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.

Severance gives a chilling perspective on the problem of alienation.

The US complains that other countries take too much and give too little—but it also extracts value in ways no other country can.

Netflix's Surviving Black Hawk Down is a missed opportunity to discuss the place of humanitarian interventions in American foreign policy. 

With AI, the belief that developed countries need to import substantial numbers of laborers is outdated.

To make a moral case for the West, and to combat socialism and antisemitism, we must better acquaint ourselves with communism's brutal history.

The AI revolution is here to stay, but the best way to manage the technology’s rise is a balanced approach to regulation.