How a Massachusetts Town Seized a Farmer’s $370k Property to Cover a $60k Tax Debt—and Kept the Change
Alan DiPietro is an alpaca farmer in the town of Bolton, Massachusetts (pop: 5,376). He lives in an RV on […]
Marxism Remains Relevant Only as a Destructive Force
Though Karl Marx’s theories were never valid, they changed the world by stoking grievance, focusing it on the status quo, […]
How Libertarians Should View Harvard’s Racial Discrimination in Admissions
With the Supreme Court’s hearing of the Students for Fair Admission case against Harvard University and the University of North […]
What the American Founders Meant by Equality
The Declaration of Independence famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Thanks in part to that prestigious endorsement, “equality” […]
The Biden Administration Just (Quietly) Scaled Back Student Loan ‘Cancellation’
In August, the White House announced that most federal student loan borrowers would be eligible for forgiveness. Most borrowers who […]
Andrew Schulz Is Disrupting Comedy Much Like Uber Did the Cab Industry
If you haven’t heard the name Andrew Schulz yet, you will. He is, in this writer’s very humble opinion, one […]
UK Man Arrested For ‘Malicious Communications’ After Posting Meme Mocking the Transgender Flag
Hardly a day goes by without some viral international incident reminding us why we’re so lucky to have the First […]
Why Government Is the Biggest Obstacle to Educational Freedom
In Massachusetts where I live, average private school tuition hovers around $23,000. For secular private schools, the cost is typically […]
How Shipping Protectionism Is Undermining US Efforts to Address the Global Food Crisis
Amidst mounting warnings of a food crisis resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has announced the provision of an additional $215 million in humanitarian assistance. […]
MSNBC Claims Homeschooling Is Driven By “Insidious Racism,” But the Facts Show Otherwise
On Friday, MSNBC shared a tweet claiming that homeschooling is being driven by “the insidious racism of the American religious […]
3 Ways Markets Are Protecting Our Environment
This Earth Day, pessimism is looming over the conservation community: War in Ukraine seems to have stymied ambitious climate solutions; […]
The Results of St. Paul’s Rent Control Experiment Are In—and They’re Disastrous
In November, FEE Policy Correspondent Brad Polumbo wrote about a new policy in St. Paul, Minnesota which stood to implement […]
Inflation Is Costing Households $250/Month, Moody’s Analysis Finds
Inflation is making headlines again this week. The federal government’s latest data show that consumer price rose 7.5 percent from […]
Why America’s Founders Didn’t Want a Democracy
When I took history and government in school, many critical issues were misrepresented, given short shrift, or even ignored entirely. […]
There’s No Denying the Socialist Roots of Fascism
In the past few decades, there has been a deep discussion about the ideological roots of fascism, and above all, […]
The Anti-Capitalism of the 20th Century Is Back. Will the Story End the Same?
The 20th century was a period of startling technological advancement. Compared to the lifestyle of average people in 1925, most […]