9.2.14
Rand Paul’s Fatal Pacifism
Defining Ideas
Richard Epstein makes the libertarian case for intervention against ISIS
Blogs
8.22.14
The Perils of the Federal Reserve’s Dual Mission
Forbes
The Fed has its hands full with monetary policy, even if it backs off its fruitless efforts to improve the job market.
8.21.14
Do Higher Minimum Wages Create More Jobs?
Wall Street Journal
President Obama points to evidence that they do, but he must have missed New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
8.19.14
Setting Krugman Straight
Defining Ideas
The recent story in the New York Magazine, “Has the ‘Libertarian Moment’ Arrived?” by Robert Draper, has given rise to a great deal of speculation about whether we are poised for another great political transformation.
8.11.14
The Pax Americana is Dead
Defining Ideas
President Obama’s reluctance to use military force abroad is a danger to world peace.
8.4.14
“Middle-Out” Economics?
Defining Ideas
Populists dismiss classical liberal policies at their own peril.
7.31.14
The United State of America
The Atlantic
Washington is expanding its power by turning state governments into instruments of federal policy.
7.28.14
Obama’s Misleading Minimum Wage Statistics
U.S. News & World Report
Earlier this month, President Obama seized upon fresh data from the Labor Department to argue for a higher minimum wage. According to the president and a subsequent Associated Press report, the 13 states that raised their minimum wages in January of this year are now enjoying, on average, faster job growth than the other 37 […]
7.21.14
Obama’s LGBT Blunder
Defining Ideas
The President’s recent executive order represents a dangerous expansion of government power.
7.14.14
When Government Violates Contracts
Defining Ideas
A new case reveals how weak property rights, government misconduct, and special interests lead to major social losses.