from FEE

Profit is among our most upstanding citizens, a tireless do-gooder we will miss dearly if we’re foolish enough to run it out of town.

My journey from central-planning statist to market-loving freedom-fighter and how "I, Pencil" was involved.

Families should be empowered to purchase the car they want without nudging from Washington and the financial help of their fellow taxpayers.

Both the quantity and quality of civics education in our schools seem to be lacking.

Tracing the idea of "mixed government" and separate forms throughout history.

In the face of its historical legal battles and contemporary slander, it is a definitive point to be made that school choice is a movement with more substance than just doctrine and prayer.

Despite the proliferation of the ad hominem, there are serious reasons it should be avoided.

There is no reason to believe that protecting democracy against fake news wouldn’t be utilized as a pretext to enforce strict censorship and silence critics.

The real culprits are social progressives and excessive housing regulations.

Like anything else, the seller—the prospective employee—owns what is offered for sale.

People tend to talk past one another and rarely, if ever, achieve a real meeting of the minds on political controversies.

If the intent is to reduce deaths by firearms, then law enforcement should be the first to hand in their “assault weapons.”

There is plenty of evidence—both inAmericaandelsewhere—that higher cigarette taxes backfire.

It’s time for our food producers to realize that blockchain is the technology that will make sure the foods meant to keep us healthy aren’t the ones putting us at risk.

Why pointing out in the wake of a mishap that you warned against that mishap is a weak thing to do.

Like most new inventions, after the fact, the Instant Pot might seem like a mere technological accomplishment. Why couldn’t socialist planners mobilize scientists and do the same thing?

As humans, we’re smart—but not so smart that we can’t learn a thing or two from these creatures.

There is a good reason that the rights of the accused are enshrined in the Constitution.

Rent-seeking is a practice as old as government, and one that has been debunked since, at least, The Wealth of Nations.

Defense spending isn't the major debt driver today, and it likely won’t be in the near future.

If immigrants are lazy and will go on welfare, how can they also steal American jobs?

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of "I, Pencil," it's worth revisiting Leonard Read's identification that "faith in free people" is indispensable to a free society.

Whatever you need to bring your creative vision to life—skills, mentors, or just inspiration—you’ll find the tools at FEEcon.

Nearly a century ago, Ludwig von Mises displayed amazing insight into the insidious and relentless development of the program of prohibitionism and the lengths to which it would extend.

Chicago is proof that there is almost nothing that government entities won’t try to tax.

Are ADHD rates rising because we send children to school at younger ages?

Twitter users may not always like what Twitter does, but calls for government intervention are not the remedy.

Unfortunately, this is not the first time the ACLU has backed away from upholding constitutional principles.

5G can now make its way into underserved regions and change the game entirely.

Regardless of which president is responsible for America's recent economic upswing, it remains to be seen whether the growth is sustainable.

A moral society should not punish its citizens for victimless crimes.

Some experts believe the symptoms of another global economic catastrophe have been unequivocally fixed in the rear mirror since 2008.

The recently elected lawmaker supposedly has the capabilities to team up with Bernie Sanders and bring about socialism that will not result in a loss of liberties or drive whole societies into poverty—or at least, that is what progressives believe.

Using the market to fund your operation is not a failure of capitalism, but an example of its success.

Fasting, even intermittently, can dramatically improve one's health.

Here’s what you need to know about the latest National Climate Assessment.

At first glance, the French yellow vests and American Tea Party seem quite similar, but once you look closely, the resemblance disappears.

Hint: it has to do with overzealous control policies.

Is it time to privatize the US Postal Service?

With far more resources forcibly taken from some for whatever and whoever the government decides, his insights are more important than ever.

Starbucks' chairman should know that individuals are generally rational (given their own preferences) and respond to incentives.

If people who agree with same-sex marriage are the only ones allowed to operate businesses related to weddings, freedom of expression will become a hollow principle in that regard.

Since the US has a capital-intensive economy, more capital is needed to increase the growth rate.

Across the world, the effects of biofuels mandates have beenprofoundly negative.

One proposal for reforming academia is the introduction of new and innovative college models to challenge the status quo.

When it comes to the US government’s role in the industry, they have done more harm than good to consumers.

Living standards have jumped for people at all levels of income in America

Capitalism,not socialism, has lifted over a billion people out of poverty worldwide since 1990.

The lecture addresses the effect the federal government’s social security program will have on students’ future financial well-being.

Governmental violations of personal property rights drive much of the resentment, anger, and division we witness in America today.