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…
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Opinion
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…
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Opinion
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…
Read More » 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…
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Opinion
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…
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Money & The Economy
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…
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Opinion
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…
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Opinion
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…
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Opinion
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.…
Read More » 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…
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Money & The Economy
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…
Read More » 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…
Read More »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…
Read More »#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…
Read More »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…
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