from FEE

The idea that the state should protect children from their parents should be cause for astonishment among liberty defenders.

The retailer Sears has gone broke, a reminder that business dominance is not forever.

If you can’t communicate team spirit without using“we,” then you have a problem.

Not only do tariffs not "level the field," the analogy itself has no real bearing on trade whatsoever.

If we made this subject a bigger focal point of the education system, would the next generation of voters be more aware and able to discern the pros and cons of socialist government, democratic or not?

Friedman's favorite book on trade has also been called "the best-argued tract on free trade to this day.”

Facial recognition could end up making its way into our everyday lives only to be abused by government officials in a much larger capacity.

Medical advances, improved technology, and scientific discoveries have saved women's lives—and their children's.

The video is an in-depth look at New York’s car wash industry, and the real world consequences of politicians interfering with a complex industry they don’t understand.

In June, Australia hit a whopping 27 years since its last recession, one of the few developed economies to avoid financial turmoil during the last decade’s economic meltdown.

This growing tendency to label opponents "mentally ill" scenario is incredibly concerning—but not without precedent.

Yet again, government intervention hurts those it is intended to help.

We should take survivors of assault seriously, and we do that by never using them as props for political power and by creating a culture that treats every human as sacred and worthy of supreme dignity.

Would those criticizing the selection of Dwayne Johnson to play John Henry be outraged by the idea that their mindset is the same as those who sought to determine who was Jewish in Nazi Germany?

Would those criticizing the selection of Dwayne Johnson to play John Henry be outraged by the idea that their mindset is the same as those who sought to determine who was Jewish in Nazi Germany?

The market proves fair and functional even in the unlikeliest of situations.

An unlikely source confirms this reality.

Humanity, we’re essentially told, is doomed lest people concede their freedom to the experts, lawmakers, and bureaucrats who can save us.

Texting and driving is a serious problem, but what if laws aren’t the answer?

This has been tried before—and the results weren’t pretty.

When the stakes are high, it’s best to leave idealism out of pricing—and let the market work.

This is a recipe for a dark future and needs to change.

There’s nothing to celebrate about pervasive anxiety, but it simply doesn’t follow that there’s anything wrong with the resulting anxiety economy.

Penn’s experience of abuse at government hands made him fully committed to freedom.

American exceptionalism predisposes Americans to feel like both the “world’s premiere power and supreme worrier” according to Christopher Fettweis.

Unfortunately, the left does not conceive of individuals—only a huge collective.

If the law precedes technological advancement, then industry will not be able to keep up. If the law is made after the advancement, then it wasn't necessary.

Short-term politics creates unintended long-term consequences.

Voters are free to be ignorant. Ignorance, though, has consequences.

At least two political parties in South Africa are angling to forcibly expropriate private property without compensation.

As much as the case of Corey Lewis reveals America’s ongoing problems with racism, so too does it uncover an equally threatening problem with the growing submission to and reliance on government authority.

Why shouldn’t the children of window cleaners and bus drivers be able to attend independent schools?

Regulating tech companies like public utilities only entrenches them as monopolies, which is the opposite of what we want.

It’s safe to say that Ford Motor Company and its shareholders and workers are, and will be in the future, getting pretty sick of this type of Trump’s “winning.”

By Kharas and Hamel’s calculations, one person leaves extreme poverty every second whereas five people per second enter the middle class.

When we aggressively pile on and focus all of our energy on humiliating and ostracizing people who make comments we don't like, we rob them of the opportunity to learn and grow.

If ethanol truly were a good substitute for gasoline, no mandate would be necessary.

Amazon is a big and newsworthy employer so its actions have been closely monitored, but in most cases, we never know the myriad ways in which firms respond to a law.

In his book 'Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist', Eli Saslow explores Derek Roland Black’s journey from darkness to light.

Inflation in Venezuela is projected to reach 10,000,000% next year, as the economy collapses and the government grows increasingly authoritarian.

This awful levy should be repealed.

“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”

Who gets the gold star and who needs to see the teacher after class?

The minimum wage is only the visible portion of what quickly amounts to a vast array of considerable, often unseen costs.

As if you thought the notorious nanny state couldn't get any more intrusive.

Two stories in the Wall Street Journal reveal the true nature of the president's approach to trade.

How did we arrive at a point in our history where gangs of hecklers chase politicians from restaurants, where Senate hearings have lost all decorum, and where family members and friends part ways over politics?

From his countless books documenting centuries of history to his masterful ability to challenge the pseudo-intellectual left, Paul Johnson is worthy of high praise and celebration.

The USCMA is no ideal free trade agreement.

The "Hoax Paper" debacle currently churning through the realm of academia makes an excellent case for being skeptical of entire academic fields.