Over the past few decades, our economy has undergone some fundamental changes--with the result that the fight for control over the commanding heights of American economic life is still very much with us. And it is a fight that, at least for now, the free-market camp appears to be losing.

Since his death on Feb. 17 at age 96, the tributes have flowed to Arnold Beichman, the legendary anti-Communist journalist.

Compelling individuals to purchase health insurance is not only the wrong approach, but it is also almost certainly unconstitutional.

Forcing consumers to buy today's health insurance may benefit insurance companies, health-care providers and other special interests, but it is not good public policy.

A market-based apparatus might lead to better service and, more importantly, safer air travel.

Durable jobs in sustainable enterprises are created by entrepreneurs and toughened by market competition. They are not created by government spending or coddled by political favoritism and never will be.

It may sound odd, but only free and open markets, not government regulation, can quickly and effectively clean up the mess that markets sometimes make.

Let entrepreneurs compete vigorously to pump innovations into the marketplace without government's attempting to pick winners and losers. Otherwise we are setting the stage for another bubble.