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

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

President Donald Trump just designated Saudi Arabia a “major non-NATO ally.” It happened during the White House visit of the crown prince, between the sale of the most advanced F-35 fighter jets to the Desert Kingdom and the promise of a trillion petrodollars of investments in the American economy. Presidents come and go. Republican or...

By Dr. Alex Tokarev

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

Northwood Free Enterprise Center Director Discusses Positive CPI Report

Northwood Free Enterprise Center Director Discusses Positive CPI Report

Dr. Timothy G. Nash, Director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship recently joined Kalamazoo Mornings with Ken Lanphear on WKZO to discuss a positive CPI Report and the economic road ahead. Listen here.

Historian to Illuminate America’s 250-Year Experiment in Northwood Freedom Seminar Keynote

Historian to Illuminate America’s 250-Year Experiment in Northwood Freedom Seminar Keynote

Northwood University will livestream a keynote Freedom Seminar address from award-winning historian and author Dr. Wilfred M. McClay for a Freedom Seminar keynote address, “America: Land of Hope,” on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The lecture, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Griswold Lecture Hall, is free and open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and...

Repo Market’s Warning Light is Flickering

Repo Market’s Warning Light is Flickering

After several years of calm, stress is again building in the hidden plumbing of the US financial system — the short-term funding markets that move trillions of dollars in overnight cash and securities each day. These markets, particularly the repurchase (“repo”) market and its benchmark Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), are critical to the smooth...

By Peter C. Earle

Yang Zhu and the Freedom of the Self

Yang Zhu and the Freedom of the Self

Yang Zhu (440–360 BC) was a Chinese philosopher whose ideas were considered daring and transgressive for his time, but can strike us as modern in their focus on individual freedom. His lessons were shared through early texts and referred to by scholars in the following centuries. He lived during the “Warring States” period, the phase...

By Katrina Gulliver