Category: The Beacon
Tribalism and Electoral Politics
"Us" vs. "Them"
Randall G. Holcombe  •  Wednesday, September 7, 2022
What’s the Issue with Classical Liberalism and Religion?
The Baby and the Bathwater
Daniel B. Klein  •  Friday, September 2, 2022
America’s Coming National Debt Crisis
Craig Eyermann  •  Friday, September 2, 2022
Heat Wave Pulls the Plug on Electric Cars
K. Lloyd Billingsley  •  Thursday, September 1, 2022
President Biden’s Big, Bad Deal
The Inflation Reduction Act
Craig Eyermann  •  Thursday, September 1, 2022
Reducing Inflation with More Inflation
Alvaro Vargas Llosa  •  Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Addressing Inequality
Randall G. Holcombe  •  Tuesday, August 30, 2022
A Law Enforcement Officer’s Take on Independent Institute’s ALPR Report
Elias Amezuca  •  Monday, August 29, 2022
New York Was Wrong to Close the Indian Point Plant
One year after the power plants closure, the results are clear
Paige Lambermont  •  Saturday, August 27, 2022
Biden Djokovic Ban, and a Possible Free-Market Solution
K. Lloyd Billingsley  •  Friday, August 26, 2022
Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma and the Political Business Cycle
Political incentives shape policy decisions, which is why the freeze on student loan payments is unlikely to be rescinded without some forgiveness this close to midterms.
Peter Jacobsen  •  Thursday, August 25, 2022
“Beast Mode” IRS Already Armed and Dangerous
K. Lloyd Billingsley  •  Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Diamonds are Forever
Caleb S. Fuller  •  Tuesday, August 23, 2022
California’s Forests Are on Fire … Again
Spenser Stenmark  •  Monday, August 22, 2022
Where Does Congress Get Its Subpoena Power?
Hint: You can't find it in the constitution
Jonathan Fuentes  •  Monday, August 22, 2022
Ruby Ridge Remembered
Militarized Central State Versus Individual Life and Liberty
Anthony Gregory  •  Sunday, August 21, 2022
The UK Online Safety Bill Attacks Free Speech and Encryption
Joe Mullin  •  Thursday, August 18, 2022
Brittney Griner and Tameka Drummer
Randall G. Holcombe  •  Thursday, August 18, 2022
Uncle Sam’s Stealthy Plan to Force Americans to Pay Higher Taxes
Craig Eyermann  •  Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Russia & Ukraine: Background to Conflict
An Annotated Bibliography
Williamson M. Evers  •  Monday, August 15, 2022
Fauci and CDC Won’t Admit Mistakes
K. Lloyd Billingsley  •  Monday, August 15, 2022
What John Oliver Gets Right (and Wrong) about Inflation
John Oliver is right that “corporate greed” and “Putin’s tax hike” are poor answers when it comes to explaining inflation.
Jon Miltimore  •  Saturday, August 13, 2022
Why Did it Take So Long for the US to Get the Novavax Vaccine?
Raymond J. March  •  Friday, August 12, 2022
Dr. Fauci Quarantines Truth, Common Sense, and Accountability
K. Lloyd Billingsley  •  Thursday, August 11, 2022
Government COVID Blunders Continue With Monkeypox
Raymond J. March  •  Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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