Op-Eds

“The First Amendment, Taxes, and Religion,” nysun.com, September 14, 2022.

“Rethinking the FDA,” nysun.com, August 24, 2022.

“Libertarian Land: Limit Income Redistribution to Help Only the Poor,” nysun.com, August 8, 2022.

“Libertarian Land: Federalism, States’ Rights, and the Fourteenth Amendment,” nysun.com, July 20, 2022.

“Libertarian Land’s Latest Poser: Should Societies Ban H?” nysun.com, July 8, 2022

“Libertarian Land: Marriage Unbound,” nysun.com, June 20, 2022.

“Libertarian Land: The Logic of Price Gouging,” nysun.com, May 27, 2022.

“Welcome to Libertarian Land, Where There’s No Need to Use the USA Patriot Act Against Parents,” nysun.com, May 19, 2022.

“Welcome to Libertarian Land,” nysun.com, April 29, 2022.

“Prohibition, Not Big Pharma, Caused the Opioid Epidemic,” (with Jacob Winter), nysun.com, April 21, 2022.

“Government Bans on GMOs are Making Global Hunger Worse – and Do Serious Harm to the Planet,”  (with Sarah Eckhardt), fee.org, February 14, 2022.

“As the Supreme Court Prepares to Weigh Covid Rules, the Logic of Federal Mandates Starts to Fade,” (with Pedro Soares), nysun.com, January 4, 2022.

“Texas’ Social Media Law is Ill Conceived,” (with Pedro Braga Soares), expressnews.com, 10/25/21.

“The SAFE Banking Act is a Good Step Toward Marijuana Legalization,” (with Pedro Braga Soares), realclearpolicy.com, October 20, 2021.

“Opium Suppression in Afghanistan Was a US-led Failure,” (with Jeffrey Clemens and Pedro Braga Soares), reason.com, August 24, 2021.

“Why the Time is Ripe to Finally Repeal the Draft,” (with Sarah Eckhardt), fee.org, July 20, 2021.

“To Improve the Criminal Justice System, Repeal Misguided Laws,” (with Erin Partin), detroitnews.com, June 24, 2021. 

“Entitlement Spending, Not Covid-19 Stimulus, Threatens our Fiscal Future,” (with Erin Partin), www.realclearpolicy.com, May 25, 2021.

“Waiving Covid-19 Patents Would be Disastrous,” (with Pedro Soares), marketwatch.com, May 19, 2021.

“USPS needs overhaul to keep election politics off the mail route,” with Erin Partin, detroitnews.com, August 28, 2020.

“The Upside of Economic Disaster,” iai.tv, August 3, 2020.

“Reduce Spending on Police by Limiting What they Must Enforce,”, ocregister.com, July 20, 2020.

“To Reduce Vaping Illness, Legalize Marijuana,” (with Jacob Rich), reason.com, December 27, 2019.

“Trump is Doing All the Wrong Things on Immigration,” cnn.com, June 26, 2019.

“Opioid Suits Are a Misguided Cash Grab Against Politically Unpopular Target,” (with Laura Nicolae), realclearpolicy.com, April 16, 2019.

“Democratic Socialism is the Scenic Route to Serfdom,” (with Ryan Bourne), cnn.com, April 9, 2019.

“Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic,” (with Laura Nicolae), realclearpolicy.com, March 1, 2019.

“Why the U.S. Can’t Afford a Green New Deal,” (with Laura Nicolae), cnn.com, February 24, 2019.

“Yes, Marijuana Legalization is Working,” (with Laura Nicolae), insidesources.com, February 10, 2019.

“Forget the Wall Already: It’s time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders,” usatoday.com, July 31, 2018.

“Data Confirm that Marijuana Decriminalization is Long Overdue,” thehill.com, July 20, 2018.

“Trump’s Anti-Opioid Ads Won’t Work,” townhall.com, June 9, 2018.

“Why Won’t the DEA Allow Us to Discover the True Nature of Marijuana,” newsweek.com, February 16, 2018.

