Feed articles-from-fee from FEE

Favorite Iconfrom FEE

Link https://fee.org/articles/
Feed http://feeds.fee.org/FEE-Freeman
Updated 2025-04-22 21:04
Zara Billionaire's "Cheap" Philanthropy: $360 Million for Cancer Treatment
As soon as the donation was announced, numerous organizations and politicians publicly censured Amancio Ortega.
Why the SEC Is Terrified of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies allow people to keep all of their money; this is a big problem for the lawmakers.
What Skateboarders Can Teach Us about Education
New technology influenced even those skateboarders who had not accessed it.
The Second Amendment Belongs to Us All, Not Just the Police
Doesn’t the right to be free from “unreasonable” search and seizure include a right to be free of armed, mistaken, warrantless home intrusions?
Nancy MacLean's Postmodern Rhetorical Strategy
Generations of postmodernism have laid the sub-cultural groundwork onwhich books like MacLean's can get published.
Atomic Blonde Is a Serious Anti-Communist Historical Drama
The film captures the breakneck pacing of the period, a time when events unfolded faster than the news media could cover them.
Conservative Policies Don't Match Conservative Values
What's conservative about using the central government to bully states?
Ron Swanson's Lesson in Property Rights
Secure property ownership creates even more opportunities down the road.
We Only Resent Inequality When It's Rigged
It’s better to be poor in a place like Hong Kong where there is strong growth and high levels of upward mobility.
Milton Friedman Was Right to Call Them “Government Schools”
Happy Birthday, Mr. Friedman, may your legacy endure!
Creepy Canadian App Gives Citizens Points for Making Government-Approved Choices
You can now claim rewards for being a 'good citizen', but at what cost?
Jeff Sessions Wants to Double Down on the Drug War
He doesn't want pesky things like due process to get in police's way.
5 Reasons Marxism Has Nothing to Offer Millennials
Millennials are often quick to show disapproval for collectivist policies in favor of more market freedom. However, the ultimate goal of Marxism is to get from each according to his ability and give to each according to his needs. It is unthinkable to imagine ourselves under such dogma because communism is historically equivalent to slavery.
Don’t Let Politics Smash Your Ideals
There can be no lasting victory without first building the infrastructure of freedom.
The More We Know, the Less We Know
Humans have a natural desire to create order out of chaos, but this desire, taken to its extreme, can lead to disastrous consequences.
Intelligence and Wisdom Are Not the Same
Intelligence is indeed a valuable resource, but it isn't everything.
Parental Paranoia Is Bad for Both Children and Parents
I let my five-year old son walk the 500 feet to the neighborhood deli alone. The police did not like that.
How Not to Fight Rotten Ideas
We must make the building of a free society once more an intellectual adventure, a deed of courage.
Without the State, Who Would Fine Children for Looking after Pets?
Why children in New York may face fines for pet-sitting.
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hitler Knew How Important Culture Is
Infiltrate the mainstream culture and you infiltrate people's ideas and lifestyles.
Regulation is Stifling Accessible Healthcare
Regulation is responsible for the enormous gap between the experts and the amateurs
Let’s Raise a Toast to Evasive Entrepreneurs
Why you can now enjoy craft beer at your local microbrewery in spite of meddlesome regulations.
The Private Sector Will Fix Our Infrastructure
Travel time between New York and Washington, DC will soon be 29 minutes.
Let Social Media Boost the Cuban Economy
Access to social media could spark the economic growth the Cuban people want.
Zoning Xenophobia Degrades the Division of Labor
Technologies have made people's lives better through the epoch of history. However people themselves, don't seem to improve, for instance, they don't seem to grasp what makes society great: the division of labor.
Let the States Be Laboratories for Health Care
Only allowing one laboratory to experiment creates limited and lethargic results.
It's Summer Break. Where Have All the Children Gone?
They're trapped inside, doing structured, adult-led activities.
The US Should Copy Canada, but Only the Good Parts
Canada is now one of the world’s most economically free nations.
The Madison Avenue Man Who Saved Mises
On Lawrence Fertig, his heroism, and his wisdom.
YouTube Stars Are Teaching Kids to Cook
Since parents won't, someone has to.
Why Smaller Is Better for Europe
Let the different nations manage themselves and cultivate a spirit of difference to bring out the best solutions.
Jeff Sessions is Wildly Wrong on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Stealing from people makes you a thug even if you wear a badge or a suit.
The AlphaBay Shutdown Will Be as Futile as the Drug War Itself
Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, called it,“one of the most important criminal cases of the year.” Rob Wainwright, Executive Director of EUROPOL said it is an “outstanding success”.” Further investigations into vendors are ongoing.
The Revolt against Homework Is Spreading
Schools are realizing homework is educationally worthless.
Why First World Countries Have Third World Cities
These third world cities all have one thing in common: an absence of free and open markets.
Insurance Cartel Holds Back Life-Saving Therapy from Thousands of Small Children
Fewer than two percent of the 15,000 affected by SMA have gotten access to the new therapy.
Powerful People Don't Defend Themselves
To become defensive and to justify yourself is to allow your accuser to choose the battlefield and set the benchmarks
Blinking Lights Hero Helps Save Liberty—Again!
“We asked them to blink their lights and when we then went to the window, all of Warsaw was blinking.”
Should We Be Alarmed By Consumer Ignorance?
one of the advantages of living in a modern society is that we don’t need to know how to construct the things we take for granted on a daily basis; we don’t even need to understand how they work.
Secrets to Getting the Most out of Your 401(K)
How to ensure you're making the most out of your 401(k)
Is Income Inequality Real?
What does income inequality actually mean?
There's a Hole in the Middle of Doughnut Economics
And it's not sweet or savory.
What Is the SEC Doing to Blockchain Technology?
A good idea cannot be killed by mere bureaucracy.
Charlie Gard's Parents Are Forced to Stop Fighting for their Dying Baby
No one but them should get the final say on his medical care.
Don't 'Liberate' Interns from Valuable Career Experience
The decision to partake in an unpaid internship should be up to the individual.
The Incas and the Collectivist State
The Inca bureaucracy cast its net over all it ruled, transforming them into docile, obedient subjects.
A Socratic Dialogue on Murder
"50 people are murdered on an average day. Do you plan to be outraged every day for the rest of your life?"
Want Smarter, Healthier Kids in the Fall? Let Them Play During the Summer
The Columbia researchers found that grade school children who were given a variety of downtime during their school day “showed significant improvements in attentional skills and cognitive functioning.
Yes, Stephen Curry Really Is Worth $201 Million
NBA players are justly compensated for the audiences they attract and the value that they create.
The Difference between Government Action and Private Action.
There are actually two profound lessons to learn from the story of a man building a staircase for a community park, and then having to deal with state's wrath.
...132133134135136137138139140141...