5 Surprising Scientific Facts about Earth’s Climate
On the weekend of August 10–11, as if in chorus, major online news websites called on people to stop consuming […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
The Presidency Is Too Powerful
Imagine living in a world where a single individual can issue binding edicts directly controlling the behavior of every firm […]
Thomas Clarkson: The First Abolitionist
Source The brutal and cruel transatlantic slave trade lasted for more than 300 hundred years. In 1785, Thomas Clarkson, a […]
The Economic Discussion on Brexit That Isn’t Happening
Millions of words have now been expended arguing the economic case for and against Brexit. It is a sad reflection […]
Why Socialism Is the Failed Idea That Never Dies
Kristian Niemietz, Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies. Institute for Economic Affairs, London 2019, 374 pages. What would you […]
Mass Shootings Are a Horrible Way to Understand Gun Violence
After each mass shooting, there is an outpouring of emotion. Grief. Shock. Sickness. Anger. We saw all of these in […]
What Amazon, Nike, Uber, and Disney Do With Their Money
What do some of the world’s biggest and most recognized corporations do with their money? Is it true that they […]
This Mystery YouTuber Will Teach You More about the Soviet Union Than Your Professors
Your teachers gave you the boring dates and names of long-dead politicians, and all you know about communism is that […]
Gun Rights Don’t Depend on Statistics
It’s nice when statistics are on your side. When it comes to guns, I think the best statistical evidence shows […]
Milton Friedman Was Right on Corporate Guidance, and “Woke” CEOs Ignore Him at Shareholder Peril
The Business Roundtable, an association that counts among its members the CEOs of some of the largest public companies in […]
I Was a Physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center. Here’s Why I No Longer Believe Government H
In my medical training, a fellow physician tried to convince me that my liberal leanings on health care were misguided. […]
Guns Prevent Thousands of Crimes Every Day, Research Shows
It never fails. A split-second after a mass shooting occurs, grandstanders and ideologues issue statements demanding new gun controls-even if […]
The Laws of Economics Cannot Be Wished Away
In areas such as rent control and minimum wage laws there’s an increasing tendency to ignore the basic laws of […]
Central Banks Are Purchasing Gold at Record Highs. Why?
As reported by Dion Rabouin at Axios, an unprecedented shift toward gold has been led by the financial authorities of […]
Op-Eds by FEE President Zilvinas Silenas Address Democratic Socialists of America
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held their national convention in Atlanta in August. FEE President Zilvinas Silenas, a newly […]
Video: Lawrence Reed on Modern Parallels to the Fall of Rome
It’s not unusual to hear modern-day America (and more broadly, the modern West) compared with the late stages of the […]