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Updated 2025-07-02 05:02
When Women Are Free, Economies Thrive
Freedom for women is a proven road out of poverty.
The Mountain Paths That No One Planned
The absence of curiosity creates an intolerance for unplanned progress.
Congress Will Not Control Spending Until the Money Is Fixed
The way to fiscal soundness is through the monetary system.
The Lazy Millennial Guide to Avoid Exercise
Biology is catching up to technology. Or maybe it's the other way around.
College Basketball's "One and Done" Should Be "None and Done"
Perhaps if the NBA and NCAA realized times have changed, they'd allow players to either enter the draft once they've turned 18 or be compensated while still in school.
Arbor Day Has Free-Market Roots
Even the holiday's founder knew that lumber tariffs are harmful.
The Foreign Policy Blunder Nobody is Talking About
The United States gains nothing, but the potential costs are clear and profound.
Free Trade As a General Rule
When in doubt, free trade is a safe bet.
Cronyism Is Preventing India's Transportation Sector from Growing
When the government rigs the market, everybody loses.
Trump’s Tax Plan Is Brilliant Politics and Even Better Economics
It's a welcome truce in the long-running war on capital.
A 15% Tax on Freelancer Income Would Be Yuuuge
This could be a much needed windfall for entrepreneurs.
Communism's Bloody Legacy Turns 100
One-fifth of the world’s population still lives under single-party communist regimes.
Want the American Dream? You Might Need to Go Abroad
The job you want probably won't be in your own backyard.
Ireland's Water Consumption Just Became a Tragedy of the Commons
Anti-austerity activists called for simply boycotting the water bills.
We Don't Need Steel Tariffs for National Security
In today's style of warfare, steel is less important than it was in WW II.
Why is the Fed so Fixated on the Inflation Rate?
Whereas a gradual deflation would put prices closer to the real cost of production.
Should Faith-Based Economics Be Taught in Schools?
Marxist central planning is being taught as if it were science.
The Market's Glorious Resurrection of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Consumer demand is a powerful tool, it may even help you get your favorite show back on the air.
Trump’s Disappointing Flip-Flop on the Export-Import Bank
“Reforming” the swamp rather than draining it.
Retail Stores Are Dying and We Should Let Them
Honestly, who goes to actual stores anymore?
Actually, Life Is Pretty Awesome
The poor are getting richer, and life is getting longer.
Robots Substitute for Jobs, Not Human Creativity
Robots substitute for human workers, yet today's US labor force participation rate is 3.8 percent higher than it was in 1950.
Today's Civil Strife Is Rooted in Economic Frustration and Fallacy
How the Tea Party and Occupy movements degraded into the divisive Trump and Bernie Revolutions now clashing in the streets.
What Dracula's Backstory Says about Moral Choices
Without commerce, no one wins except at another’s expense.
Trump Just Imposed a New Tax on Lumber
Tariffs raise prices, kill jobs, and destroy prosperity.
This Government Will Decide How Rare Your Burger Is
Should we be free to eat what we want? The British government doesn’t seem to think so.
Capitalism Is the Moral High Road
In free markets, we must attempt to persuade each other without compulsion.
The Left and Right Are Splitting the American Baby in Half
Our culture is driven by factions vying for power over others.
Is India Ready for Uber?
Can Uber prevail in the developing world?
This State Is Rushing to Use Up Its Expiring Lethal Injection Drugs
They're about to give the US its first double execution since 2000.
The Rise of Homeschooling Was Broad and Bipartisan
It has involved both counter-cultural hippies and conservative Christians.
Is This Finally Our Flying Car?
Google's Larry Page is backing a flying car, but there are so many out there in addition. Someday, people will laugh at these videos the way we laugh today at the first attempts at flight.
Trump Was Right the First Time, We Should Stay Out of Syria
Syria's civil war is an extraordinary tragedy, and we should still stay out of it.
"Master and Commander's" Prize Money
The singular advantage of the prize system is that the expense would be borne by the enemy.
Robin Hood: Man of the People or Destructive Thief?
Did he steal from the rich to give to the poor? Or did he take back from the government what rightfully belonged to the people?
A Tale of Two (Sim) Cities
Even the largest company can fail if it chooses to ignore the desires of its clients, and even the smallest can succeed if it listens to them.
5 Reasons Why I’m Attending FEEcon
Basically, I'd be a fool not to.
Our Grandparents Didn't Want Us to Work in Factories
That fewer Americans work in factories is a sign of progress.
New York Wants Its Students to Learn at the Expense of Everyone Else
Free tuition means even good students might not pay for the education they benefited from. Not all "good jobs" pay well.
The Federal Reserve Is a Disease Masquerading as Its Own Cure
In the long run, Fed actions lead to inflation and massive federal debt.
The Infantilization of the Campus Left
Colleges should not be turned into social media platforms.
The Bad Manners of the Campus Left
It's interesting that what some go to college for, others find “offensive.”
Americans Work Almost 4 Months Just to Pay Taxes
If we are forced to work a third of the year just to pay taxes, are we still free?
How Polish Zookeepers Defied German Occupation and Saved 500 Jewish Lives
One possible gift to come from the mass bloodshed of 20th century totalitarianism: perhaps the history will serve as a lesson for the future.
Citizenship Needs an Owner’s Manual
Helen Krieble’s Lens of Liberty Citizenship Initiative
Why Governments Always Exaggerate the Prostitution Threat
The sex trafficking paranoia is the new War on Drugs.
How Africa Got Left Behind
African politicians have paralyzed the continent.
America's Brazilian Future
Retirement outlays will eat up 43% of Brazil's budget.
The Tom Brady Approach to Living a Life of Mastery
Good genes and the right intentions are great, but they're not everything.
Mises on the Importance of Adam Smith
Smith’s books were not the foundation stone, but the keystone.
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