What the Mackinac Ferry Dispute Reveals About America’s Economy
What the Mackinac Ferry Dispute Reveals About America’s Economy
The following op-ed by Northwood University Entrepreneurship Chair James Hop and Dr. Timothy G. Nash, vice president emeritus and director of Northwood’s Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, was published June 4, 2026, by the Midland Daily News. The latest reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) should concern...
Don’t Ban Prediction Markets: Northwood Students and Staff Collaborate on Essay for Learn Liberty
Don’t Ban Prediction Markets: Northwood Students and Staff Collaborate on Essay for Learn Liberty
A new piece featured by Learn Liberty, a blog powered by Students for Liberty, is the product of a collaboration of students, faculty, and alumni. The piece “Don’t Ban Prediction Markets” is co-authored by Northwood economics professor Dr. Alex Tokarev, alumna Kristin Tokarev, and a number of Northwood students from Michigan, including Aidan Malick of...
Declaring War and Independence
Declaring War and Independence
Dr. Glenn Moots, Northwood University’s political science and philosophy chair, explores who inspired something so inspirational as the U.S. Declaration of Independence in a new piece for the Liberty Fund. Read the full version here: https://www.libertyfund.org/250th/dissension-destruction-and-war/#declaring_war_and_independence
Northwood Professor Explores the Roots of the American Revolution in New Essay
Northwood Professor Explores the Roots of the American Revolution in New Essay
Dr. Glenn Moots examines the religious, political and constitutional ideas that shaped American independence in American Reformer piece As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Northwood University Professor Dr. Glenn Moots is helping readers think more deeply about one of the central questions behind America’s founding: How...
Northwood’s Nash Joins WJR to Talk ‘Auto Sales and Anxious Parents: A Rollercoaster Ride!’
Northwood’s Nash Joins WJR to Talk ‘Auto Sales and Anxious Parents: A Rollercoaster Ride!’
Dr. Timothy G. Nash, director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, recently joined Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson from ‘JR Morning on WJR to discuss inflation, tariffs, and USMCA renegotiation affecting auto sales and profit margins. Listen to the full interview here:
By Dr. Timothy Nash
Listen Here: Dr. Nash Discusses Unemployment and Future Hiring in WILS Interview
Listen Here: Dr. Nash Discusses Unemployment and Future Hiring in WILS Interview
Dr. Timothy G. Nash, director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, joined the Mike Austin Show (WILS) on Monday, June 8, 2026, to discuss recent unemployment data, future hiring, and more. Listen here:
By Dr. Timothy Nash
From Socialist Bulgaria to America’s Promise: Northwood Professor Featured in Mackinac Center Series
From Socialist Bulgaria to America’s Promise: Northwood Professor Featured in Mackinac Center Series
Dr. Alex Tokarev shares his journey to freedom as part of “Chasing the American Dream,” a special America 250 video series by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Before Dr. Alexander Tokarev became an associate professor of economics and philosophy at Northwood University, he lived in a world where freedom was not assumed, opportunity was...
By Kate Hessling
America’s Free Enterprise University Launches Limited-Edition Freedom Lights the Future Apparel Line
America’s Free Enterprise University Launches Limited-Edition Freedom Lights the Future Apparel Line
Northwood University is giving alumni, students, families, employees, and friends a new way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary — just in time for July 4. A limited-edition Freedom Lights the Future apparel line will be available through a special online store opening Monday, May 25. The store will close at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 7,...
By Kate Hessling
Has Blaine Luetkemeyer Slayed the Corporate DEI Dragons?
Has Blaine Luetkemeyer Slayed the Corporate DEI Dragons?
American businesses exist to serve customers, workers, shareholders, and the economy — not as political pawns for activist agendas most voters never chose, writes Dr. Brett M. Decker, the Endowed Chair of Leadership at Northwood University, in this new piece featured by Townhall. Dr. Decker is a New York Times bestselling author, former Senior Vice...
By Kate Hessling
Is Capitalism the Ultimate Answer?
Is Capitalism the Ultimate Answer?
Capitalism is the ultimate foundation needed to be successful. That is an ignorant statement that dismisses the importance of the establishment of a free enterprise system guaranteeing a reward for one’s actions. Incentives matter, but that alone is not enough. In Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance establishes an argument that forces us to question a core...
By Excellent Abikphi
Grading Trump’s Midterm Economy
Grading Trump’s Midterm Economy
This piece originally appeared in The Detroit News on March 26, 2026. May you live in interesting times. That’s how the ancient Chinese (supposedly) cursed their enemies. It’s hard to think of a more politically interesting time in the lives of a Gen-Z student than the first 14 months of the second Donald Trump presidency....
By Dr. Alex Tokarev, Kristin Tokarev
Northwood Professor Co-Authors Survey of Deirdre McCloskey’s Intellectual Legacy
Northwood Professor Co-Authors Survey of Deirdre McCloskey’s Intellectual Legacy
Northwood University Professor Alex Tokarev and Samford University Professor Art Carden offer a survey of McCloskey’s almost six-decade career in four movements: her contributions to the Cliometric Revolution, her work on the rhetoric of inquiry, her analysis of the Great Enrichment, and her forays into “humanomics” at the Social Sciences Research Network. To learn more,...
Northwood University Celebrates Class of 2026 with Messages of Hope, Responsibility, and Freedom
Northwood University Celebrates Class of 2026 with Messages of Hope, Responsibility, and Freedom
Northwood University celebrated the Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 9, during a full day of commencement ceremonies that honored nearly 600 graduates and featured messages rooted in freedom, personal responsibility, earned success and principled leadership. The day opened with remarks from Northwood University President Kent MacDonald, who offered a commencement message centered on hope...
By Kate Hessling
The Times That Try Men’s Souls: The Revolution on the Brink
The Times That Try Men’s Souls: The Revolution on the Brink
What was the American Revolution? The Declaration of Independence established it as a new way of thinking about liberty and government. But the Revolution also involved a War for Independence that shaped the way those Americans thought about themselves and their former rulers. Just as the ideas of the founders helped create the United States,...
By Dr. Dale Moler, Dr. Alex Tokarev, Kristin Tokarev