Current Commentaries

• August 1, 2002: What's the Right Number?, by Richard W. Rahn



• August 1, 2002: Virginia Sales Tax Referenda: The Big Picture, by Chris Edwards



• July 31, 2002: Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman, by David Boaz



• July 30, 2002: Overstocked Assumptions, by Alan Reynolds



• July 30, 2002: Public Still Behind Social Security Investment, by Michael Tanner



• July 29, 2002: Volunteer Voyeurs?, by Gene Healy



• July 27, 2002: A Criminal Red Herring in Corporate Reform, by Erik Luna



• July 26, 2002: IV-Bag Scare Drips Junk Science, by Steven Milloy



• July 25, 2002: United We Stand, but We'll Snoop Divided, by Robert A. Levy



• July 24, 2002: Fighting the Patent Wars, by Doug Bandow



• July 23, 2002: EU Tax Collection Plan Will Hurt U.S. Economy, by Veronique de Rugy



• July 22, 2002: The Medicare Drug Benefit War, by Tom Miller



• July 20, 2002: Strategy to Revive the Stock Market, by Richard W. Rahn



• July 19, 2002: Private Giving to Public Schools: Does it Work?, by David Salisbury



• July 18, 2002: Could Ted Williams Hit .400 Again in the Future?, by Adam Thierer



• July 17, 2002: The Fat Police Indict Margarine, by Steven Milloy



• July 16, 2002: School Choice for Special Ed, by Marie Gryphon and David Salisbury



• July 15, 2002: California's Dreamin', by Patrick J. Michaels



• July 13, 2002: 500,000 Is Not Enough, by Charles V. Peña



• July 12, 2002: To Resolve Junk Mail, Junk Monopoly, by Daniel B. Klein



• July 11, 2002: Leave Those Air Conditioners Alone!, by Jerry Taylor



• July 10, 2002: Avoid Dangerous Distractions in Afghanistan, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• July 9, 2002: No Regulation Without Representation, by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.



• July 8, 2002: Personal Accounts Build More Than Just Assets, by Andrew G. Biggs



• July 6, 2002: Federal Propaganda for Kids, by Tad DeHaven



• July 5, 2002: French Fry Scare, by Steven Milloy



• July 4, 2002: Madison's Angels, by James M. Buchanan



• July 3, 2002: Economic Freedom Needed To Alleviate Poverty Around The World, by Robert A. Lawson



• July 2, 2002: Bush Should Reject European Tax Cartel, by Veronique de Rugy



• July 1, 2002: Citizen Padilla: Dangerous Precedents, by Robert A. Levy



• June 29, 2002: The Political Effects Of World Cup Soccer, by Patrick Basham



• June 28, 2002: Killer Teeth?, by Doug Bandow



• June 27, 2002: Rethinking DDT, by Steven Milloy



• June 26, 2002: Edison's Mess Is No Referendum on Privatization, by Marie Gryphon



• June 25, 2002: Border Security Not Borders Books, by Chris Edwards



• June 24, 2002: Senators Move to Repeal Committee Term Limits, by Patrick Basham



• June 22, 2002: Are Education Tax Credits on the Way?, by David Salisbury



• June 21, 2002: Protecting Liberty in a Permanent War, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• June 20, 2002: Easy Target: An Unvaccinated Population, by Charles V. Pena



• June 19, 2002: Making Chicago a Federal Agency, by Ronald D. Rotunda



• June 18, 2002: In Parents We Trust?, by Casey Lartigue



• June 17, 2002: Trigger for a Test of D.C. Gun Laws?, by Gene Healy



• June 15, 2002: Destroying Political Competition, by Patrick Basham



• June 14, 2002: Gun Lawsuits Are No Business Of Congress, by Robert A. Levy



• June 13, 2002: Should Washington Ban Internet Gambling?, by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.



