Approximately one-tenth of 1% of the population of the U.S. has died as a result of the COVID-19 virus -- which is a great tragedy -- but by historical standards it is barely measurable. Published December 21, 2020
Two decades ago, most economists -- including me -- believed that as a country became richer it would likely become more democratic and more protective of basic human rights and liberty. Published December 14, 2020
Four decades ago, I had an extraordinary piece of good luck -- I became friends with the great Walter E. Williams, who passed away last week at age 84. Published December 7, 2020
Elon Musk has just passed Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to become the second-richest man after Jeff Bezos -- all of whom are worth more than $100 billion. Published November 30, 2020
Scientists have done what was thought to be impossible and that is to produce COVID-19 vaccines in a matter of months. But now the real battles begin. Published November 23, 2020
Some of presumptive President-elect Joe Biden's advisers have advocated a new and even more extreme shutdown of the country to allegedly stop the COVID-19 virus. Published November 16, 2020
If you were pro-Trump and had been told for the last several years by the mainstream media that Trump supporters are stupid, racist, bigoted, homophobes, etc. when poll-takers asked for your opinion, are you going to tell them the truth? Published November 9, 2020
When this commentary is published, we will not yet know who won the presidential race. Rather than add to the stress, here is some good news to make your life a bit happier. Published November 2, 2020
We all have our biases, but there is difference between serving as a "flack" (aka PR agent) for a political campaign, organization, or a cause and holding oneself out as an objective truth seeking "journalist." Published October 26, 2020
President Trump has caused the Chinese immense difficulty. He was the first American president to call them out for their unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property and military expansionism. Published October 19, 2020
Most of the mainstream media, by being so far in the tank for Joe Biden, have now put themselves in the position that if he is elected and fails, they are going to suffer even lower reputations. Published October 12, 2020
Whose responsibility was it to make sure that the president did not catch the COVID-19 virus? Published October 5, 2020
A number of major American companies and rich individuals have funded Black Lives Matter and groups affiliated with them. Some of this money has almost certainly been laundered to fund the violent activities of some of the rioters. Published September 28, 2020
I have known Mrs. Shelton since the 1980s, and know the quality of her work, her knowledge, courage and temperament. She is exactly what the Fed needs at this time. Published September 21, 2020
The good news is that through 2018 the world had slowly become more economically free. The bad news is that the enemies of freedom are making a comeback. Published September 14, 2020
Bad data cause bad conclusions which cause bad decisions. The medical, political and media classes have much to be embarrassed about when it comes to their statements about COVID-19. Published September 7, 2020
Is skin color a good predictor of income and other success among Americans? Published August 31, 2020
Goodyear tire company managed to get itself in a dust-up this past week when someone in authority at the company decided it was OK for employees to wear Black Lives Matter insignias but not Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter, etc. Published August 24, 2020
Less arrogant and more sensible Americans have been migrating to states like Texas, Tennessee and Florida, where taxes are lower, regulations fewer and more sensible, and where the Bill of Rights is taken seriously. Published August 17, 2020
In the name of political correctness, should the 3,200-year-old statue of the Egyptian pharaoh and slaveholder Ramesses II be destroyed? How about the 2,500-year-old statue of slave owner Socrates? Published August 10, 2020
