Editor’s Pick

Walter Olson Elon Musk’s social media platform X / Twitter was in the news this week—and not in a good way—when its built-in AI chatbot, Grok, began launching into anti-Semitic…

Jennifer J. Schulp and Christian Kruse If the American economy were running a 100m dash, small business would be the starting blocks, providing the foundation for success. Making up 89.8…

Colleen Hroncich As a private school teacher turned homeschooler, Arkansas mom Trisha Tyler was more prepared than most parents when COVID-19 disrupted education throughout the country. But she saw how…

Clark Packard To hear Washington’s hawks tell it—including many in the Trump administration—trade with China jeopardizes domestic manufacturing and, worse still, US national security. A rational response to such fears…

Adam N. Michel I would not have voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that President Trump signed on July 4. The legislation adds trillions to the national debt, expands…

Jeffrey A. Singer Charles Fain Lehman of the Manhattan Institute is no fan of cannabis legalization. On July 2, 2025, he took to the Wall Street Journal opinion pages to…

Matt Mittelsteadt Perhaps the biggest near-term AI opportunity is reducing cybercrime costs. With serious attacks unfolding almost daily, digital insecurity’s economic weight has truly grown out of control. Per the…

Michael Chapman Henry Hazlitt (Wikimedia) Henry Hazlitt died 32 years ago this week, but his economic insights remain stubbornly relevant. His 1946 classic, Economics in One Lesson, has sold more than…

Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Charles Brandt Shortly after taking office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders imposing new duties on imports from dozens of countries, resulting…

Justin Logan US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby. Today, Politico published an attack on Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby that was fueled by anonymous rumors and…