By By The Editorial Board March 22, 2026
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By The Editorial Board March 22, 2026 – The bill, SB1296, would require many unions that represent government workers in the state to get at least 50% of members to participate in any vote for recertification, then win with a majority of votes cast Read More
By Jason L. Riley July 21, 2026
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By Jason L. Riley July 21, 2026 – The racism-explains-everything line of argument ignores or plays down cultural factors that are far more likely to be driving social inequality, as evidenced by the fact that nonblack populations in the U.S. and abroad with no history of slavery or segregation exhibit many of the same characteristics of the black underclass in America. Read More
By Marian L. Tupy July 20, 2026
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By Marian L. Tupy July 20, 2026 – But what makes such conduct possible in the first place? Democrats rightly blame the man….But there is another culprit. The power of the federal government, which commands the fate of every major enterprise in America. A tariff waiver can mean billions for one company and bankruptcy for its rival. An antitrust filing can erase a decade of shareholder value in an afternoon. A procurement decision can build a company, and a regulatory finding can bury one. When the government holds that much influence, officials need not even demand tribute. Tribute arrives on its own…. When government can make or break a business, businesses will invest in making friends with government, and the return on a lobbyist will exceed the return on an engineer. Corruption and discretionary power go hand in hand. Read More
By By Cameron Berg April 13, 2026
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By Cameron Berg April 13, 2026 – China seeks to control it, but the idea of freedom is baked into its training on all human knowledge. (Irrespective of how AI will affect China, it should undermine the reigning orthodoxy in American education.) Read More
By By Sadanand Dhume July 15, 2026
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By Sadanand Dhume July 15, 2026 – Quotas hold the country back, even as China’s meritocracy fuels its economic advancement….“The biggest challenge for 21st-century India is how to go forward with democracy and merit,” Mr. Das said. He pointed out that India could learn from China’s “remarkable success” in recent decades at dramatically reducing poverty and becoming “a middle-class nation.” Mr. Das argued that China’s embrace of the principle of merit—in both education and leadership selection—played a large role in the country’s transformation. Read More