from FEE

Why they’re wrong to sneer at the invisible hand and “I, Pencil”

In the US, there appears to be a widespread belief that the economy “does not work” for most Americans. But let's examine some of the most common claims.

How labor laws lead to empty titles.

Ceasing to worry about things beyond one’s control may very well be a stepping stone to happiness—yet absurdly arguing about such things with the ones you love can be a great way to laugh at your fate all the same.

Cardi B doesn’t name an inflation culprit—but she need look no further than the Federal Reserve.

Despite a surging national debt, the spending orgy continues in Washington.

You can find heroes of character in every country’s history, but at times it seems that we’ve forgotten more of them than we’re producing.

Henry Hazlitt and the protégé effect

An eight-ream bill is no sign of legislative nobility.

Evidence suggests grade-skipping is not nearly as prevalent as it ought to be.

In many if not most Montana communities, there is but one garbage collection company to choose from. Here's why.

How the tribalistic mentality around Britain's healthcare has led to everyone worse off.

With fewer government hurdles, minority entrepreneurs can overcome racial economic gaps.

Ask an Economist #7

Take ownership of your finances. Nobody is going to do it for you.

There’s an alternative to government licensing, and it already exists.

As Americans sift through the Twitter Files and learn the shocking truth about U.S. government involvement in social media moderation, they can take important lessons from Brazil’s recent foray into censorship.

What Leonard Read meant by 'Americanism'

It is almost always superficial and misleading to pigeon-hole people by group instead of judging each individual by his own decisions, actions and circumstances.

The basic error which explains Ehrlich's systematic failures

It was more about a principle than a nation.

A good sense of humor is typically associated with intelligence, a likable personality, and work ethic.

“Must the magistrate tie up every man'slegs, because some men fall into ditches?”

Paula Bonhoeffer saw the risks of educating her small, impressionable children in the state’s schools.

Weaning the government and the Fed off spending and printing will be a lengthy and agonizing process. But it needs to happen.

The historic struggle continues.

Reducing the sway of ‘market economics’ is a euphemism for expropriating control of resources from peaceful and productive producers.

Libertarians founded America, and libertarians can restore America.

A rock classic brilliantly reveals the morality of markets.

You can’t make this stuff up.

Locke vs. Oppenheimer: Two Origin Stories of the State

What made Norm Macdonald so funny? Economics can give us a clue.

What if schools are the major source of the youth mental crisis?

The story behind China’s first steps toward recovery from collectivism is one to celebrate.

Those of us who want to do well in financial matters will follow this “one simple trick.”

One’s personal character should be a life-long investment.

Charles Spurgeon did far more than give lip service to Christmas, and his ideas were carried to the ends of the earth.

The folks at the DOE have been working hard to take affordable options away from consumers.

"Do They Know It's Christmas" remains a holiday favorite. But it turns out that writing a song and raising millions of dollars for food assistance in Africa was the easy part.

How a poverty-stricken college drop-out became a world-renowned, self-taught economist

The buzz around microschooling may be new, but these small learning spaces have been around for awhile.

Economic research suggests that deadweight losses surge at Christmas time, but should that really bother us?

Ask an Economist #6

Even enemies can become friends when we reject violence and see people as they truly are—as individuals. The British and German troops who on Christmas Eve enjoyed a night of joy amid the carnage of 1914 could attest to that.

In practice, Marxists have proven much better at destroying societies and cultures than they have at creating successful new ones.

With rising inflation, ever-present shortages, and the legacy media recommending Americans tighten their belts, let’s take a look how much the federal government has been spending on foreign aid, and on what.

If it sounds crazy that established players get a say on who is allowed to compete with them, well, it should.

Even totalitarian states need markets to coordinate production and arrange resources.

By following these easy steps, I was able to raise my credit score by nearly 100 points in just four months.

Technology continues to exceed our wildest speculations