDA Violates Free Speech

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
A Stealth Tobacco Tax
November 8, 2011

Three Cheers for Income Inequality

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Brain Drain Reality
November 2, 2011

Profile in Strategy: Charles Hill

by Emily Esfahani Smith
Lead From Behind
November 1, 2011

The Shortsighted Keynesians

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Paris, 1793: Historical Parallel?
My Experience as a Business Owner in Canada
October 26, 2011

Digital Peril

by Diana Schaub (member of the Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society)
Two Educational Paths
October 25, 2011

Going Red on Property Rights

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The Chinese System: An Excellent Foil
The Dismal State of Polish Property Rights
October 21, 2011

The End of the Euro?

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
There Is No Free Lunch
Missing the Point of the E.U.
October 17, 2011

Uneven Stevens

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Justice Stevens and the Second Amendment
October 7, 2011

Predicting Our Demise

by Charles L. Hooper (Hoover Visiting Fellow)
Outstanding
Don't Lock it Down
September 27, 2011

Obama’s Jobs Bill: Read It and Weep

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Obama's Washington
Radical-in-Chief
The Infernal Mish-Mash
September 26, 2011

Defund the U.N.

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
The U.N. Has Its Value
September 20, 2011

The Obama-Buffett Siren Call

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
It's Obvious, Isn't It?
A Fool's Errand
Taking Irrational Behavior Into Account
Tax Rate Increases Will Hit Employers the Hardest
September 16, 2011

The Education of Steve Jobs

by William Damon (Senior Fellow and member of the Virtues of a Free Society Task Force)
Leaving Gifted Students Behind
Why Do Entrepreneurs Drop Out of School?
The Value of a College Education
September 13, 2011

A Decade of Legal Blunders

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Underestimating the Brutality of War
What About Project Gunrunner?
August 23, 2011

How Is Warren Buffett Like the Pope?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Buffett's Motives
The Fraud of Omaha
August 18, 2011

The United States of Entitlements

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
The Alternative to Medicare?
August 17, 2011

A Perfect Enemy

by Nibras Kazimi (Contributor to the Working Group on Islamism and the International Order)
Stunning Historical Parallels
August 11, 2011

Obama Versus Obama

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
Business 101
Who Is Barack Obama?
August 9, 2011

Four Reasons S&P Got it Right

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Don't Abolish Labor Unions
August 4, 2011

Mortgage Morass

by Charles Calomiris (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force), Eric Higgins, and Joseph Mason
We Need a New Business Model
August 2, 2011

The Tax Expenditures Muddle

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
A Muddled Use of Language
July 26, 2011

Raise Taxes on the Poor?

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The '10 Percent Tax' Amendment
Why Not Have a Higher Sales Tax?
July 22, 2011

What Would Alexander Hamilton Do?

by Michael McConnell (Senior Fellow)
Hamilton, the Indispensable Founder
July 21, 2011

We Want Our Citizens Engaged, Not Enraged

by Mark Blitz
Getting Involved in Local Government
July 19, 2011

A ‘Debt Limit’ Compromise

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Yes, Raise Taxes--But Raise Them on Democrats
July 1, 2011

American Amnesia

by William Damon (Senior Fellow and member of the Virtues of a Free Society Task Force)
An Education in Economics
June 16, 2011

America in Decline?

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
We Need to Reform Our Judicial, Media, and Educational Establishments, Too
June 1, 2011

Northern Exposure

by David R. Henderson (Research Fellow)
We Have Entered an Age of Budget Deficits
May 26, 2011

Exiting the Euro Crisis

by Charles Calomiris (member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
What Can the History of the Fed Teach Us About Today's Euro Zone?