Archive: Articles

The Berlin Wall Still Teaches Invaluable Lessons 30 Years After Its Fall
The fight for freedom needs to be constantly renewed.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | November 18, 2019
Blackouts and Monopolies: Public Utilities in California
The lack of competition means there is significantly less incentive to invest in innovation, either in efficiency or safety.
Adam B. Summers | November 16, 2019
A Tale of Two Drug Approvals
The FDA has a unique responsibility to approve game-changing medications in a timely manner.
Ross Marchand | November 15, 2019
Do University Stores Rip Off Students?
Prices of surveyed goods were significantly higher at the university store than at Wal-Mart or Kroger.
Richard Vedder | November 14, 2019
Is Urban America Ready For Mopeds?
Two-Wheeled Electric Mopeds Are Another Key in our Country’s Shift to Micro-Mobility
Scott Beyer | November 13, 2019
Detroit Right to Literacy Ignores the Potential of School Choice
Choice in education is the more efficient way for students to achieve literacy.
Kristiana Bolzman | November 12, 2019
Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Drug Puts FDA’s Drug-Approval Process into Question
Peer-reviewed research and many case studies highlight weaknesses in the FDAs drug approval approach.
Raymond J. March | November 11, 2019
Miss Virginia and the Political Realities of Public-School Reform
Miss Virginia gets the most important elements of the struggle for private school vouchers right.
Samuel R. Staley | November 10, 2019
The Postal Service Goes Urbanist: How New Mailbox Regulations Encourage Density
The postal service is one of many groups that has an implicit say in how new homes are built.
Nick Zaiac | November 8, 2019
Admissions Lawsuit: Harvard’s Ahead, but It’s Not Over
The Harvard lawsuit could go either way but the battle is not confined to one front.
Richard Vedder | November 7, 2019
Is It Time to Privatize New York City’s Subways?
The New York Subways Are Substandard. Privatizing Them Could Improve Things.
Scott Beyer | November 6, 2019
Germany Shows Universal Healthcare Is No Panacea
The government mandates, standardizes, and subsidizes care, and yet, struggling citizens still get subpar care.
Ross Marchand | November 5, 2019