transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the 18th-19th centuries
Martin Hutchinson warns at National Review Online about problems tied to the American economy’s current trajectory. It was inevitable that Karl Marx would become a Marxist — at least according…
Jonah Goldberg‘s latest book, Suicide of the West, emphasizes 17th-century philosopher John Locke’s critical role in the advance of Western civilization. Adam Rubenstein explains in the latest issue of Commentary…
For starters, it looks as though Sen. Thom Tillis will support Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos, setting up a showdown vote next week in which Vice President Mike Pence…
The greatest beneficiaries of capitalism are those at the bottom of the income ladder. That’s why I favor capitalism. Were that not the case, I would not be in favor…
Try the birth and then spread of free market capitalism and the industrial revolution that it ushered in.
John Steele Gordon offers Barron’s readers a history lesson involving glass. Monks had known for some time that a piece of glass that was curved on one side magnified the…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This blows my mind, as we are supposed to celebrate those with altered states of awareness with awareness. I ought not talk, though; I…
Patrick Michaels explains for National Review Online readers why he is offering kudos to Pope Francis for hosting a conference dedicated to climate change. It’s about time we took a…
Arthur Herman‘s latest feature article for Commentary magazine delves into liberals’ objections to the American energy industry. Among the most interesting elements of Herman’s work is his full-throated defense of…
The earth itself is turning out to be the big mother Gaia of all “deniers” … — Yours truly, 8/27/14 A comment by David G. Victor and Charles F. Kennel…
Finally, some sense on climate change! This week in the New York Post, there is a great opinion piece looking at the actual data around climate change – you know,…
Why should Americans care about the 300th anniversary of the succession of Britain’s Hanoverian monarchs? Michael Barone answers that question in his latest column. We do know that Georg Ludwig,…