from FEE

Universally condemned, envy is nonetheless widely practiced.

It starts with clans and kingdoms, followed by empires and republics. But then what?

Nationalizing health care into a single-payer format is popular, but how does it work in practice?

When there are a lot of varied options, the chances are strong that you’ll find a good fit.

Opponents of market systems are great fans of hurling epithets like “dog-eat-dog” and “survival of the fittest” at supporters.

Entrepreneurship is fraught with uncertainty, offering no guarantees.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren seek to abolish private health insurance and force Americans into a single-payer system, something other Democratic candidates oppose.

Thanks to the work of Frederick Banting and Charles Best, diabetes went from an untreatable condition that has killed untold millions of people over thousands of years to a disease that can be easily treated.

The increased costs, monetary and otherwise, associated with zoning restrictions falls most heavily on the lowest end of the income spectrum.

Americans deserve to know how much Medicare for All will cost and how candidates intend to pay for it.

American innovators shouldn’t need permission slips to create something helpful to consumers.

The reason these illnesses are coming from THC vapes and not nicotine is precisely because the latter is legal while the former is not.

Gig workers and those with work-at-home employment arrangements are not bound by state lines.

Let's reflect on the significance of jury rights and the role they play in the defense of liberty.

There is hesitation among the political class as to what must be done to pay down and eliminate this debt.

Studies concluded that Medicare for All would not only dramatically increase federal spending, but increase total national health spending as well.

Sarmiento and Reed discussed economic education, trade policy, capitalism, and socialism.

Is standardized testing to blame for increased teacher stress and workforce dropout?

Sen. Bernie Sanders is becoming increasingly desperate to recapture the momentum he once had. All he can do now, though, is point the finger of blame at a growing list of villains.

Innovation moves the world forward, but not painlessly.

Rent controls propose using government regulation to solve the symptom—high prices—of a problem—a shortage of housing—which government regulation created in the first place.

“If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels," warns a recent article from Foreign Policy.

It can be daunting and overwhelming to step off the regular educational trajectory, but parents seeking a better educational fit for their kids can be assured there are other options besides traditional public or private schools.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people from West Africa in what is now the United States.

The “Ultra Millionaires Tax” should be a red flag for anyone who believes in personal responsibility, hard work, and private property.

China achieved its miracle by shifting from a controlled economy to a partially market economy in which the bulk of property is privately owned.

That their intentions were good—and that the intentions of the socialists of today are good—is beyond doubt. And yet, good intentions are not enough.

Vaping has been found to be twice as effective as other quit-smoking aids and proven to be 95 percent safer than traditional cigarettes.

The FDA has approved for marketing two human drugs obtained from genetically engineered animals—but none from genetically engineered plants. The primary reason is excessive regulation at the Department of Agriculture.

BLS data show that many of the fastest-growing fields offer attractive salaries. Here’s a look at five of them.

More supervision and less autonomy, combined with social media influences, could be making college students more prone to anxiety and depression.

Let the presidential debates be moderated by people inclined to ask hard, but fair, questions of the candidates—people who would then insist that the candidates answer those questions sensibly.

Before the tears start flowing, know your audience and use discretion to determine if it’s appropriate.

The mistakes young professionals make are usually a result of being new to the workforce.

BLS data are fallible measures that diagnose only part of our nation’s job market health.

The gig economy was never meant to be a traditional sector, so treating it as such belittles what it actually is.

Policies that make it more difficult to land that first job should be avoided.

Somewhere between a third and a half of the world’s economies are freer than Mexico’s.

Automation makes our lives better.

The bill's central provision aims to end surprise billing by virtually eliminating out-of-network care altogether.

The misinformation about the Amazon fires is a telling example of climate apocalypse rhetoric in the United States and Europe.

Despite the claims to the contrary, innovation is a job creator, not a job demolisher.

The story of a resurgent polar bear population deserves to be told and applauded.

Teachers aren’t intentionally holding kids back, but the incentives they face fail to encourage a bolder approach to education.

We should celebrate young people's desire to do good and to change the world. We should also be aware of the disastrous impacts of “just doing something” when no one can foresee how the doing—or our own undoing—may unfold.

Third-party payment systems destroy normal market forces.Currently, in the US nearly 90 percent of medical care expenses are paid by a third party other than the consumer.

I may profit in the future by learning from my mistakes, but fretting today about a choice already made just compounds my mistake.

Craig Cesal was sentenced to life in prison for a first-time drug offense. He currently resides at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Will the United States repeat the errors of the past by trying to fix a credit crisis with more debt?

Antoninus Pius, while imperfect, for the most part ruled with prudence, restraint, and moderation.