Clark Neily Looking back on a markedly tumultuous year in American politics—and a few months forward to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—we might well dub 2025 “the…

President Donald Trump is taking action against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, following through on previous threats and signing off on airstrikes targeting the group on Thursday.  While the…

Mark Thornton appears on Metals and Miners with Gary Bohm and shares Austrian perspectives on 2026’s outlook, deflation benefits, and why government intervention fails.

The Maidan Massacre of February 2014 supposedly involved Ukrainian government troops tied to President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian ally, leading to his overthrow. But what if it was a false…

Romina Boccia and Ritvik Thakur Medicare spending is the largest driver of the US debt crisis. Medicare accounts for more than $53 trillion of the long-term unfunded obligations of the…

Jim Beam has been making whiskey for a long time, through thick and thin. But the Trump tariffs have shut down the venerable distillery.

Camillo Tarello was one of the fathers of modern agriculture. Fighting the headwinds of state disapproval for his innovative farming methods, he made many agricultural discoveries, benefitting not only his…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Monday afternoon, with talks expected to focus on renewed tensions with Iran and the…

Most academic historians claim that big businesses in the U.S. were economy-choking monopolies at the end of the 19th Century, and that government was needed to enforce competition. In reality,…