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Why State Bans on Rent Control Are Just
State-level determination allows owners who face robbery to more effectively unite against it.
“Check Your Privilege” Rhetoric Doesn't Advance Discourse, It Squelches It
The phrase does nothing to address one's argument.
7 Questions I Like to Ask Successful People
The goal? Asking the questions you won’t normally get answers to in their public interviews and appearances.
Can You Name a Single Nation That Became Rich with Collectivist Policies?
Classical liberalism is the key that unlocked modern prosperity.
Why Spiritual People Are More Inclined to Embrace Free Markets Than Materialists
Capitalism, after all, is a system that requires a level of comfort with inequalitiesin material outcomes.
Rose Wilder Lane: 19 Choice Quotes on Liberty, Government, and Force
Rose Wilder Lane brought many to see the paramount importance of freedom in human lives.
Why No One Is Even Talking about Raising Payroll Taxes to Fund Social Security
Every dollar that goes into Social Security is a dollar that can’t go into something that would serve them.
Internet Access Is an Entitlement? Not so Fast
So long as ISPs rightfully own their service, they are not obligated by any rightful standpoint to provide any form of treatment outside of their own desires.
What Ten Lepers in the Book of Luke Can Teach Us about Gratitude
Gratitude requires not just feeling thankful but acting on it. Living it.
Politics Is Destroying Civil Society—But Gratitude Can Save Us
The seeds of civil society are sown through the practice of gratitude.
How an Unentitled Mindset Can Improve Your Work Life (and Make You a Better Person)
If you don’t want to fail, go into work with the expectation that no one owes you anything.
Resisting the Human Impulse to Make Saints and Witches
If we were to take knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration only from saints, we would dramatically reduce our access to the colossal supply of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration offered to us by history.
Why Rihanna Can’t Stop Trump From Using Her Music
That the controversy is based on the use of "Don't Stop the Music" is incredibly appropriate.
A Typical US Worker Will Earn Enough This Morning to Pay for a Thanksgiving Banquet
We have a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving: an abundance of cheap, affordable food.
Why You Can Expect More Entrepreneurs to Follow Elon Musk's Innovative Education Blueprint
WeGrow and Ad Astra share a similar educational philosophy focused on cultivating children’s passions, immersing them in authentic projects, and encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit.
This AEI Chart Shows Why It’s Hard to Give Poorer Americans a Big Tax Cut
It’s quite impossible to offer people a comparatively huge tax cut when they’re paying a comparatively tiny percentage of income taxes.
There’s No Such Thing as “Her Truth” or “His Truth”—Only the Truth
The first casualty on the slippery slope to tyranny is the truth.
Why International Students Are Giving Up on US Colleges
Like everyone else outside the Beltway, international students care more about their wallets than the president’s tweets.
The Idea That the US Has a "Free Market" Health Care System IsPure Fantasy
According to the World Health Organization, US per capita government spending on health care is the fourth highest in the world.
Why Simple Hospitality Is the Ultimate Networking Skill
Here's why you should start thinking about hospitality as a professional skill.
Dispelling the Myth That Wages Have Been Stagnant for Decades
Many of these “statistics” put forth by the political circus are produced via questionable methods of analysis.
Cuba’s Exit From Brazil’s “More Doctors” Program Reveals the Exploitative Nature of Socialism
Socialists always prove to be greedier and more eager to exploit human labor than any capitalist could ever be.
Why Poor People in the Freest Nations Have Incomes 8x Higher Than Poor People in the Least Free
A look at how economic freedom affects the income of the poor.
Price Controls Are the Wrong Prescription for High Drug Prices
Promising to lower the prices of prescription drugs is likely good electoral politics, but the way the Trump administration aims to go about it is simply bad economics.
Can For-Profit Schools Revolutionize Education? One Entrepreneur Is Betting Yes.
Investing in learner-centered schooling alternatives that emphasize human creativity and personal agency will ensure both economic prosperity and individual flourishing in this new era of progress and invention.