“Some Libertarians Cheer When the Government Shuts Down.  Here’s Why They Shouldn’t.”  vox.com, January 21, 2018.

“Could Legalizing All Drugs Solve America’s Opioid Epidemic?,” fortune.com,  September 19, 2017.

“How to Kill the Marijuana Black Market,” denverpost.com, August 11, 2017.

“Are the Obamacare Repeal Tax Cuts Just Giveaways to the Rich?” cnn.com, June 28, 2017.

“Wrong: Cheap Canadian Drugs Won’t Heighten Opioid Crisis,” theamericanconservative.com, June 26, 2017.

“The Stunning Cost of the War on Drugs,” merionwest.com, April 29, 2017.

“Will President Trump Kill Capitalism,” learnliberty.org, February 24, 2017.

“Legalize It: Why Thailand (And Every Other Country) Should Legalize Marijuana,Two Magazine, April-May, 2016.

Why Protecting Steel Workers from China’s Imports Doesn’t Help America,” cnn.com, November 28, 2016.

“Seven Common Myths About Legal Marijuana,” newsweek.com, November 12, 2016.

“Experience Shows Little Impact on Safety,” bostonherald.com, October 24, 2016.

“Ach, Sie glauben an Verbote?  Warum alle Drogen legal sein sollten.,”  Schweitzer Monat, October, 2016.

“Why Trump’s Economic Policy Would be Disastrous,” cnn.com, August 8, 2016.

“El Chapo Shows the Folly of the War on Drugs,” time.com, January 21, 2016.

“Good Intentions Don’t Always Lead to Good Results,” nytimes.com, May 12,  2015.

“The Case to Reclassify Grass,” newsweek.com, March 11, 2015.

“The Tax Code Should Not Redistribute Wealth,” nytimes.com, February 4, 2015.

“Why Congress Should Legalize Pot,” cnn.com, Nov 19, 2014.

Why All Drugs Should be Legal,” Weekly Wonk, July 23, 2014.

“Regulation Depresses the Market,” New York Times, July 23, 2014.

“A Case for the Libertarian,” Washington Times, July 18, 2014.

“Are recreational pot's low tax numbers worrisome? No,” Denver Post, March 23, 2014.

“Is the War on Drugs Over?,” Harvard Crimson, January 27, 2014.

“Uruguay and Marijuana Legalization,” Peruvian Times, January 7, 2014.

“Marijuana, Sex, and Amsterdam,” Huffington Post, September 5, 2013.

“Do We Need Climate Change Guidelines?,” Orange County Register, July 29, 2013.

“The Tea Party’s Cynical Opposition to Immigration Reform,” Huffingtonpost.com, July 22, 2013.

“Do the NSA's Phone and Internet Monitoring Programs Make Sense?,”    huffingtonpost.com, June 13, 2013.

“The Sequester is Good for the Economy,” dailycaller.com, March 1, 2013.

"The (Imperfect) Case for Question 3,” www.huffingtonpost.com, November 1, 2012.

“Romney’s Economic Plan Has the Edge,” cnn.com, October 18, 2012.

"Fixing Medicare Requires Seniors to Pay Quite a Bit More,” latimes.com, September 4, 2012.

Eliminate Impediment to Growth,” nytimes.com,  August 17, 2012.

How to Get an Economy Growing Fast,” cnn.com, March 26, 2012.

Prosecute Wal-Mart, but Get Rid of Anti-Bribery Law,” cnn.com, April 26, 2012.

Making the Case for Marijuana Legalization,” cnbc.com, April 20, 2012.

The Fed versus the Gold Standard,” www.huffingtonpost.com, April 18, 2012.

A Little Humility Would Help,” www.nytimes.com, April 2, 2012.

An Economic Defense of Insider Trading,” February 15, 2012.

Who’s to Blame for Washington Gridlock?”, cnn.com, December 23, 2011

Can Inflation Kickstart the Economy,” npr.org, November 21, 2011

Greece Should Default and Abandon the Euro,” bbc.co.uk, , October 25, 2011.

Soaking the Rich is Not Fair,” huffingtonpost.com, September 2, 2011.

