Political Commentary & Opinion

Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article, “Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace,” appearing in the American Institute for Economic Research. Its importance and timeliness is enhanced by so many of America’s youth, led by academic…

When a federal district judge issued a nationwide injunction preventing the Trump administration from blocking funds for sanctuary cities, conservatives protested and liberals cheered. Liberals were similarly thrilled by a district court ruling that halted the president’s order blocking travel to the U.S. from certain Middle Eastern nations. Yet when several red states sued to…

Last week, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee trotted out a trio of dispassionate legal experts to explain why the impeachment of Donald Trump was justified. They were there to bring a veneer of gravitas and erudition to what’s been, until now, a highly partisan affair. But however smart people such as Michael Gerhardt, distinguished…

Turn back the pages of history to the rise of consumerism in America. Josh McMullen, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Regent University in Virginia Beach, delves into when and how America become the consumer giant that it is today.  How have department stores and advancements in transportation influenced consumerism? What…

The Trump administration on Wednesday released a final rule strengthening work requirements in the food stamp program. Predictably, it set off alarms on the left. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted, “My family relied on food stamps … when my dad died at 48. I was a student. If this happened then, we might’ve just starved….

Working to find legislative compromise can be a good thing. But not every bill that calls itself a compromise is a good compromise. And that, sadly, is the case with the so-called “Fairness for All” legislation introduced Friday. Over the past several years I’ve been in dialogue with the main scholars and civic leaders promoting…

In response to a French tax on the revenue of U.S.-based tech companies, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, the U.S. is threatening to put tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion of French cheese, champagne, and other exports. The digital tax is already being paid by local French businesses and consumers…

This is adapted from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s remarks on the Senate floor Dec. 5. While we wait for our Democratic colleagues to let this legislation move forward, the Senate’s used the time to confirm more of President Trump’s impressive nominees for the federal courts. … But more broadly, I want to take a…

Sir Michael Howard, a groundbreaking scholar of military history and international relations, died Nov. 30, one day after celebrating his 97th birthday.  The respected British historian has been described as “Britain’s foremost expert on conflict,” and his honors include knighthood and receipt of the Military Cross for his service during World War II. Howard spearheaded…

Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public property. Still, these laws of God, which may be familiar to some only through the Cecil B. DeMille classic film starring Charlton Heston as Moses, contain worthy guidelines that are…

One symptom of a society in crisis is the unreliability or even corruption of its own auditors. After all, when the watchmen have lost moral authority to watch, who can be believed or trusted? Or, as the Roman satirist Juvenal famously put it, “Who will guard the guardians?” It was recently reported that FBI lawyer…

The Securities and Exchange Commission beginning next year will require broker-dealers to report securities transactions to CAT NMS LLC, a Delaware-based limited-liability company jointly owned by broker-dealers on an equal basis. This consolidated audit trail—or “CAT”—requirement invades investor privacy, creates a severe risk of data breaches, and will likely lead to more small firms leaving…

Americans have long suspected that, for many, a college degree simply isn’t worth the price. American taxpayers—two-thirds of whom do not have a college degree—are likewise increasingly skeptical of the notion that they should pay off loans that someone else made the decision to take out. With recently published College Scorecard data, American students and…

Three different federal judges recently blocked the Trump administration from implementing a regulation that would give the Department of Health and Human Services additional resources to enforce more than two dozen laws related to conscience rights. The regulation had been scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The rule is intended to provide the tools…

As we head into the Christmas season, religious liberty in America continues to be under attack, and it’s not just about whether people can say “Merry Christmas” in public places. With the recent controversy over Chick-fil-A bowing to pressure to end its financial support of charities the far left has labeled as “anti-gay,” organizations that…