From time-to-time I am asked where to find good analysis and opinion pieces that go beyond the sound bytes and catch phrases found in so many newspaper editorials and political publications, and that are written from a free market capitalist point of view.  I decided to share a few good places for information to which I turn on a consistent basis.

Capitalism Magazine
A collection of articles (many of which can be found elsewhere), Capitalism covers everything the arts & culture to politics.  As the Name suggests, it has a decidedly capitalist slant.

TCS Daily
Originally started as Tech Central Station by James K. Glassman, the site has evolved into Technology - Commerce - Society.  The website carries a lot of opinion, typically more analytically presented, tending to center heavily around free market approaches to global warming, health care, and general economics, but also delves into foreign affairs as well.  The articles tend to be longer and more developed than a typical opinion piece, and most of the contributors are PdDs in their respective fields.  A must read is Dr. Arnold Kling, a libertarian-oriented economics professor who consistently is able to look at things from a unique perspective.

Cafe Hayek is a blog run by two economics professors at George Mason University.  Named after free market Nobel Laureate economist Friedrich Hayek, many of the postings are comments referenced to other articles or copies of letters written to the editors of various publications in response to articles and op-eds.  Again, you get analysis here from a different perspective of that from most other sources; for example, they had an interesting explanation of the relationship between the establishment of Prohibition and the establishment of the federal income tax that I had never before heard.  Always interesting.

20/20 correspondent John Stossel also writes a weekly column.  Typically, his subject matter concerns the incompetence and inefficiency of the government and the importance of private property, individual liberty, and free market capitalism.  His column is published every Wednesday.

Walter Williams is another George Mason University economics professor, and like Stossel he has a weekly Wednesday column.  He regularly deals out "Economics 101"-type lessons, detailing the folly of government intrusions on the free market and individual choice.

The Club for Growth is an advocacy group with an associated PAC.  They favor low-tax, pro-growth economic policies and limited government spending.  They have analyses of the economic records of various presidential candidates, they rate members of Congress on issues of economics and on dispensing of pork barrel spending, and they link to news articles and analysis.

Cato Unbound is a website run by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank.  The information here is in longer form, more along the lines of a research project than an "article"; as such, expect to find more in-depth analysis but also more dryness of material.  Still, there is some excellent analysis to be found.

And on a more light-hearted note, if you're a fan of NFL football, no Monday is complete without reading Peter King's gold standard Monday Morning Quarterback column on Sports Illustrated.  The consummate insider, King gives the scoop on what's really going on in pro football, along with excellent analysis of the teams, games, trades, players, etc.

All of the above are excellent sources for information and thought-provoking commentary.  At some point during the week, I try to hit each of these listings, with some of them being daily reads.  I hope you enjoy!