• June 11, 2002: Bush Plan Is Just 'Do Something' , by Ivan Eland



• June 10, 2002: Flips, Flops, and Facts About Global Warming, by Patrick J. Michaels



• June 8, 2002: NATO Expansion Hurts U.S. Security, by Doug Bandow



• June 7, 2002: Big Government Swallows Its Opponents, by John Samples and Ivan Osorio



• June 6, 2002: Give Americans the Choice to Take the Smallpox Vaccine, by Charles V. Peña



• June 5, 2002: Full Disclosure for Corporate Welfare, by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven



• June 4, 2002: Crackpot Theology Makes Bad Foreign Policy, by Doug Bandow



• June 3, 2002: Just Who is Afraid of Privatization?, by Andrew G. Biggs



• June 1, 2002: Lincoln, Secession and Slavery, by Tibor R. Machan



• May 31, 2002: The NRA Takes Aim at 10th Amendment, by Gene Healy



• May 30, 2002: Ending Immortality in Government, by Chris Edwards



• May 29, 2002: Godzilla Lives Here, by P.J. O'Rourke



• May 28, 2002: New Energy Bill Would Enact Kyoto Protocol, by Patrick J. Michaels



• May 27, 2002: City Gun Suits Are No Business of Congress, by Robert A. Levy



• May 25, 2002: Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!, by Charles V. Peña



• May 24, 2002: Fly-by-Night Public Schools, by Casey Lartigue



• May 23, 2002: 25 Years of Political Change, by David Boaz



• May 22, 2002: Prediction: IDEA Will Continue Down the Wrong Path, by David Salisbury



• May 21, 2002: Government Can't Protect Kids from Porn -- But Parents Can, by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.



• May 20, 2002: Reclaiming the Constitution, by Roger Pilon



• May 18, 2002: Social Security Must Be Reformed, by William G. Shipman



• May 17, 2002: Does More Schooling Equal Better Results?, by Casey J. Lartigue Jr.



• May 16, 2002: Vanish the Crusader, by Ivan Eland



• May 15, 2002: Next Stop for McCainiacs: The FEC, by John Samples



• May 14, 2002: Poverty and Personal Choice, by Doug Bandow



• May 13, 2002: Just Don't Do It: The Digital Opportunities Investment Trust (DO IT) Fund, by Adam Thierer and Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.



• May 11, 2002: Paying a High Price for Befriending Saudi Princes, by Doug Bandow



• May 10, 2002: Bauer Power, by James A. Dorn



• May 10, 2002: America Leads by Leaving the ICC, by Gary T. Dempsey



• May 9, 2002: 9/11 and the Struggle for Liberty, by Edward H. Crane



• May 8, 2002: Terrorists Prefer 'Gun-Free' Zones, by Robert Levy



• May 8, 2002: The Malign Nine vs. Microsoft, by Robert Levy



• May 7, 2002: Illusory Sales Tax Hinge, by Stephen Moore



• May 6, 2002: Exploiting the War on Terrorism to Cash in at Taxpayers' Expense, by Ivan Eland



• May 4, 2002: Tax Patriots . . . and Scoundrels, by Richard W. Rahn



• May 3, 2002: Trial Lawyers Go to War Against Arbitration, by Stephen J. Ware



• May 2, 2002: Millions Slotted for Ineffective Teen Pregnancy Programs, by Kimble Ainslie



• May 1, 2002: The HDTV Transition: What Went Wrong?, by Adam Thierer



• April 30, 2002: Karen Hughes Left the White House for her Family -- Seriously, by David Boaz



• April 29, 2002: Europe Isolated in Global Warming Row, by Patrick J. Michaels



• April 27, 2002: The French Never Learn, by Veronique de Rugy



• April 26, 2002: 'Sunsetting' to Reform and Abolish Federal Agencies , by Chris Edwards



• April 25, 2002: U.S. Can't Do the Impossible, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• April 24, 2002: An Oil Embargo Won't Work, by Jerry Taylor and Peter VanDoren



• April 23, 2002: P. T. Bauer's Market-Liberal Vision, by James A. Dorn



• April 22, 2002: Don't Let Social Security Harm Today's Children, by Thomas A. Firey



• April 20, 2002: The Terrible Fear That People May Exercise Their Rights, by Jeff Snyder



• April 19, 2002: United Nations, Administration Battle Over Climate Chief, by Patrick J. Michaels



