Commentary

Recent Op-Eds

Rethinking Standardised Test Scores

By Corey A. DeAngelis. Centre for Education Economics Ltd (CfEE). June 18, 2018.

Focusing too much on test scores could compromise the character development necessary for true lifelong success.

How Trump Can End the Family-Separation Mess and Still Win

By Alex Nowrasteh. New York Post. June 18, 2018.

The Trump administration can stop separating the families of asylum seekers today without backpedaling on its commitment to border security.

Is Romney a Free Trader? or Trump’s Rubber Stamp?

By Colin Grabow. Salt Lake Tribune. June 18, 2018.

The last thing Washington needs is another politician who subscribes to discredited theories about trade.

Questioning the Case for War

By Christopher A. Preble. National Interest (Online). June 15, 2018.

Knight Ridder’s Washington Bureau was one of the very few American news organizations that got the Iraq story right.

The DACA ‘Compromise’ Bill Is the Worst Immigration Legislation in a Century

By Alex Nowrasteh. Los Angeles Times. June 15, 2018.

It’s misleading to even call the SAF Act an immigration bill. As a matter of rhetoric, it an anti-immigration piece of legislation.

Trump May Well Have a Point over Trade but It Doesn’t Mean He’s Right

By Ryan Bourne. UK Telegraph. June 15, 2018.

The President really does not see trade as mutually beneficial exchange, but a game played between nations where some win and others lose, depending on how much you sell and how much you buy as a country.

From the Blog

82% of Dreamers Won’t Benefit from House Bill’s Citizenship Path

By David Bier and Stuart Anderson. June 19, 2018.

If Congress wants to help a larger number of Dreamers, then it would need to establish clear legalization criteria with lower costs and fewer risks, while providing greater legal certainty for the parents of Dreamers to mitigate fears of coming forward.

Must The Court Step In When Other Branches Fail?

By Walter Olson. June 19, 2018.

In Gill, a unanimous Court confirms that its power under the Constitution is to vindicate individual legal rights, not step into the role of political branches that may be doing a poor job.