from FEE

A new report outlines how intrusive Europe's high taxes are on the work life of its citizens. Is this what Americans want?

That the rise of 20th-century socialism began with a falsehood is fitting since its modern foundation is also built largely on fiction.

A closer look at solar panels opens a wide array of questions that need answers.

What the Antifederalists predicted would be the results of the Constitution turned out to be true in most every respect.

When the state could no longer feed them, freedom of exchange helped them feed themselves.

In a sense, "1984" is largely a book about the human capacity to maintain a grip on the truth in the face of propaganda and power.

Modern Warfare's opening launch more than doubled the box office opening of "Joker," the most profitable comic book movie ever.

The Stasi's sole function was to keep the Communist Party in power. They didn’t care how.

FEE staffers share their family stories about growing up under oppressive Soviet control.

For the sake of the poor, it’s time for Pope Francis to get a better understanding of basic economics.

For the sake of the poor, it’s time for Pope Francis to get a better understanding of basic economics.

The Darwinian imagery of the survival of the fittest people was emphasized not by capitalism’s proponents, who recognized its dramatically un-Darwinian results, but by capitalism’s opponents.

Cancel culture has gone too far, but it could be a lot worse.

The goal of Outschool.com is to make interest-based, learner-directed education a mainstream option for many more young people.

We are on the brink of inter-generational strife. We have the political shortsightedness of decades past to thank for that.

At a time when we often forget that liberty is both America’s rationale and its greatness, Americans would profit from Adams’s wisdom.

Thirty years later, many individuals in the former East German state continue to feel the consequences of the German Democratic Republic’s socialist policies.

Trump achieving his stated goal of persuading the Chinese to drop some or all trade restrictions would make the Chinese economy freer and therefore stronger.

The raucous, rebellious beauty of illegal fashions fed East Germans’ need for creativity and individuality under a government that controlled every aspect of life.

Here are 10 more jokes that were popular in East Germany, but were almost certainly too hot (or just too honest) for the Stasi.

It would be a shame to lose the wisdom and inspiration of Albert Camus.

There’s no shortage of awful vehicles produced in the 20th century. The Trabant, however, tops them all.

Dystopian stories are popular for sure, but you don’t have to turn to fiction to find them.

The collapse of communism was a magnificent triumph of the human spirit. The commitment to liberty defeated the lust for power.

There is no such thing as government regulated free speech.

Walking through Times Square, the phrase that kept popping into my head was: spontaneous order.

Take the quiz below … if you dare.

Don’t let "average" employment turn you into a mindless follower.

If Halloween were a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, where would the characters be in an alignment chart?

Here are five facts about inequality you might not know.

Are you an anarchist or a socialist? A progressive or a conservative? We're betting we can tell if you answer these five ghoulish questions.

A blend between homeschooling and private schooling, micro-schools retain the curriculum freedom and schedule flexibility characteristic of homeschooling.

What do movie monsters say about our politics?

While the spiritual goods provided by religion are important, so are the actual and psychic goods provided by the free market.

Our constructive actions will do far more to earn the trust of others than will our ability to put them in their place, either online or in the real world.

Joker is not a political movie but a psychological one, showing the dangers of group action and the power of group narratives.

Prioritizing employment over productivity puts the cart before the horse.

Does pursuing maximum shareholder value preclude “investing in our employees?” Hint: It doesn’t!

The idea of peaceful, voluntary cooperation through trade is something humans have gravitated toward for millennia.

Unilateral trade is no guarantee of peace, but the evidence suggests it beats the alternative.

The hardest part of treating addiction to any substance or belief is that denial is a major part of the disease.

Every generation faces unique challenges, especially now in the publishing space.

Iraq is in the news again and sadly, it’s not good.

Seven decades ago, Felix Morley’s "The Power in the People" explored the central distinction between self-government and coercive government.

Why is LASIK so cheap?

As the game gets harder, the expectations become higher.

As long as people are free to pursue their own interests, and market prices are not artificially prevented from adjusting, they will tend to choose to specialize in what they have a comparative advantage in.

Parents are increasingly dissatisfied with a one-size-fits-all mass schooling model and want access to expanded educational options for their kids.

“Trickle-down theory,” where the rich keep their money rather than have it taxed away, is a term created by people suspicious of free markets.

Some public school teachers wonder if conventional schooling may be the root of their discontent, not education itself.