from FEE

Lincoln Steffens uncovered a multitude of sins when he delved into municipal corruption, but was convinced that Marxism was the future' even after visiting Lenin's brutal terror state.

Ask an Economist #18

Nations that suppress the can-do spirit are plagued with endless, intractable problems from poverty to poor health to lousy government.

Biden's pick to the CDC Cohen admitted to making public health policy in a manner that is objectively arbitrary and flippant.

Economics is all about opportunity costs.

Cost-effective energy is essential to human flourishing.

I wasn’t able to find a paid position for my first co-op term, so I had to accept an unpaid internship. Years later, I finally realized why.

There is significant empirical evidence that people in cities are more pro-government than people in rural areas.

How a beachside vacation home became a NIMBY battleground.

Over the past few months, I have crisscrossed the country meeting education entrepreneurs and visiting the programs they’ve built. Here's what I found.

Failed attempts to implement rent control remind us there is really only one way to lower housing prices when there is a shortage: build more housing.

Ask an Economist #16

Virtually every manifestation of evil involves a desire to dominate and control.

The media’s new role as a defender of state secrets is deeply troubling.

Understanding how to manage money will make a big difference for your financial stability.

In Scotland, government officials are piloting a program that would remove ancient procedural checks on state power to suit their preferred legal outcomes.

Guidelines for navigating the battle of ideas.

The Guardians of the Galaxy creators seem to understand the danger of those who promise paradise in exchange for freedom better than most.

There was no such thing as a private life in Mao’s China.

Ask an Economist #15

Nashville's East Bank plan is a typical example of allocative inefficiency and malinvestment as a result of government management.

Britain’s foxes are victims of good intentions.

Ask an Economist #14

Your value is in your whole person, not in just your “labor.”

Campaign songs are part of the political process, and some of them are even worth paying attention to.

It’s not just high taxes that are driving people out of cities. There are other costs—moral, social, and cultural—associated with spurning property rights and celebrating looting.

American leaders have taken their fortunate position for granted for too long.

While the conventional wisdom is that banks simply need to be regulated harder, a report from the Fed’s board of governors suggests banks are already struggling to navigate a labyrinth of federal rules and regulations.

Real competition, contrary to the textbook portrayal, is a rivalrous process in which companies fight to reach the top and be the best.

Penned in 1951, 'Profit and Loss' offers a powerful response to those who rail against “excessive” profits.

Dollarizing may be a quick and effective solution to a pressing issue, but in order for Argentina to escape its seemingly permanent crisis, the list of changes is going to have to be more extensive.

“The whole point is to have a personalized learning experience,” said Danette Buckley, founder of Dream Tech Academy.

In her principled opposition to the grandiose 'renewal' plans of famous urban planner Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs revealed that the 'real jungle is in the office of the bureaucrats.'

Incentives matter, and when you change incentives, you change behavior.

What’s the issue with this new interest on reserves tool the Fed is using? Let's take a look.

John Bozeman took two bullets to the chest and died in 1867 at age 32. One can only imagine what he would have achieved with another 32 years.

Some financial takeaways I’d share with my younger self.

Actor Tim Robbins had some harsh words for the media and his own political party for remaining silent while the First Amendment is under attack.

“A pandemic is not just a scientific puzzle to solve. It is a human problem with multiple dimensions.”

Consumers still have an appetite for good movies, especially when Hollywood focuses on telling a good story instead of preaching.

It's easier than you'd think!

Israeli statesman David Ben-Gurion would have looked pretty silly if he had to say, “We have a Declaration of Independence. I just don’t know where it is.” But that's almost what happened.

The Twitter Files exposed a lot of malfeasance, but one effort spearheaded by Stanford University and federal agencies was particularly Orwellian in both concept and practice.

These fees are not hidden. Nor are they unfair.

Bungled understandings of terms undermines clear analysis.

There are good and bad reasons for defunding the CBC, but the bad reasons seem to be getting most of the attention.

The public school system is a failure and ripe for replacing.

In his latest book, 'The Call of the Tribe,' Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa explores the destructive nature of the tribal mindset.

Ask an Economist #13

The claim that socialism is alive and doing well in Scandinavian countries is shameless propaganda, hopelessly wrong and out of date.