from FEE

Sweeping surveillance laws have remained on the books for decades after 9/11—but two members of Congress from opposite sides of the political spectrum want to change that.

New York City has been the stage for some of the most devastating fires in US history. But how does their damage measure up against the devastation government officials wrought in 2020?

New York and California have created climates hostile to capital, markets, and entrepreneurs. Fortunately, they are not the only game in town.

Behind the rousingly patriotic rhetoric is a seriously misguided economic philosophy that hurts Americans.

This policy would basically give anyone with a good sob story a green light to violate property rights at will.

While remote education has largely been a failure, many private online learning providers are seeing their enrollment numbers climb, as parents search for better options.

A new report estimated the US government could raise $48 billion a year by taxing remote work. But is making remote work more expensive a good idea?

A pair of New Jersey gym owners are being fined $15k per day for refusing to comply with a state lockdown order. But they're showing no signs of backing down.

The figure alone reveals that the governor’s crushing mandate banning in-person dining has no basis in reality.

Because the 2020 election was largely a referendum on President Trump, many of Joe Biden’s policy proposals have been overlooked until now.

Companies have all kinds of incentives to be charitable. Unfortunately, retailers often face regulations that force them to destroy their merchandise instead of donating it.

We should focus on policies that actually make communities safer and don’t create any new victims.

NFL star Russell Okung has emerged as a leading voice for liberty and individualism. Is Aaron Rodgers next?

The new University of Cambridge paper is the first longitudinal study to trace the mental health effects of lockdowns and social isolation on younger children.

Antitrust advocates might do well to remember the corporate landscape looks nothing like a century ago. And Zoom's surprising success proves it.

Why do politicians continue to use harmful lockdowns and draconian restrictions if they are ineffective? Public choice theory may hold a clue.

In New York hospitals, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients who are neither sick nor contagious are using up badly needed hospital beds because of Governor Cuomo's executive order and flawed PCR tests.

Woodrow Wilson had no qualms about jailing people he disagreed with. His persecution of the Hutterites can attest to that.

A federal program created by Congress more than 30 years ago transferred 80,000 rifles, 12,000 bayonets, 4,000 combat knives, nearly 500 ‘bomb detonator robots,’ 50 airplanes, ‘night-vision sniper scopes,’ and more to local police.

How can you ‘trespass’ on your own property?

The collateral damage of lockdowns is well documented. Their benefits, however, remain murky.

Our joint possibilities are expanded by voluntary diversity, but involuntary diversity can increase social balkanization.

Amid COVID-19, elected officials have sent taxpayer money flying out the door with even less diligence than usual. California offers a particularly egregious example.

New York’s political class has shown a disdain for capitalism and private property. Fortunately, companies and individuals have other options.

Any retrospective analysis of lockdown policies—the effectiveness which is seriously disputed—must be weighed against the loss of life and human suffering they caused.

It is unlikely that those paid to make AOC’s sweatshirt could afford to buy the end product —even if they’re earning what she calls a “living wage.”

Skeptics of market forces vastly underestimate the power of the “invisible hand,” a term coined by Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith that refers to the unseen market forces that drive an economy.

Some trends are familiar. Others may surprise you.

Thank you, Walter Williams, for your steadfastness from start to finish.

Many Los Angeles residents are left wondering whether their afternoon stroll is now a criminal offense.

State-level data show just how dramatic the surge in homeschooling has been.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet did not hold back in his appraisal of the collective response to COVID-19: 'The virus here is government.'

Walter Williams is gone and will be widely missed, but his insights are not.

The macabre attempt to crossbreed humans and apes was an attempt to introduce genes to suppress longing for freedom and individuality.

In Beverly Hills, California, city leaders are demanding L.A. County repeal its ban on outdoor dining, while restaurants in Louisville, Kentucky pledge to reopen regardless of what the governor orders.

Renowned economist Walter Williams has died. He was 84.

Reckless disregard for efficiency is inherent to all government spending.

Fauci’s mistake is one of arrogance, not malice—and it’s one we see repeated over and over again by the adherents of central planning.

Samuel Klein's amazing journey is a true rags to riches story.

A new NBER paper titled “Why Is All COVID-19 News Bad News?” shows how US media fanned the flames of public panic.

Student debt forgiveness would overwhelmingly benefit the most well off in America, new economic research shows.

Roger Waters, a co-founder of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, joins the chorus of people angry over Twitter's censorship.

There’s one glaring problem with Ocasio-Cortez’s impassioned tirade.

Narendra Modi's stated goals are worthy. But to achieve these goals, Modi must abandon his protectionist folly and embrace free trade.

Not only did government persecute certain businesses to the benefit of others, it also provided incentives, handouts, and other pork.

The message of Jordan Peterson's 'Beyond Order' should make us rethink the lockdowns

Just imagine what charity could accomplish if big government programs weren’t consuming so much of our resources.

There are worse things than COVID-19—and isolation and loss of the family unit are chief among them.

Continuing to bear responsibility despite the slings and arrows of life is no easy task. We should be grateful that so many people do, Jordan Peterson reminds us.

Weld County’s defiance came days before news broke that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is “furious” because a Brooklyn synagogue held a secret wedding.