Memories are short, and 2008 is ancient history. Consumers can’t suppress their urge to consume. Lenders can’t suppress their urge to lend. We’ve learned …

To be sure, this was a mind-bending experience. I watched Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln on the same weekend that I read Joseph Fallon’s Lincoln …

We are still in the early stages of a literature revolution, a migration from physical to digital, and it is tremendously exciting to see …

Winter is upon us, and that means digging out of our closets a whole variety of different kinds of shoes. There are insulated hiking …

Most of America has suffered since the crash of 2007. Property values plummeted, unemployment soared and remained stubbornly high, the use of food stamps …

The unemployment rate for 19-24 year olds hasn’t moved much since 2008, and the reality of the tight job market has fully dawned on …

“Half of the nation’s 40 biggest publicly traded corporate spenders have announced plans to curtail capital expenditures this year or next.” This is The …

Oh how everyone (of a certain class and income) makes fun of the Twinkie, the ultimate symbol of modern food decadence and phoniness. I …

The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress is the least governmentlike building among all the tax-funded monstrosities in the nation’s capital. It …

I was out shopping for a new winter coat, hopping from store to store looking for a good deal. To my astonishment, it was …

Or do and don’t do as the case may be. My talk from the Property and Freedom Society conference in Bodrum, Turkey.

Many people complain about government control of currency, but only a few do something about it. I’m not talking about movements to “audit the …

[Editorial note: Doug French is co-author of this piece today] Why all the long faces? The election results seem to have sent many people …

As soon as the noose settled around his neck, Guy Fawkes broke free from the hangman and jumped off the scaffolding — guaranteeing a …

Madison, Wis., was in lockdown mode last night, a day before the visit by the president of the United States. It is Obama’s last …

One of the key pillars to returning money to the people, as Ron Paul mentions in a new edition of The Case for Gold …

It’s crazy in New York and New Jersey, and commentators are mystified. Hurricane Sandy was bad enough. That’s a natural disaster, and we are …

The election year of 2012 reminds us of the sheer waste and lunacy of democracy. Like soccer’s World Cup or the Summer or Winter …

During the last debate, Mitt Romney emphatically stated he would blast China for manipulating its currency the first day he takes office. Talk about …

In a natural disaster like Hurricane Sandy, the only thing people should fear more than the storm is the government’s response. Let us count …

As the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. The chronicling of my courtroom rant against drug laws has prompted a few readers …

It occurs to every kid of a certain age. Let’s say the kid has a hamster, and then two, and they make babies. New …

I was strolling along the wharf in Bodrum, Turkey, and I was intrigued to see some natural sea sponges on a table with a …

Until last week, I had managed all of my adult life to avoid jury duty. As a young adult in Topeka, Kan., I was …