My Other Op Eds

https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/my-other-op-eds/

Most people who read this blog are aware of the fact that I’m a regular contributor to LewRockwell.com: https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/walter-e-block/

But many of you might be unaware of the fact that I also contribute op eds to other periodicals. If you are interested in perusing some of them (you might be surprised at how many of them there are, appearing in how many different venues, on how many different topics, all related to Austro-libertarianism), keep reading:

Walter E. Block, Ph.D.

NYTimes:

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Stop Trying to Make Coal Great Again. When it comes to coal, President Trump seems to care more about politics than free-market principles.” June 4; https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/opinion/trump-coal.html; https://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2019/06/a-new-walter-block-op-ed-at-new-york.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+economicpolicyjournal/KpwH+(EconomicPolicyJournal.com).

Reprinted as “Coal can’t be made great again,” in the Charlotte Observer, June 9, 2019, p. 25A. Reprinted by Real Clear Economics, June 5, 2019

Block, Walter E. 2018. “Trump’s Fake Fix for a Bad Economic Policy; Using tax dollars to bailout farmers hurt by President Trump’s tariffs is not the way to strengthen the economy.” New York Times, July 26; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/opinion/trump-tariffs-farmers-iowa-libertarian.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion&action=click&contentCollection=opinion&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront;

Wall Street Journal:

Block, Walter E. 2019. “U.S. Largess vs. Canadian Cruelty; The best approach to floods is freedom and responsibility.” September 18; Wall Street Journal, p. A. 13;

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-largess-vs-canadian-cruelty-11568846784;

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Bad Capitalism and Good Socialism; The real question is whether each is based in liberty or coercion.” Wall Street Journal, December 16; https://www.wsj.com/articles/bad-capitalism-and-good-socialism-11576439210?mod=opinion_lead_pos9; https://www.wsj.com/articles/bad-capitalism-and-good-socialism-11576439210; https://www.wsj.com/articles/bad-capitalism-and-good-socialism-11576439210?emailToken=0d1388cce20875fc5e508cceecbf3df9hJs85AvZygZi3OhJTgNwVn2rOQqsxfRL4F/IuThBwmJ+LIHyTUj7txfKHWEkq+Gm//ro13CVBjk5F1VxEO2+Ew%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share; https://mises.org/power-market/bad-capitalism-and-good-socialism?utm_source=Mises+Institute+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=3203141429-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_21_2018_9_59_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8b52b2e1c0-3203141429-227976965; https://mises.org/power-market/bad-capitalism-and-good-socialism?utm_source=Mises+Institute+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=0bfd1d241f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_21_2018_9_59_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8b52b2e1c0-0bfd1d241f-227976965; https://mises.org/power-market/bad-capitalism-and-good-socialism

National Post, Canada:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “One way to stop battles over statues of historical figures would be to privatize them all; Opinion: People pick and choose restaurants based on their tastes. Why not monuments?” January 15;

https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/one-way-to-stop-battles-over-statues-of-historical-figures-would-be-to-privatize-them-all

South China Morning Post:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “The US is targeting China for intellectual property theft, but is the fight really worth it?” January 16;

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3046129/us-targeting-china-intellectual-property-theft-fight-really-worth

RT (Russia Today TV):

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Why are there so few female CEOs? It’s for the same reason there are so few women on death row.” May 31; RT (Russia Today TV).

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/490258-female-ceo-death-row/https://www.rt.com/op-ed/490258-female-ceo-death-row/

Jerusalem Post:

Futerman, Alan, Walter E. Block and Rafi Farber. 2020. “The true nature of the BDS movement; BDS is not primarily a pro-Palestinian movement, but an anti-Jewish one. Denying one group, and one group only, the right to homestead land is unjust.” Jerusalem Post, March 15, https://m.jpost.com/Opinion/The-true-nature-of-the-BDS-movement-620988

Jewish Daily Forward:

Futerman, Alan, Rafi Farber and Walter E. Block. 2016B. “The Libertarian Case for Israel.” October 13; The Forward; http://forward.com/scribe/351957/tk-tk/; https://forward.com/scribe/351957/tk-tk/

The American Spectator:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Our Post-Virus Economy: Predictions and possibilities from the ‘dismal science.’” April 16; https://spectator.org/our-post-virus-economy/

The Daily Bell:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “The libertarian divide over how to respond to coronavirus.” May 28; https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/the-libertarian-divide-over-how-to-respond-to-coronavirus/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “End Occupational Licensure.” April 20;

https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/end-occupational-licensure/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Let’s Legalize Prostitution.” April 21;

https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/lets-legalize-prostitution/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “It’s not religion in America that will hang you for blasphemy.” April 22; https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/its-not-religion-in-america-that-will-hang-you-for-blasphemy/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Saving jobs is destroying the economy.” April 28;

https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/saving-jobs-is-destroying-the-economy/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Saving species is for the birds.” May 4;

https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/saving-species-is-for-the-birds/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Boeing and the FAA will see entirely different consequences for their failures.” May 18;

https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/boeing-and-the-faa-will-see-entirely-different-consequences-for-their-failures/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “The Roundup Stickup: The difference between Blackmail and Extortion.” May 26;

https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/news-analysis/the-roundup-stickup-the-difference-between-blackmail-and-extortion/

