Op-Eds/Essays

The Hill 3/19/25

“What’s in it for Me” has Gone Too Far, and Trump and Musk Make it Worse

SubStack @johnaragosta 3/13/25

Mahmoud Khalil and Executive Power

The Hill 3/5/25

Trump’s “Beautiful” Tariffs will Weaken Trade and Worsen Inequality

Baltimore Sun 2/20/25

A Bullying Trade Policy Comes with Costs

Real Clear History 2/17/25

A Day to Celebrate a President, Not a King

SubStack @johnaragosta 2/4/25

The Opportunity Gap: Education

Baltimore Sun 2/1/25

Trump’s Tax Cuts have Worsened Already-Disastrous Wealth Gap

The Hill 1/17/25

Trump’s TikTok Argument Puts his Ego Above the Law

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12/24/24

What Happens When Churches and Community Both Decline

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12/3/24

Thomas Jefferson Would Tell Us We Need Big Government

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11/14/24

Thomas Jefferson Could Tell Donald Trump What to do After an Election Like Ours

Time Magazine 7/15/24

The True Meaning of “Give me Liberty”

Virginian-Pilot 3/21/24

Rethinking Patrick Henry on a Historic Anniversary

The Hill 2/20/24

Texas’s Secessionist Compact with the Devil Aims to “Nullify” Federal Law

Virginian-Pilot 1/15/24

Religious Freedom is a Principle Worth Celebrating