Governments often find ways to pay the full amount without paying the full value, but there are limits to how long that can work.

Far from being consigned to the “ash heap of history,” the utopianism of the Radical Enlightenment continues to inspire far-left activism.

Today, instead of denoting any coherent view on foreign policy, realism has come to signify almost nothing but a rhetorical affectation.

Adolescence could have been a profound tale, but instead it is a hackneyed assault on responsible men.

Forbidden "bone music" kept culture alive through the Soviet Union's most repressive years.

Federal control over education has grown so powerful because progressives empowered the government for their own ideological goals.

The Fed’s responsibility for both the banking system and the economy at large requires it to perform conflicting roles, with dire consequences.

The 1790s debate shows that, even when they aim at moral goods, tariffs abet cronyism and corruption.

The United States fares badly on the World Happiness Report. Who cares?

Far from being immoral, business and markets help people develop virtue as they create value and wealth for themselves and for others.

The key question for charter schools is whether they are truly private entities or state actors.

There are better ways to grow the economy and create jobs.

The demise of independent agencies would not spell the end of accountability.

In pursuit of greater taxing power, some progressives want to throw out direct democracy altogether.