Tyranny of the Minority Is Just as Bad as Majority Rule

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June 30, 2021

By Michael Rectenwald

The Tyranny of the Minority Is Just as Dangerous as the Tyranny of the Majority

We should be quite skeptical when states impose the opinion of minority groups on the majority through special programs in schools and elsewhere. Such programs likely involve “positive discrimination” against particular groups, consistent with state objectives.

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By Benjamin Powell

Follow the (Economic) Science: Why Lockdowns Were Bad Pandemic Policy

"It's the economic science people need to listen to to figure out if there is a rationale for a type of government regulation during this pandemic, and if so, what that looks like. And, I'll tell you what it does not look like: lockdowns or any of the policies we got over the past year."

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By Tho Bishop

With Inflation Rising, Can the American Right Learn from El Salvador?

While the Republican Party may look forward to the politically advantageous environment an inflationary environment may provide at the ballot box, ultimately policymakers are going to have to seriously deal with the underlying issue: the failure of the PhD standard.

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