from FEE

Kindergarten may be valuable for some children, but it shouldn’t be compulsory.

The 1932 election is perhaps the best example of the rule that prevailsall too often in the political world: You get what you voted against.

What Mikhail Gorbachev tried to do with the Soviet Union is surprisingly relevant today.

Ecological change is a constant of biological reality—but humans remaining well fed is certainly not.

The third law of demand offers some unexpected insights for Biden's loan forgiveness.

Those who think the Lord's Prayer and Jubilees support their political goal of blanket debt forgiveness should take a closer look at the Bible and Jewish history.

One Republican state lawmaker says that McDonald’s warned her that they may stop expanding in California or even abandon the Golden State entirely, if a current proposal becomes law.

If someone wanted to destroy a generation’s hope in their ability to get ahead, he couldn’t have devised a better system than the federal government's income-based repayment plans.

A year ago, Dr. Leana Wen was arguing unvaccinated people shouldn’t be allowed to leave their homes. But now she says she’s abandoned her “extremely cautious” Covid views.

Andrew Schulz is, in many ways, the Bitcoin of comedy.

As usual, government is much more the problem here than the solution.

The roots of social media censorship are finally being exposed.

The president is attempting to pervert the law and use it for naked clientelism.

In barely more than one generation, Japan transformed itself from a poor country to a rich one—a feat widely seen as “miraculous.”

As Leonard Read explained, we are faced with “a leadership problem, not a mass reformation problem.”

Amajority of adults in56 of D.C.‘s neighborhoodswould not qualify to care for children by its bachelor’s degree requirement, a regulation recently upheld by a federal court.

Political incentives shape policy decisions, which is why the freeze on student loan payments is unlikely to be rescinded without some forgiveness this close to midterms.

The Amish are often regarded as uncivilized people, but perhaps there’s something we can learn from them.

The CDC is late to the party on natural immunity, and many Americans have suffered because of it.

Matthew Hennessey’s new book shows that economics need not be intimidating to the man (or woman) on the street.

Richard Branson’s own business venture seems to conflict with the ESG craze he supports.

Understanding what freedom means is key part of preserving it., and Antonio Escohotado understood liberty as well as anyone.

If genuine freedom is the goal, rhetoric about liberty won’t be enough.

Disruptive innovation is reshaping how children learn and expanding access to alternative education models.

Self-improvement is the answer to interventionism

A distortionary labor market is bad for productivity.

Many questioning the decision are victims of the sunk cost fallacy.

Corporations are easy political targets, but their utility is irrefutable.

Don't blame 'capitalism' or 'greedy developers.'

Lafayette’s grand tour continues today.

In each of these cities, inflation is higher than 10 percent.

A wide assortment of charter school options, reflecting different educational philosophies and approaches, provides greater choice for families.

Imagine if this system were to be extrapolated to other fields.

Sri Lanka's tragedy is a classic example of a supposedly “green” policy achieving very little—beyond human suffering.

Don’t fear progress in education.

Decentralization is crucial in all sectors but especially in education.

According to many researchers, the learning styles theory is the biggest myth in education.

The ghastly event happened 70 years ago today, and teaches an important and timeless lesson.

While many factors contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka, a key one has been conveniently overlooked by many economists: the monetization of its debt.

Union leaders claim that “extremists” politicized US schools. This is blatant revisionism.

The 1993 film Demolition Man saw some parts of our future clearly—and reminds us there are many shades of dystopia.

Wealth is not the only casualty of life under socialism.

More people does mean more mouths to feed, but it also means more minds.

In the real world, progress is born of turning luxuries into common goods.

It is true that in a tight labor market businesses have to compete keenly for workers. But it is not true that they can do so simply by offering higher wages and passing the cost onto consumers.

The IRS would more than double its workforce under this legislation.

Transportation is essential to any economy.

Karl Marx didn’t support the right of workers to bear arms because he saw it as an inalienable right. He supported gun rights because they were a means to an end.

After more than five decades on the throne, Emperor Han Wudi publicly apologized to all of China for his rampant spending and reckless wars.

To say that Scully was beloved by fans is an understatement.