The Speech Obama Should Have Given,” townhall.com, September 10, 2011.

Just a Theory,” thedaily.com, August 30, 2011.

Why Warren Buffett is Wrong,” cnn.com, , August 15, 2011.

A Pox on Both Parties,” cnn.com, July 28, 2011.

“Principles for Lasting Federal Budget Reforms,” www.philly.com, July 22, 2011.

Cutting Expenditure is a Good Thing,” realclearmarkets.com, April 26, 2011.

Should Governments Subsidize Health Insurance,” huffingtonpost.com, March 25, 2011.

 “Unions,” thefreemanonline.org, March 2, 2011.

More than Just Greed,” nytimes.com, January 30, 2011.

Limiting Free Speech Isn’t the Answer,” cnn.com, January 15, 2011.

Harsh Gun Control Will Seem Like War on Drugs,” bloomberg.com, January 14, 2011.

 “Anti-Libertarian Presidents,” huffingtonpost.com, Nov 18, 2010.

An Irish Default May Have Benefits,” nytimes.com, November 18, 2010.

“Why Did California Vote Down Legal Pot?,” cnn.com, November 3, 2010.

“Don’t Buy the Hype on Pot Legalization,” cnn.com, October 19, 2010.

“Pot Can’t Solve California’s Problems (But It Should Still Be Legal),” forbes.com, October 14, 2010.

Making an Economic Case for Legali”zing Drug, www.philly.com, Oct. 3, 2010.

Drugs and Conservatives Should Go Together,” latimes.com, September 29, 2010.

Why the Bush Tax Cuts Worked,” nytimes.com, September 8, 2010.

Government Needs to Divorce the Marriage Business,” aolnews.com, August 13, 2010.

It’s time to Shift Spending to States,” politico.com, July 16, 2010.

Should the U.S. Restrict Immigration?,” psychologytoday.com, July 12, 2010.

Why Limits on Banker Bonuses Are Meaningless,” forbes.com, July 7, 2010.

Gun Control Advocates Should Applaud the Supreme Court,” psychologytoday.com, July 6, 2010.

States Can Easily Balance Their Budgets,” forbes.com, July 1, 2010.

The U.S. versus the G-20 on Spending,” psychlogytoday.com, June 28, 2010.

Less Policy Means More Jobs,” nytimes.com, June 24, 2010.

What Matters are Consequences, Not Context,” www.cato-unbound.org, June 23, 2010.

The U.K. Austerity Plan is a 77% Solution,” forbes.com, June 22, 2010.

The Gulf Spill and Compensation for Disaster Victims,” psychologytoday.com, June 22, 2010.

Will Europe’s Debt Crisis Hurt the U.S.?,” forbes.com, June 16, 2010.

Crossing the Line,” nytimes.com, June 11, 2010.

 “The Decline of Newspapers Shows Capitalism is Working,” forbes.com, June 7, 2010.

Paying Back America’s Debt,” alisterpaine.info, June 7, 2010.

The Tea Party and the Drug War,” nationalreview.com, June 7, 2010.

A Gulf Spill Reality Check,” forbes.com, June 2, 2010.

The Gulf Oil Spill: Should Execs be Personally Liable?," May 25, 2010.

A Double-Dip Warning Sign?,” forbes.com, May 20, 2010.

The Realities Behind the Immigration Debate,” dailycaller.com, May 18, 2010.

Unsustainable Retirement Benefits,” nytimes.com, May 12, 2010.

Avoiding Fiscal Meltdown,” forbes.com, May 12, 2010.

Let the Euro Die,” forbes.com, May 7, 2010.

Let Greece Default,” forbes.com, April 29, 2010.

Slash Expenditure to Balance the Budget,” dailycaller.com,February 18, 2010.

“More airport security won’t do much to stop terrorists. Leaving the Middle East would.”
Christian Science Monitor, January 28, 2010.

Bailing Out The Banks Was Wrong, But New Tax Won't Make It Right,”
Investor’s Business Daily Online, January 14, 2010.

A Real Stimulus,” National Review Online, January 13, 2010.