• April 18, 2002: Scottish Tribes Provide Example to Afghanistan, by David Boaz



• April 17, 2002: The Latest 'Magic Bullet' for Medicare -- More Sugar Pills, by Stephen C. Miller



• April 16, 2002: The Withering of Farm Policy Reform, by David Orden and Robert Paarlberg



• April 15, 2002: Cracking the Tax Code, by Tom W. Bell



• April 13, 2002: Gasoline Prices: Still Good News, by Rob Bradley



• April 12, 2002: The Latest IRS Scare Campaign, by Veronique de Rugy



• April 11, 2002: Top Ten Civil Liberties Abuses of the Income Tax, by Chris Edwards



• April 10, 2002: 2009: A Tax Odyssey, by Chris Edwards



• April 9, 2002: Keep Mideast Diplomacy Low-Key, by Leon Hadar



• April 8, 2002: Don't "Enron" Social Security? It Already Is, by Andrew G. Biggs



• April 6, 2002: Essays on the Great Depression, Reviewed by Anna Schwartz, by Anna J. Schwartz, National Bureau of Economic Research



• April 5, 2002: Deregulator in Chief, by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.



• April 4, 2002: Fourth Highest Corporate Tax Rate Means Time for Reform, by Chris Edwards



• April 3, 2002: Is the President's Marriage Proposal DOA?, by Kimble Fletcher Ainslie



• April 2, 2002: Trying to Silence the Rebels Within, by Tibor R. Machan



• April 1, 2002: Peacekeeping Lite in Afghanistan, by Charles V. Peña



• March 30, 2002: Is the Fed Obsolete?, by Bob Gelfond



• March 29, 2002: Where Have All the Pensions Gone? by Richard A. Ippolito and Thomas A. Firey



• March 28, 2002: Take the War on Terrorism to Pakistan, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• March 27, 2002: 51 Antitrust Enforcers: 50 Too Many, by Robert A. Levy



• March 26, 2002: Reason Is No Guarantee: The Case of Campaign Finance Reform, by Tibor R. Machan



• March 25, 2002: U.S. Goes Too Far With Visit of Taiwan Official, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• March 23, 2002: NBC's Liquor Ad Sellout, by Adam Thierer



• March 22, 2002: This Is Reform? Understanding the New Campaign Reality, by Patrick Basham



• March 21, 2002: Law vs. Morality, by Tibor R. Machan



• March 20, 2002: Is Mexico the Next Colombia? by Ted Galen Carpenter



• March 19, 2002: Dump The Export-Import Bank, by Aaron Lukas and Ian Vásquez



• March 18, 2002: School Choice -- Then and Now, by Casey J. Lartigue Jr.



• March 16, 2002: In What Respects Will the Information Age Make Central Banks Obsolete?, by Lawrence H. White



• March 15, 2002: Let the Accounting Industry Impose its Own Stricter Standards, by Peter VanDoren



• March 14, 2002: McCain's Failed Planetary Care Package, by Patrick J. Michaels



• March 13, 2002: The Illiberal Reality of European-Style Campaign Reform, by Patrick Basham



• March 12, 2002: Argentina's Current Political-Economic Crisis, by Steve Hanke



• March 11, 2002: War on Terrorism Expands Like the Blob, by Charles V. Peña



• March 9, 2002: Religion It 's Not: Education Reform and its Enemies, by Marie Gryphon



• March 8, 2002: It's Not Just About Terrorists, by Charlotte Twight



• March 7, 2002: Milosevic's Last Stand, by Gary Dempsey



• March 6, 2002: Save the Farms -- End the Subsidies, by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven



• March 5, 2002: California Dreamin'? The Campaign to End Term Limits, by Patrick Basham



• March 4, 2002: Government Should Steer Clear of the Fuel Economy Issue, by William A. Niskanen and Peter Van Doren



• March 1, 2002: A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom, by David Salisbury



• February 28, 2002: If Iraq, Iran, and North Korea Are the 'Axis of Evil,' Why Is Pakistan an Ally? by Leon Hadar



• February 27, 2002: Beef or Pork? by Ivan Eland



• February 26, 2002: War with Iraq: Who Decides? by Gene Healy



• February 25, 2002: Science Junk Hits the Washington Fan, by Patrick J. Michaels



• February 23, 2002: Lessons from Washington, by Michael New



• February 22, 2002: Axis of Evil: Tilting at Windmills, by Charles V. Peña



• February 21, 2002: A Curiously Quiet China, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• February 20, 2002: School Choice: It Works and It's Constitutional, by Robert A. Levy



• February 19, 2002: Helping Kids Succeed in School Is Not "Creaming", by Casey Lartigue Jr.



