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Jeff Bezos Steps Down As CEO Of Amazon
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos officially handed over the position of CEO to successor Andy Jassy on Monday, transitioning to the…
Read More »Meet the Only US President Born on the 4th of July
Of America’s 46 presidents, only one shares a birthday with the country itself—and he was a mighty fine one at…
Read More »Lack Of Drivers Is A ‘Reckoning’ For Uber, Executive Says
Ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft have been using incentives to make the gig economy more attractive in an attempt…
Read More »July 4 Gas Prices To Hit Highest Level Since Obama
Americans are expected to face the highest Independence Day gasoline prices in seven years as consumer prices continue to climb…
Read More »Economy Added 850,000 Jobs In June as Red States End Federal Unemployment Overpayments
The U.S. economy reported an increase of 850,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.9%, according…
Read More »The Biggest Thing That Separates Authoritarians From Supporters of Freedom
In today’s media, we are constantly being told of “new and improved” impositions that are needed to replace the “old…
Read More »Here Are the 10 Best (and Worst) Cities Ranked By Economic Recovery
When the COVID-19 outbreak began and governments started imposing economic lockdowns, most parts of the country experienced huge upticks in…
Read More »How Cities Are Pushing Small Daycares Out of Business
This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news…
Read More »California Has a Massive Budget Surplus, But it’s Hiking One Controversial Tax Anyway
The federal government’s sweeping “COVID-19” relief bill gave California’s state government a whopping $26 billion in bailout money. This, combined…
Read More »Exposed: Anti-Cryptocurrency Congressman Brad Sherman Gets Biggest Donations From Big Banks
Millions of Americans have bought into forms of digital, decentralized money known as cryptocurrency, valuing its privacy and independence from…
Read More »Did Pandemic Policy Make Americans More Aggressive?
The worst part of COVID may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean we’re driving off into the sunset—at least…
Read More »Justice Thomas Points Out the Government’s Pot Policies Don’t Even Make Sense Anymore
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas signaled it may be time to end the federal government’s long-standing ban on cannabis. On…
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The Top 1% Hold a Record Amount of Wealth in the US. Here’s How Much—and Why
In April 2020, Peter R. Orszag, the CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, made a prediction in a Bloomberg article.…
Read More » Famous Investor: The Homeschooling Boom Is Just Beginning
Speculation abounds over whether or not the pandemic-induced growth in homeschooling is temporary. While there are several signs indicating that…
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Welcome Operation Choke Point
I first wrote about this in 2015-unfortunately, it has pretty much come true. Quietly. Let’s recap: You walk into your…
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