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Northwood University Alumna Examines Push for Mandated Digital IDs on Stossel TV

Northwood University alumna Kristin Tokarev is featured on camera in a newly released Stossel TV report examining the growing global movement toward mandated digital identification systems and the implications for individual liberty and personal privacy. Tokarev, an award-winning emerging voice in free-enterprise thought leadership, is a producer for Stossel TV with John Stossel, a high-profile...

Are Trade Deficits an Emergency?

Thomas Jefferson warned us that “the natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” The growth of government in the past century has certainly vindicated his assessment. There are multiple explanations for this, but one of the most relevant today is the tendency of emergencies, both real and imagined,...

By Dr. Dale Matcheck, Benjamin Fortin

Gen Z is Out of Patience and Out of Cash

Note: This piece co-authored by a Northwood University economics professor and alumna now working at Stossel TV, originally was posted by Learn Liberty, which is powered by Students for Liberty. Say what you want about Donald Trump: The man is creative. Really creative. Two of his recent proposals sound like the late-night infomercial between the...

By Dr. Alex Tokarev, Kristin Tokarev

Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson at 80

I first met the free-market journalist Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993) in June of 1974 at an Austrian economics conference in South Royalton, Vermont. I had been reading his articles and books for years, since I was around 14 or 15 years old, not long after I became interested in classical-liberal and libertarian ideas. His famous volume...

By Dr. Richard M. Ebeling

Humor, Freedom, and the Power of Ideas: Northwood Students Sit Down with Ken Schoolland

When it comes to explaining free enterprise, few do it with as much clarity — and wit — as Ken Schoolland. Schoolland was featured in both the 2024 and 2025 Northwood University Freedom Seminars, where he explored the power of humor to undermine tyranny. The longtime Associate Professor of Economics at Hawaii Pacific University is...

Professor’s Op-Ed Warns Against West Thinking of Saudi Arabia as an Ally

Regardless which party controls the White House, one thing remains constant: U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East rests on the fiction that Saudi Arabia is a reliable partner, perhaps even some sort of indispensable friend of the West. The narrative is repeated by both diplomats, top military officials, and business executives. It’s no wonder...

By Dr. Alex Tokarev

The Constitution of Liberty: Hayek’s Lessons for Today and Tomorrow

“It is because every individual knows little … that we trust the independent and competitive efforts of many to induce the emergence of what we shall want when we see it.” The Nobel Prize-winning Austrian-born economist and political philosopher Friedrich von Hayek (1899-1992) left a rich legacy of books and articles brimming with insights and...

By Lawrence W. Reed, Dr. Alex Tokarev, Kristin Tokarev

America Needs More Northwood Graduates

We hear a lot these days about “equity,” “safe spaces,” and “lived experiences.” But here’s a radical idea: maybe what America really needs is more Northwood University graduates. That was the message from Dr. Kent MacDonald, President of Northwood, during a recent Freedom Seminar lecture. He didn’t talk about victimhood or virtue-signaling. He talked about...

By Student View

Northwood University’s Dr. Nash Discusses Pros and Cons of 50-Year Mortgages

Dr. Timothy G. Nash discussed the pros and cons of 50-year mortgages in an interview with Mike Austin on WILS on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Listen to the interview here:

By Dr. Timothy Nash

Northwood Free Enterprise Center Director Discusses Tariffs Dividend Checks, 50-Year Mortgages in WJR Interview

Dr. Timothy Nash, Northwood University Senior Vice President, and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Northwood University, joined WJR 760 on Tuesday, Nov. 12, to share his thoughts on President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks and 50-year mortgages. Listen here!

By Dr. Timothy Nash

Granddaughter Joins Northwood Free Enterprise Center Director on WILS

Dr. Timothy G. Nash, Director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship was joined by his 11-year-old granddaughter for a recent interview on the Mike Austin Show on WILS regarding increased Halloween expenses. The pair co-authored a piece recently about this subject for The Detroit News. Listen to their...

By Dr. Timothy Nash

Socialism Is Not the Solution. It Is the Problem.

Two out of five people view socialism positively. In 2025. In America! It’s as if the twentieth century never happened. The Holodomor? The Great Leap Forward? The Cultural Revolution? More than a hundred million victims in less than a hundred years? Gone from our collective memory. We’re told, again, that socialism is the answer to...

By Dr. Alex Tokarev, Kristin Tokarev, Georgi Harizanov

Food Insecurity and Business Ingenuity

Political pressure and high levels of uncertainty are a big concern for businesses today. And such concerns can have a ripple effect on the communities and nonprofits that rely on and benefit from partnerships with the private sector. I was recently reminded of this at my local Giant grocery store which featured a special promotion:...

By Kimberlee Josephson

So, Do You Truly Like Taylor Swift?

Long before the concept of “personal brand” became mainstream in the age of social media—and before it turned into a buzzword among LinkedIn recruiters (and a commandment for anyone wanting to stand out in their field)—there was someone who had already mastered it naturally, instinctively, and with absolute control: Taylor Swift. Throughout her career, Taylor...

By Agustina Sosa