from FEE

The recent events in America that are sparking mourning, protest, and action are personal, as is the leadership needed to create, model, and adopt solutions to combat injustice and continue to improve the world.

Ending qualified immunity is a step in the right direction.

Foregone social capital is debilitating, even if it is not represented in economic statistics.

George Floyd’s tragic, senseless death can still be a catalyst for police reform. But only if we renounce the assaults, destructiveness, and anarchy we’re witnessing in US cities.

The findings, which emerged as new evidence suggests the coronavirus may be weakening, dovetails with what other world-leading epidemiologists have observed.

The pandemic has provided an excuse for governments to justify the mass collection of geo-location data.

Amusement parks trying to reopen and rescue their business face immense obstacles, almost all caused by government mandates.

Sweden's GDP growth is a stark contrast to nations who initiated hardline lockdowns.

Americans would do well to make up the deficit in their knowledge of the works of Arthur Seldon and his “life for liberty.”

It’s time to reshape the debate. It is not a question of sacrificing lives to save the economy or sacrificing the economy to save lives.

Crony capitalism is the worst contamination threat to the beef, poultry, and pork markets.

While disappointing, the results are not particularly surprising.

FEE stands proudly by its decision to forego stimulus money.

Will movie theaters adapt to a post-COVID landscape? Or will they perish and become a relic of the past, like Blockbuster?

While nations today appear comfortable instituting mass lockdowns to prevent the spread of a deadly respiratory virus, the practice appears to be unprecedented.

The New York governor claims to be out of the "guessing business." But is he really?

Are school closures an effective way to contain the spread of COVID-19? A bevy of international evidence says no.

What if your government sentenced you to remain in your home not for a few weeks or months, but for life?

A grassroots movement of local actions has been credited for Japan's success.

Even if the federal government possessed the power to jump into the crisis, it’s hard to conceive of any action it might have taken that would have better met the challenge than what Philadelphians did, crude though it seems by today’s standards.

The calls for a "new" New Deal should be resisted. We should not let politicians use this crisis for their benefit.

Leonard Read saw that substituting external dictation for individual choices, which are the only way individuals “bloom”—had to be both unjust and unsuccessful.

The world has just experienced a hint of what life would be like without the market. Let's never take it for granted again.

Make no mistake: the COVID-19 lockdown did not cause South Africa’s economic problems.

History is full of stories of people who practiced peaceful resistance in defense of sound principles in the face of official oppression.

Michigan barber Karl Manke deserves credit for his bravery and civil disobedience, but his courage may have been for naught without the intellectual contributions of Montesquieu and James Madison.

It’s important to understand that the trade-off isn’t just the economy vs. lives. It’s also lives vs. lives.

Parents may prefer to continue homeschooling and distance learning.

The results of these policies have been deadly.

Years of deficit spending has made monetary policy a slave to fiscal policy.

NFL executive vice president Jeff Miller told reporters this week that the NFL fully expects to have COVID-19 cases during the 2020 season and is planning accordingly.

Some families may be curious about K-12 education models that favor personalization, small group learning environments, high-quality virtual programming and other innovative alternatives.

Liberals and conservatives are approaching the COVID-19 pandemic through very different moral frameworks.

If we use the COVID crisis as an opportunity to make the economy flexible and resilient, we will come out of this, economically bruised but not beaten, and prepared for however many more waves there might be.

Germany tried paying people for not working after WWI. It didn't turn out so well.

The debate over COVID-19 lockdowns has thrust Sweden into the global spotlight. Anders Tegnell, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said he's confident Sweden's approach is the right one.

Firearms are the most practical and effective way for the average American to secure his or her life, liberty, and property.

To those who think that their government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is effective in fighting against the virus, we Georgians being a fine example of this, I want you to know that you are mistaken.

Subverting the family will not protect children from abuse.

Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, or honestly earning it in productive commerce.

Liberty is what will make America stand strong and stand apart.

The tragedy is compounded by the warnings medical professionals and trade association leaders offered in the lead-up to the policy.

How do you explain the vastly different approach to the pandemic from two red states with similarly low coronavirus impact?

And why we may see more of this in the wake of COVID-19

Around the world, nations are starting to emulate Sweden's COVID-19 strategy. Here's why.

Musk won back a measure of freedom by peacefully asserting his rights. Will others follow his lead?

Intentionally setting aside money each month for an emergency fund is the only way to become and remain financially independent, even amid a global pandemic.

Cuomo's about-face exposes the problem with empowering politicians and bureaucracies with broad regulatory and police powers.

Charity is personal, and we should keep it that way.

Civil disobedience may be key to recovering our liberty and prosperity in a post-COVID world.