• February 16, 2002: Don't 'Enron' Social Security? by Andrew G. Biggs



• February 15, 2002: The Scandal that Wasn't, by David Boaz



• February 14, 2002: Time to Liquidate Amtrak, by Joseph Vranich, Cornelius Chapman and Edward Hudgins



• February 13, 2002: Shays-Meehan Ad Nauseam, by Robert A. Levy



• February 13, 2002: Reducing Business Tax Penalties to Spur Growth, by Chris Edwards



• February 12, 2002: Kennedy's Plan to Renege on Tax Cuts, by Alan Reynolds



• February 11, 2002: It's Time for Change in D.C.'s Schools, by Dan Lips



• February 9, 2002: Defining Democracy Down, by Patrick Basham



• February 8, 2002: War Against Terror Expands Excessively, by Ivan Eland



• February 7, 2002: Why Not Implant a Microchip? by Charlotte Twight



• February 6, 2002: Why Enron Wants Global Warming, by Patrick J. Michaels



• February 5, 2002: A Bigger Defense Budget Is Not Needed to Win the War on Terrorism, by Charles V. Peña



• February 4, 2002: Free Traders Need to Tell it Like it Is, by Tomas Larsson



• February 2, 2002: Overextended Military: Is This the Bush Administration or Clinton Administration II? by Ivan Eland



• February 1, 2002: Three Myths About Enron and Campaign Finance, by John Samples



• January 31, 2002: Americans Don't Trust Big Government on Home Front, Says ABC Poll, by John Samples



• January 30, 2002: Sen. Daschle Knows What Every American Needs, by Chris Edwards



• January 29, 2002: The Enron Blame Game, by Jerry Taylor and Peter VanDoren



• January 28, 2002: Not on Our Soil, by Robert A. Levy



• January 26, 2002: They Call It Health Care, But It's Income Redistribution, by Tom Miller



• January 25, 2002: Steel and its Protection Boss, by Dan Ikenson



• January 24, 2002: Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? by Charles V. Peña



• January 23, 2002: Promoting Afghanistan, by Gary Dempsey and Aaron Lukas



• January 22, 2002: Judging the ADA, by Dr. Edward L. Hudgins



• January 21, 2002: Copyright Wars: The Kings Strike Back, by James L. Swanson



• January 18, 2002: Fuzzy Math in Arms Reductions, by Charles V. Peña



• January 17, 2002: Who Let the Dogs Out at Scientific American? by Patrick J. Michaels



• January 16, 2002: Senator Daschle's Odd Theory of Interest Rates, by Alan Reynolds



• January 15, 2002: Moral Colonialism, by Tomas Larsson



• January 14, 2002: Overthrow Saddam? Be Careful What You Wish For, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• January 12, 2002: Campaign Finance Folly, by Patrick Basham and John Samples



• January 11, 2002: New Education Bill Offers False Hope, by David Salisbury



• January 10, 2002: European Union Tax Cartel Is Bad for U.S. Economy, by Veronique de Rugy



• January 9, 2002: Should America's Arab Friends Take Over the West Bank? by Leon T. Hadar



• January 8, 2002: Japan Takes a Modest Step Toward Global Security, by Ted Galen Carpenter



• January 7, 2002: Sugar Program Brings Bitter Taste to Holiday Season, by Daniel T. Griswold



• January 4, 2002: Free to Choose the Smallpox Vaccine, by J. Donald Millar



• January 3, 2002: Markets Work Magic, by Jerry Taylor



• January 2, 2002: Economic Sabotage Within, by Richard W. Rahn

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