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Entrepreneur Sues USDA, FDA for Banning Verifiably Factual Labels on His Food Products
In 2019, Michelle Przybocki nearly died. She became ill from digestive complications, and later learned she had a severe case of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Michelle, a speech therapist from Las Vegas, managed to push…
Can We Stop Bleeding the Taxpayers to Cover Unpaid Student Loans?
"Irresponsible student lending has cost the US a great deal already. It is time to stop the bleeding by saying to colleges, 'If you want to receive federal student aid money, you’ll have to stand behind the…
John Cowperthwaite: An Underappreciated Champion of Economic Development?
"This nuance, while it may dampen any classical liberal’s affection for John Cowperthwaite, should only reinforce one’s commitment to the principles of a free society as instruments of development and progress." ~…
What the Wall Street Journal Headline about the Economic Implications of ‘Women Rejoining the Workforce’ Gets Wrong—and Right
According to a headline blaring on the front page of one of America’s leading newspapers, “Women Rejoin the Workforce, Adding Strength to Economy.” This is wrong in more ways than you can shake a stick at. Strangely enough,…
Why Youth Social Media Bans Are a Bad Idea
A teenage boy is scrolling through his Instagram account one night. He notices that a friend has posted a distressing message indicating depression and suicidal thoughts. The boy tries to reassure his friend through online…
Let’s Cut the Budget Nonsense
"The Biden administration’s goal seems to be to spend lots of money on new unnecessary programs or failing existing programs, and to pay for it with yet more debt and with novel taxes likely to fall more heavily on…
Signs of Hope
"The happy reality that entrepreneurship and bourgeois commerce continue to flourish was driven home to me by my rather unremarkable remodeling project. I have reason for optimism." ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
How Public Opinion and Political Interests Dictated Covid Policy
In Britain, The Telegraph and journalist Isabel Oakeshott obtained some 100,000 Whatsapp messages exposing the then Secretary of Health Matt Hancock and other government ministers during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Why Politicians Use Force Rather than Markets
This week I have a question from Sergio from Brazil. He says (edited for clarity), I enjoy reading the articles from FEE. I live in Brazil, a socialist country with de facto tyranny where individual rights are not respected.…
Politics, Not Markets, Makes Banking Unstable
"Banking reform should rank high on our list of policy priorities, but moving away from fractional reserves shouldn’t be a part of the conversation." ~ Alexander William Salter
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