Trump’s Tariff Tantrum

Trump leaps from the frying pan into the fire in the aftermath of Learning Resources v. Trump.

The Administrative State’s Sludge

Congress has delegated so much power across so many statutes that it’s hard to find a question of any public importance to which some agency cannot point to policymaking authority.

The Roberts Court Invokes Congress and the Constitution

The Court's message is that ultimate policy authority lies in the hands of Congress.

Slavery and the Republic

As America begins to celebrate its semiquincentennial, much ink has been spilled questioning whether that event is worth commemorating at all. Joseph Ellis’s The Great Contradiction could not be timelier.

In Defense of Israel’s Legitimacy

Pierre Manent reflects on Alain Finkielkraut’s luminosity of soul and his admirable contribution to contemporary intellectual life.

The Original Sin of U.S. Health Care

As long as most Americans receive health insurance as an invisible, employer-managed fringe benefit, health care will remain expensive, opaque, and unresponsive. 

The False Equivalence of Multicultural Day

Parents have an affirmative obligation to reinforce patriotic values and counter the narratives that are taught in school.

Norman Podhoretz: American Patriot, Faithful Jew, and Indomitable Defender of Civilization

Podhoretz never turned on the promise of America.

The Healthcare Symposium

We’ve asked James Capretta, Sally Pipes, and Avik Roy to opine on the future of healthcare policy in America.

The Not-So Reckless Attack on Iran

The Iranian government does not have either the leadership or the resources to mount any sustained military response to the forces arrayed against it. 

Stop Subsidizing Insurers, Start Empowering Patients

Policymakers need to shift power away from third-party payers and back to patients.

Reforming Health Care

Market-driven reform should be compared with the alternative its critics prefer: price regulation.

The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Expanding deposit insurance will only exacerbate financial risk and regulatory dependence, imposing costs on banks, their customers, and taxpayers. 

AI Needs Consumer Choice, Not Bureaucratic Control

The regulatory approach treats consumer AI as a problem to be solved rather than as another service best left to a competitive, dynamic market to provide consumers with autonomy and choice.

The Start-Up Paradox: The Coming Red Shift in Innovation

Despite London's success, the future of innovation is securely in American hands for the foreseeable future. 

Oren Cass's Bad Timing

Cass’s critique misses the most telling point about today’s economy: U.S. companies are on top because they consistently outcompete their global rivals.

Kevin Warsh’s Challenge to Fed Groupthink

Kevin Warsh understands the Fed’s mandate, respects its independence, and is willing to question comfortable assumptions when the evidence demands it.