Canada’s Marijuana Legalization Is Tainted by Big Government’s Grasp on Sales
Canada’s rollout is full of problems, and other countries should learn an important lesson from their messy example.
The New York Times Reveals the Horrors of Capitalism—By Showing China’s State-Run Hospitals
If the Times had visited one of China’s many private hospitals, they would have found something quite different from the chaos depicted in China’s public health care facilities.
A Breakdown Down of the Opportunity Costs of "Soft Socialism"
Though they surely won’t be equaled by the bitter fruits of “pure socialism,” they are still significant and sweeping.
How Driverless Cars Will Help Americans Escape Police Oppression
It’s time to move past fears of the future and embrace the kind of tech that will help our society become better.
The BBC's "Yes Minister" Is Everything You Need to Know about Government
The questions Yes Minister asks are not impertinent: Are long-term appointments of top-class civil servants really a good idea?
Cato's Letters: A Guide for Maintaining the Principles of Liberty
"Good governors do not consider their people their prey."
What the Overpopulation Pessimists Got Wrong (and Still Get Wrong Today)
“On what principle is it that with nothing but improvement behind us, we are to expect nothing but deterioration before us?”
Why China's Yuan Is Unlikely to Challenge the Dollar Anytime Soon
The internationalization of a currency is a long, multi-step process.
A New Class of FEE Campus Ambassadors Is Taking on the World
They have risen to the challenge of representing FEE and its values on college campuses around the world, and we really mean around the world.
Workers and Capitalists Are Not Enemies, and Venezuela's Tragedy Proves It
The economic pie grows when markets are allowed to function.
The First Step Act Is a Giant Leap Forward for Criminal Justice Reform
It’s time to undo the damage done by previous lawmakers and usher in a new era of second chances.
Economists' New Proposal to Tax Steak and Bacon to "Save Lives" Is a Really Bad Idea
Meat is a tasty pleasure, and governments should be wary of policy demonizing it.
California's Typhus Surge Is Linked to Fleas, Feces, and Bad Economic Policies
There might not be a government-backed solution to Los Angeles’ typhus outbreak, but if the city’s and state’s politicians really want to end homelessness, then repealing zoning and minimum wage laws would be a great start.
The NYT's Specious Claim That "Economic Bigness" Leads to Dictatorship
When big business is the target, the standards of proof for op-eds seem to decline.
The U.S. Air Force Found a 50-Cent Fix for Those $1,200 Coffee Cups
The Air Force developed a solution for those outrageously expensive coffee cups. Replacement handles can be 3-D printed for just 50 cents.
Kanye West's Private Firefighting Is a Force for Good
There might be a better way of preventing further devastation from these seasonal southern California fires, one that is centered on market solutions for protecting private property.
How to Make Your Own Luck at Professional Conferences
Opportunity is everywhere, so brush up on your elevator pitch and get ready to network your way to the next level of your professional career.
3 Ideas for Making the Post-Election World a Better Place
Voting isn't the only way to effect social change.
Why Data Privacy Is a Controversy That Shouldn’t Exist
Users are in charge of their own online presence just as they are in charge of their physical presence in real life.
"Trust-Busting" Causes More Problems Than It Solves
With President Trump’s threat to use antitrust laws against Amazon and other tech giants, it’s now clearer than ever that our antitrust laws are antiquated and useless.
The Government's Crusade Against E-Cigarettes and Vaping Undermines Public Health
The effort to regulate e-cigarettes is the latest example of inane government policy.
What Ocasio-Cortez Gets Right about Amazon's $2 Billion Government Handout
Her objections are partly right and partly wrong.
3 Ways Bernie-Care Makes Canadian Healthcare Look Good
Things would hardly improve if Canadian coverage wereto move in the direction of the Bernie Sanders plan.
The Value in Keeping Some Self-Sufficiency In Your Life
Small steps toward ownership and self-sufficiency can do wonders for your confidence, connection, and creativity.
Why Teen Suicide Is Lower in States That Have More School Choice
New research links school choice with improved childhood mental health.
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