from FEE

Reviewing your questions from 2023.

Fauci's recent congressional testimony held a surprising number of admissions.

When the arguments used to justify state actions are placed in the context of slavery, their moral bankruptcy is quickly revealed.

The jewelry industry may seem like a real puzzle, but a little economic reasoning is all it takes to understand what's going on.

A heavy dose of Adam Smith is what Milei is offering, and it's precisely what Argentina needs.

To stop out-of-control spending, it will take more than replacing politicians and bureaucrats.

When marketing, companies must recognize that consumer interests, tastes, and preferences take precedence over the interests of the firm.

The market doesn't allow us to treat every disease, but is that really a valid criticism of economic freedom?

The system of checks and balances" in scientific research is completely off-kilter.

Ayn Rand got many things right, but on the issue of Native Americans she made a big error.

Ford's struggles in the EV market are an important reminder of who the real boss is in a free-market economy. It's not Ford. And it's certainly not the federal government.

Fear of new technologies, and the desire to control them, may have more to do with a fear of free people and the liberating potential of new technologies, rather than of the technology itself.

Steamboat-era Mickey enters the public domain.

The Nelson Column must stand. Cancel culture and its twin evil of presentism must be torn down.

Child labor can be fairly brutal, but the alternatives are often far worse.

How to transform from a grasshopper into an ant.

There are many great moments to choose from, but a few in particular stand out.

Education entrepreneurs create new learning possibilities to meet the diverse needs and interests of today's families and learners.

Why is it that one notion of property rights reliably facilitates widespread prosperity, while the competing theories routinely spread poverty and desperation to the masses?

The conference covered a range of topics, from money to foreign relations to inequality. Here are some of the highlights.

Paradoxical though it may seem, competition is a crucial component of economic harmony.

Take a closer look at those passages in Acts. The communal" arrangement was voluntary.

With Seinfeld's fictional holiday of Festivus" as the mold, I am taking my own shot at creating a new holiday based on the philosophy of Adam Smith: Justivus."

Why party leaders will tend to have low approval.

Are therapy companies exploiting or helping vulnerable young people?

There are kids who reject schooling, but as soon as you put them in an environment where their learning is relevant and interesting, they learn rapidly," said Michael Strong, founder of The Socratic Experience.

Charlie Munger is gone, but the world can still benefit from the wisdom he shared.

Richard Nixon was many things, but he was not a fool;the Nixon tapes showthe president fully understood the ramifications of price controls-yet he employed them anyway to help secure reelection.

Why slashing bureaucracies is a necessary first step.

Managing unemployment might be the stated reason for inflationary policy, but the actual reason seems to be something else.

Why a higher late payment penalty will lead to less self-employment.

Inflation is first and foremost a monetary issue.

The absence of a federal or international commission to investigate COVID's origins is a reminder of a fundamental problem with government.

Marcus Aurelius is widely regarded as Rome's finest emperor. It's a good bet that were he with us today, he would be an advocate for school choice.

Perhaps coercive schooling and increasingly unreasonable state-approved" standards are the real problem.

Siding with freedom means siding with peaceful individuals, not nation-states.

Elon Musk says the number one threat to humanity is a population collapse. Is he right?

If your children are not happy at school, there's never been a better time to exit for something else.

'Travelin Soldier' describes a young American shipped off to war to fight in Vietnam-and never returns.

Young people aren't snowflakes for wanting a better life.

Milei represents a unique moment in the recent history of world leaders.

Argentina's triple-digit inflation might be new, but its economic dysfunction goes back decades.

High prices may be annoying, but the alternative is far worse.

The fact that Fauci is no longer presuming he should get to decide for people what they must put into their bodies is a good thing. It's just a shame it took him so long.

The claim that a new federal law mandates that every new motor vehicle includes technology that could disable the vehicle might sound preposterous, but it's actually true. Here are the receipts.

In Argentina-one of the most statist countries in the world-a libertarian economist is now the president-elect.

Mr. Beast's philanthropy, which is all voluntary and profit-driven, surpasses government-led efforts by miles. And that's what his critics can't handle.

Credit cards can be useful and beneficial, but they need to be managed responsibly.

Yet again, the critics of free-market capitalism swing and miss.

The solution is surprisingly simple if you know a little economics.