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 […]
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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 […]
The NYT Says “America Is Rigged Against Workers.” Here’s What They Left Out
I periodically mock the New York Times when editors, reporters, and columnists engage in sloppy and biased analysis. Claiming Medicaid cuts in […]
Why College Tuition Is so Expensive
Like many Americans, Will Roberson borrowed a lot of money to attend college. The 21-year-old racked up nearly $150,000 studying […]
35 Years Later, Antitrust Lawyers Are Making the Same Ma Bell Mistake
“The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.” – Vito Corleone, The Godfather It […]
Why the Prescription Drug Market Doesn’t Work for Patients
What does it take to get vital medical care in America? For Laura Matson, a type-1 diabetic, it took upending […]
A Tale of Two Bubbles: How the Fed Crashed the Tech and the Housing Markets
Since its founding, the Federal Reserve has had a hand in creating some of the largest bubbles in history. When […]
8 Revealing Numbers from the Social Security 2100 Act
Advocates of Social Security expansion have declared their intention to move the ‘Social Security 2100 Act’ through the House of […]
Competition Should Be Neither Restricted Nor Mandated
Imagine two different track races. In the first race, there are 100 competitors who are all Olympic athletes. In the […]
The Economic Cost of Cuban Socialism
Cuba has a very sad history. It traded a regular dictatorship for a communist dictatorship six decades ago, and the […]
An Open Letter to ‘Democratic Socialists’ Visiting Atlanta
Dear democratic socialists coming to town, The Democratic Socialists of America is holding its annual conference in Atlanta at the […]
Both the US and China Are Being Harmed by Trump’s Never-Ending Trade War
President Donald Trump recently escalated his trade war with China, threatening to impose a 10 percent tariff on the remaining […]
‘Free Everything’ and the First Law of Politics
The other night, a politician criticized Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for offering voters ‘free everything and impossible promises.’ Remarkably, […]
No, Millions of Americans Are Not Living on Less Than $2 a Day
Over the past five years some welfare advocates have been promoting an eye-opening claim: more than 3 million U.S. households-including […]
Why You Never Hear Anyone Say “That Wasn’t Real Capitalism”
“Der heimliche Aufmarsch” (‘The Secret Deployment’) is an old socialist revolutionary song from the Weimar Republic. It calls upon the […]