Peter Jacobsen

Is the NFL Draft Socialism?

Football fans rejoice! It’s every NFL junky’s favorite spring sports week. This week begins the NFL draft, where professional football…

4 years ago

Was Accepting Elon Musk’s Offer the Only Moral Choice for Twitter’s Board?

After a week of drama between Elon Musk and the Twitter board of executives, Twitter has been sold to Elon…

4 years ago

Why I’m Not Excited to Have Mark Zuckerberg as My Neighbor

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, just announced they are planning on setting up a new headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Lawmakers…

4 years ago

3 Inconvenient Effects of Newsom’s $400 Gas Handout

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to subsidize the gasoline industry. Newsom announced a proposal on Wednesday to pay Californians with…

4 years ago

Why I’m Optimistic About Gas Prices — in the Long Run

Last week, gas prices in the US reached an all-time high. There are several reasons for this. Gas prices have…

4 years ago

What Does 7.5% Inflation Mean? The Rule of 72 Can Show You

This month, inflation hit a new milestone. In February, annual inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) jumped to…

4 years ago

China Reckons with Its Fatal Conceit, as Birth Rate Falls to Historic Low

China’s latest census results show an 11.5 percent decline in births compared to 2020. This is the fifth consecutive year…

4 years ago

New Survey Shows Economists Are Warming Up to Central Planning

In 1974, economist Friedrich Hayek opened his Nobel prize acceptance speech with a plea for expert humility. After accepting his…

4 years ago

New York, California, and Illinois Saw Historic Population Drops in 2021

Last week, the US Census Bureau released its “New Vintage 2021 Population Estimates” for the United States and surrounding territories.…

4 years ago

Love Lost or Love Cost? Why Kirk Herbstreit Is Wrong About Why College Players Are Opting Out of Bowl Games

"I think this era of player just doesn't love football." This was ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s explanation for why players…

4 years ago

Top Clinton Economist Labels Biden Administration’s Proposal to Curb Inflation ‘Science Denial’

We at FEE have been discussing recent inflationary trends since May of this year. Unfortunately, it took experts several months…

4 years ago

Dollar Tree Loses its 35 Year War with Inflation

Inflation has ruined one of my go-to examples for my macroeconomics students. Whenever I discuss inflation with my students, I…

4 years ago

The Afghanistan War Was a 20-Year Failure in Central Planning

The Afghanistan War/nation-building project is now confirmed as a complete failure—and a costly one, in both lives and resources. Brown…

5 years ago

#DontKillCrypto: The Infrastructure Bill Contains a Poison Pill for Crypto: Senators Wyden, Lummis, and Toomey Try to Stop It

The infrastructure bill currently being debated in the Senate has come under fire by those in the cryptocurrency community. In…

5 years ago

How Amazon’s $10 Billion Contract Squabble with the Pentagon Reveals the Shady Nature of Military Contracts

Earlier this month the US Department of Defense (DOD) canceled a $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract awarded…

5 years ago