Western Journal:

https://www.westernjournal.com/author/wblock/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Hong Kong Deserves Full Freedom from Communist China” April 13; https://www.westernjournal.com/walter-block-hong-kong-deserves-full-freedom-communist-china/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Why Is Socialism So Popular?” April 24; https://www.westernjournal.com/walter-block-socialism-popular/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Is the coronavirus the fault of government? April 27;

https://www.westernjournal.com/walter-block-coronavirus-fault-government/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Bernie, Warren and ‘The Squad’ Are Economic Fascists.” May 21; https://www.westernjournal.com/walter-block-bernie-warren-squad-economic-fascists/

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Waiting for organs; Price controls kill sick people.” January 23; https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jan/23/waiting-for-organs-20200123/?opinion

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Who benefits? On minimum wage law, it’s unions.” February 10, https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/feb/10/who-benefits-20200210/?opinion

American Thinker: https://www.americanthinker.com/author/walter_e_block/

Articles & Blog Posts by Walter E. Block

Minimum Wage Laws Create Unemployment

The coronavirus fix is too politically incorrect to implement

In defense of gentrification

How rent control actually hurts both tenants and landlords

The case to get rid of the Federal Aviation Administration

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Minimum Wage Laws Create Unemployment.” May 9; https://admin.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/05/minimum_wage_laws_create_unemployment.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “The coronavirus fix is too politically incorrect to implement.” April 6; https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/04/the_coronavirus_fix_is_too_politically_incorrect_to_implement.html;

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/04/the_coronavirus_fix_is_too_politically_incorrect_to_implement.html#ixzz6IxCqXHG6

Block, Walter E. 2020. “In defense of Gentrification.” American Thinker, March, 18; https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/in_defense_of_gentrification.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “How rent control actually hurts both tenants and landlords.” American Thinker, March 13, https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/how_rent_control_actually_hurts_both_tenants_and_landlords.html;

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/03/how_rent_control_actually_hurts_both_tenants_and_landlords.html#ixzz6GaCylu1t

Block, Walter E. 2020. “The case to get rid of the Federal Aviation Administration.” February 10; https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/the_case_to_get_rid_of_the_federal_aviation_administration.html; https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/the_case_to_get_rid_of_the_federal_aviation_administration.html#ixzz6HHKBZMQn

Zero Hedge:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Privatize The PBS And The NPR.” May 25;

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/privatize-pbs-and-npr

Futerman, Alan G. and Walter E. Block. 2020. “How Would A Libertarian Society Deal With A Pandemic?” May 20; https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/how-would-libertarian-society-deal-pandemic

Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Trump Is Right: The US Does Indeed Need a Space Force.” February 18, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity;

http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/february/18/trump-is-right-the-us-does-indeed-need-a-space-force/

Unz Review (https://www.unz.com/author/walter-block/): Unz

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Apology for Being a Straight White Male During the Pandemic.” May 2; https://www.unz.com/article/apology-for-being-a-straight-white-male-during-the-pandemic/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Feminists Hoist By Their Own Petard”. February 17; https://www.unz.com/article/feminists-hoist-by-their-own-petard/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “On Google Censorship.” February 16; the Unz Review,

https://www.unz.com/article/on-google-censorship/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Reparations.” February 16;

https://www.unz.com/article/reparations/

Gottfried, Paul, Walter Block, and Boyd D. Cathey 2016. “Scholars Supporting the Policies of Donald J. Trump for Renewing America.” October 19; the Unz Review, https://www.unz.com/pgottfried/scholars-supporting-the-policies-of-donald-j-trump-for-renewing-america/

LewRockwell.com:

https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/walter-e-block/

https://www.lewrockwell.com/author/walter-e-block/?ptype=article

Epoch Times:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/author-walter-block

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Free Enterprise Is the Best Way to Help the Black Community.” May 19; https://www.theepochtimes.com/free-enterprise-is-the-best-way-to-help-the-black-community_3353978.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Tariffs and National Security.” April 20; https://www.theepochtimes.com/tariffs-and-national-security_3318897.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Rent Control and Limiting Tenant Security Deposits: Still a Bad Idea.” April 20; https://www.theepochtimes.com/rent-control-and-small-tenant-security-deposits-still-a-bad-idea_3318893.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Is There a Right to Health Care?” March 27; https://www.theepochtimes.com/is-there-a-right-to-health-care_3286993.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Return of Stolen Property: A Libertarian Case for Reparations.” December 18; https://www.theepochtimes.com/return-of-stolen-property-a-libertarian-case-for-reparations_3177301.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Recession or Not?” November 7;

https://www.theepochtimes.com/recession-or-not_3139691.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “What to Do About Water Bottles; Everybody agrees there is too much plastic but regulation is the disease and not the cure.” October 26;

https://www.theepochtimes.com/what-to-do-about-water-bottles_3128362.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Congestion Pricing, the Only Cure for Traffic Congestion

