from FEE

From solar roads to Solyndra to the ATVM program, government-backed technological endeavors have been a disaster.

Silenas used the convention as an opportunity to address the rise of socialism and remind us of its horrors.

Social media and cryptocurrency are helping to unclog the developing Venezuelan barter economy by lowering transaction costs.

Each side needs to approach the other not as adversaries but as partners in hashing out how we can balance people’s right to defend themselves with the need to prevent people from harming others.

The World Gold Council reported that central banks bought a historic high of 374.1 tons of gold this year.

The frequent parent-child conflict of back-to-school shopping illustrates why politics expands Americans’ disunity.

Parts of college are simply stressful and difficult. But in the end, graduation from college remains economically beneficial.

Imagine the difference it could make if even one of the candidates allowed the wisdom of only one or two of these snippets to truly sink in.

What do Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and tiny homes have in common? More than many might think.

President Trump’s reference to the Fed is an allusion to his earlier plea that the Fed manipulate the dollar lower.

Childhood is being ruined and parents are the only ones who can save it.

Setting a minimum wage doesn’t make everyone’s labor more valuable. It simply makes it illegal for lower-skill, less-experienced workers to be employed at all.

Whether coincidence or otherwise, competition in the streaming industry demonstrates age-old facts of first and second-mover advantages.

Some are claiming pay floor increases at the state level are responsible for the recent wage boon, but they're wrong.

Many of the trends of our day echo those of the ancient Republic, which make its lessons all the more relevant, even pressing, for us now.

The secret to professional development is taking control of the direction of your career.

By continuing along with this standardized type of schooling, we are putting millions at a disadvantage.

Virginia Apgar is an American anesthesiologist and medical researcher who created a test that is used to quickly assess the health of newborn babies and to determine whether infants need immediate neonatal medical care.

“History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

The studies, data, and examination of the available evidence by scholars suggest that assault weapon bans or buybacks will have little if any effect on rates of violent crime and gun violence.

Today roughly 90 percent of all student loans are issued by the government and the Department of Education oversees $1.3 trillion in student loan debt.

The Fed’s decision to lower rates has received disdain from two Fed officials: Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Last month the Department of Justice agreed to allow Sprint and T-Mobile to merge—under a few conditions.

In a recent study, economists Liang Bai and Sebastian Stumpner analyze price data from the Nielsen Homescan panel to estimate the effects of trade with China on American consumers.

The main difference between public libraries and public schools is the level of coercion and state power that public schooling wields.

The mood in the wake of dozens of dead in mass shootings is, understandably, to “do something.” But it is precisely the vagueness of this “something” that presents an enormous danger.

It's imperative that readers get reacquainted with the politics and economics of that terrible episode in American history.

The New York Times is relying on data that deliberately confuse absolute living standards and relative living standards.

Wade believes the real problem is unemployment caused by barriers to entrepreneurship in Africa.

In 1988, George McGovern opened the Stratford Inn in Connecticut. The experience changed the way he viewed market regulation.

Elinor Ostrom was the very picture of a welcoming and encouraging scholar who was at the same time super-serious about the ideas in play.

The FCC can facilitate the rise of 5G by letting markets work instead of handpicking monopolies pushing lopsided “sales.”

Everyone needs a break after a long day of work, after all. And that includes students.

The United States Postal Service on Friday reported a net loss of nearly $2.3 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, putting it on pace to lose nearly $8 billion in 2019.

Money’s sole purpose is to facilitate the exchange of actual market goods.

With all the talk of rising heat, we should be thankful that free commerce has provided us a safe retreat.

Published in 1962, "Silent Spring" is often considered the founding document of environmental activism. It's also profoundly misunderstood.

The recent news reports on the fallout from New York City’s $15 an hour minimum wage are not encouraging.

Power corrupts, and regulatory power is no exception.

Students will not see lower textbook prices without new, innovative alternatives to the conventional textbook market.

The ramifications of the Social Security 2100 Act for program participants would be substantial, and lawmakers should be well aware of them before deciding on their votes.

Keynes might not actually have said, “When events change, I change my mind,” but the flexibility of his beliefs was legendary.

Central Bankers appear to have learned little from recent history.

In "The Mule," Clint Eastwood plays a sympathetic character. But part of the reason he’s a sympathetic character is that he is engaging in a voluntary pursuit that’s not harming anyone who doesn’t want to risk the harm.

Here are seven reasons red flag laws should be opposed, particularly at the federal level.

Everyone’s entitled to their day in court—except illegal immigrants, apparently.

Elizabeth Warren’s belief that government is capable of “leveling the playing field” does a disservice to the unique entrepreneurial ecosystem that free enterprise facilitates.

Come 2100, the world’s problem may not be too many people, but too few.

Schooling is the default. It's time to challenge defaults.

Here are four common misconceptions about mass homicides and who commits them.