Gary Wolfram is the William Simon Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College.
Author Articles
11/7/2012 10:16 AM ET
Government intervention has businesses on hold and keeps job growth sluggish.
11/11/2011 4:45 PM ET
Like in 'Life of Brian,' protesters assume medicine, material goods will exist without the economic system that makes them possible.
10/27/2010 7:14 PM ET
The federal government has pursued arbitrary, rather than constitutional powers; the voters will decide if the nation will continue to drift away from freedom.
7/28/2010 12:33 PM ET
Famous economist who offered innovative economic ideas based on free enterprise and liberty would have turned 98 this week.
5/5/2010 1:59 PM ET
U.S. should control spending, learn from Greek's debt crisis before it's too late.
3/17/2010 3:09 PM ET
Incentives matter, so policymakers should consider economics when extending jobless benefits.
11/11/2009 2:51 PM ET
Newsweek editor argues against free markets, but evidence suggests regulation was to blame for economic collapse.
7/15/2009 1:30 PM ET
The market needs less government inefficiency not more to improve the system and lower health care costs.
1/27/2009 9:30 AM ET
Nobel winner Krugman advocates consumption approach, but other prize winners disagree.
12/4/2008 1:46 PM ET
Rule of law - not rule of men - is necessary for economic stability.
10/8/2008 8:12 AM ET
Current meltdown is the result of Washington's interference in free markets.
8/27/2008 2:00 PM ET
Media oversimplify problem, rely too much on consumer price index.
7/16/2008 4:37 PM ET
A look at how the Federal Reserve works, and its effects on the economy, reveals the source of many of today's issues.
5/21/2008 3:07 PM ET
Veto-proof farm bill shows the power of politics to take and redistribute our money.
4/9/2008 12:11 PM ET
Candidates race to present plans for the economy, education, health care and global warming - but a planned economy has never worked before.
2/27/2008 3:47 PM ET
Why we're not in another one ... but politicians could take us there.
1/23/2008 3:51 PM ET
We don't even know we've been in one until we're out.
11/7/2007 12:34 PM ET
What changes our exchange rate, and should we worry about it? BMI adviser Gary Wolfram explains.
10/10/2007 8:11 AM ET
Economically troubled state ironically turned to tax increases - a move that won't help its financial standing any time soon.
9/5/2007 2:57 PM ET
Bailing out a bum sector of the economy - with my money and yours - sends the message that people can do whatever they want without consequences. And that idea is how the mortgage problem started.