Even if the city fixes it, any price is better than zero.” May 20; https://www.theepochtimes.com/congestion-pricing-the-only-cure-for-traffic-congestion_2930302.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Private Property: The Solution to Many Problems

Privately organized preferences would spawn diversity, reduce conflict.” March 31; https://www.theepochtimes.com/private-property-the-solution-to-many-problems_2860068.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Bernie Sanders’ Free Stuff Isn’t Free.” February 7;

https://www.theepochtimes.com/bernie-sanders-free-stuff-isnt-free_2794293.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “How Socialist Are the Scandinavian Countries?” February 7; https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-socialist-are-the-scandinavian-countries_2794294.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Bernie Sanders and the $15 Minimum Wage Delusion

Forcing people to pay more for labor is counterproductive.” January 7; https://www.theepochtimes.com/bernie-sanders-and-the-15-minimum-wage-delusion_2756091.html

Block, Walter E. 2018. “Campus Tribunals Fall Short on Evidentiary Standards;

University president misses mark on internal university sexual harassment, rape charge proceedings.” December 4; https://www.theepochtimes.com/campus-tribunals-fall-short-on-evidentiary-standards_2719291.html

Block, Walter E. 2018. “How to Raise Wages for the Poor; No, just boosting the minimum wage won’t do it.” November 6; https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-to-raise-wages-for-the-poor_2709184.html

Block, Walter E. 2018. “The Road to Free Trade; Every trade, before it takes place and without exception, benefits both sides.” October 28; https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-road-to-free-trade_2701883.html

Real Clear Markets:

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/authors/walter_block/

RealClearMarkets: realclear? Real clear:

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/authors/walter_block/

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/stream/?topic=walter_block

Block, Walter E. 2020. “There’s a Schizophrenic Quality to Minimum Wage Support” May 27; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2020/05/27/theres_a_schizophrenia_to_minimum_wage_support_494294.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Is Taking Money From Government Compatible With Libertarianism?” May 25; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2020/05/25/is_taking_money_from_government_compatible_with_libertarianism_492424.html

Block, Walter E. 2020. “End Mexican Drug Cartels, and the Cartels In the U.S. Too.” March 20; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2020/03/20/end_mexican_drug_cartels_and_the_cartels_in_the_us_too_486976.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Even If Compassionate, Trump’s Vaping Ban Is Dead Inside.” December 21;

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/12/21/even_if_compassionate_trumps_vaping_ban_is_dead_inside_104018.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “What If Hunter Biden Were Hunter Jones? The Meaning of Quid Pro Quo.” December 20;

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/12/20/what_if_hunter_biden_were_hunter_jones_the_meaning_of_quid_pro_quo_104015.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Let Trump Be Trump, and Let Greenland Be Great For the First Time.” October 28;

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/10/28/let_trump_be_trump_and_let_greenland_be_great_for_the_first_time_103958.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Let’s Be Serious, President Trump Is Certainly No Free Trader.” September 24;

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/09/24/lets_be_serious_president_trump_is_certainly_no_free_trader_103924.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Putting a Value on Jewish Life, and Safeguarding Lives.” May 14; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/05/14/putting_a_value_on_jewish_life_and_safeguarding_lives_103740.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “Giving the Libertarians a Space In the Political Spectrum.” March 26;

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/03/26/giving_the_libertarians_a_space_in_the_political_spectrum_103673.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “How I Profess My Libertarianism to My Students.” March 19; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/03/19/how_i_profess_my_libertarianism_to_my_students_103667.html

Block, Walter E. 2019. “I’m An ‘Austrian’ Economist: What Does It Mean?.” March 7; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/03/07/im_an_austrian_economist_what_does_it_mean_103651.html

Block, Walter. 2019. “The Chinese Lead Us, However Imperfectly, to Private Oceans.” February 5; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/02/05/the_chinese_lead_us_however_imperfectly_to_private_oceans_103607.html; https://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2019/03/im-austrian-economist-what-does-it-mean.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+economicpolicyjournal/KpwH+(EconomicPolicyJournal.com)

Block, Walter. 2019. “Come on Mr. Krugman, Give Real Libertarianism a Chance.” January 30; https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2019/01/30/come_on_mr_krugman_give_real_libertarianism_a_chance_103601.html; https://mises.org/power-market/come-mr-krugman-give-real-libertarianism-chance;

https://mises.org/power-market/come-mr-krugman-give-real-libertarianism-chance?utm_source=Mises+Institute+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=04461b0fa5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_21_2018_9_59_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8b52b2e1c0-04461b0fa5-227976965

The Postil:

https://www.thepostil.com/author/walter-block/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Labor Unions.” May 1; https://www.thepostil.com/labor-unions/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Subsidiary And Free Enterprise.” June 1;

https://www.thepostil.com/subsidiary-and-free-enterprise/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Privatize The Highways.” June 1;

https://www.thepostil.com/privatize-the-highways/

CIO Story:

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Abortion and the minimum wage law.” May 27;

https://ciostory.com/industry/legal/abortion-and-the-minimum-wage-law/

Block, Walter E. 2020. “Federalism or anti-Federalism that is the question.” May 21; https://ciostory.com/industry/economics/federalism-or-anti-federalism-that-is-the-question/