from FEE

The litany of government fiascos speaks for itself.

Amy Phan West escaped Vietnam's communist dictatorship in 1984. Now she’s urging Americans to never take their freedoms for granted, lest they fall prey to the same fate as Vietnam.

Of all the red tape tying up the market for healthcare, the “certificate of need” (CON) laws might be the most obviously useless.

Entrepreneurial adaptation must be unleashed.

Milton S. Hershey earned a "doctorate in failure" before achieving great success.

Billionaires contribute daily to the “common good”—not only through charity, but through human ingenuity and the progress and prosperity that produces for all of us.

Bans on low-risk activities unnecessarily undermine the economy, which ultimately undermines people's health.

The clock is ticking on the continuing existence of the EU.

Government stimulus is not a solution because it does not and cannot expand the economy.

Fifty years of government management of essential health care has left Canada with far less capacity and far fewer resources than it needs in this crisis.

Following Hayek’s example, we today must resist coronavirus emergency measures becoming “the new normal” and avoid falling into a permanent mania for planning.

Why is it exactly that libertarians are often dismissed by both sides of the political spectrum?

Is Joy Reid someone who understands that there’s no such thing as a free lunch?

Why did states order nursing homes to take in COVID-19 infected residents? F.A. Hayek's "fatal conceit" might hold the answer.

While the public clamors for safety and voluntarily cedes their liberty, let's look back on these timeless words from our Founding Fathers on the importance of liberty.

Whether masks actually prevent the spread of respiratory infection remains a subject of debate. As recently as March, the US Surgeon General was saying face coverings could actually increase one's risk of infection.

The data suggest Wisconsin’s high-profile vote was a low-risk activity.

Theme park customers were weeks ahead of government action when it came to taking steps to protect themselves and families from the perceived risk of COVID-19.

All too often, what is deemed “essential” is simply what’s convenient to state leaders making the decisions.

A world without the FDA would be a world in which progress is always fast-tracked.

It started with “one-time” stimulus checks. Now some politicians are proposing $2,000 a month for everyone until the crisis passes.

The coronavirus is negatively impacting the economy and will leave lots of damage in its wake.Our government should feel the pain as well.

Our freedom is our hope and happiness. We must not give it away out of fear.

To claim that the best policy choice is obvious is to massively oversimplify a complex world.

Every day on lockdown we further destroy our economy, our sanity, and our liberty.

Such levels of government social spending, which AOC wants to increase, are the main reason why many workers don’t save more of their income.

The economy is a web, not a series of isolated "supply chains."

USPS can turn around its fiscal ship, but only by rejecting costly green pipe dreams.

Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, said Sweden’s social distancing policies are often misunderstood by the public.

Sheltering the public from ideas, even bad ones, only weakens society’s immunity against error.

It is not just about homeschooling. It is about state power over individuals, families, and children.

A world of decentralized learning calls for decentralized accreditation.

The economic incentive to add COVID-19 to diagnostic lists and death certificates is clear and does not require any conspiracy.

Early America had widespread literacy and a vibrant culture of learning.

State tyranny has perpetrated horrors worse than in any death metal song.

“If it saves just one life” is an empty slogan

Murray Rothbard wrote, "the only thing that makes our present welfare system even tolerable is precisely its inefficiency..."

Studies have consistently found that generous unemployment benefitsincrease unemploymentrates.

From mayor to governor to president, Cleveland never let his veto pen sit idle.

Today's vibrant space entrepreneurship sector needs a clear legal framework to continue advancing.

An economy starved of savings has little resilience to any shock.

Individual, private action can have a profound positive impact on animal welfare, particularly when the profit motive is allowed to play its part.

The policy represents a betrayal of the pioneering platform’s founding principles.

Ceasing economic activity has dire consequences. When the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Special Economic Zones and the Entrepreneurial Mindset will be essential to rebuilding the economy.

Dubbed bch-encrypt, the system works in a similar way to email encryption.

Why incentives matter more than ever this Earth Day.

We would be well-served to remember that statistics that can mislead are prevalent in many areas of public policy today.

What is the real market value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?

It actually makes sense. But it probably won't last long.

The private sector has been able to pivot and respond to this crisis as a result of rights enshrined in the Constitution.