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Thomas Jefferson
What the Tiny House Movement and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Have in Common
fee.org - Griffin Daughtry
When Thomas Jefferson originally moved into the South Pavilion of his Monticello estate in 1770, it was little more than an incomplete two-bedroom …
IQ
Why Many Brilliant People Aren’t Rich
fee.org - Daniel Lattier
If what my web analytics tell me is true, many of you reading this article have above-average IQs, but only a small percentage of you would crack the …
Current Account
The Laws of Economics Cannot Be Wished Away
fee.org - Scott Sumner
In areas such as rent control and minimum wage laws there’s an increasing tendency to ignore the basic laws of economics, and hope they somehow don’t …
Lyndon B. Johnson
How Government Programs Ruined Childhood
fee.org - Kerry McDonald
An op-ed in Sunday’s New York Times entitled “We Have Ruined Childhood” offers disheartening data about childhood depression and anxiety, closely …
Employment
Sorry, Sen. Sanders: Minimum Wage Hikes Reduce Real Income for Workers
fee.org - Laura Williams
Many of us remember the anticipation and pride of opening our first paycheck, only to feel sick and indignant at that tiny after-tax total. We might …
Netflix
Consumers Are the Clear Winners in the War Between Disney and Netflix
fee.org - Amanda Snell
Disney’s CEO Bob Iger made headlines recently when he stated that it was a mere “coincidence” that the Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu bundle would cost …
Minimum Wage
No, Wages Are Not Rising Because of Minimum Wage Laws
fee.org - Adam Michel
Before lawmakers left for August recess, the Democrat-controlled House voted to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.Such a move would …
Austrian Economics
Video: Lawrence Reed on Modern Parallels to the Fall of Rome
fee.org - Lawrence W. Reed
It’s not unusual to hear modern-day America (and more broadly, the modern West) compared with the late stages of the Roman Republic, which crumbled …
CEOs
How to Be the CEO of Your Own Career
fee.org - Brooke Medina
Whether you’re a young graduate just starting your career or someone who is feeling the vocational version of the “Seven Year Itch,” the secret to …
Learning
Schools Are Outdated. It's Time For Reform
fee.org - Paul Boyce
The public education system we currently know has been around for more than 150 years. However, the basic schooling model remains the same. Roughly …
Anesthesiology
Virginia Apgar: The American Anesthesiologist Whose Medical Test Saved Millions of Newborns
fee.org - Alexander Hammond
This week, our Hero of Progress is Virginia Apgar, an American anesthesiologist and medical researcher who created a test that is used to quickly …
Antifa
Lessons from Weimar Germany for the Portland Extremists
fee.org - Griffin Daughtry
Immediately following the conclusion of the First World War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was thrust into a state of economic, …
Assault Weapons
Studies Find No Evidence That Assault Weapon Bans Reduce Homicide Rates
fee.org - Being Classically Liberal
Mass shootings are unconscionable acts of violence and are the most acutely disturbing form of gun violence. In the wake of such tragedies, many gun …
Loans
Why College Tuition Is so Expensive
fee.org - Jon Miltimore
Like many Americans, Will Roberson borrowed a lot of money to attend college. The 21-year-old racked up nearly $150,000 studying business at …
Interest Rates
The Threat of Artificially Low Interest Rates
fee.org - Pavel Mordasov
This month, under the guidance of Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve announced it is cutting rates for the first time since the 2008 financial …
T-Mobile
35 Years Later, Antitrust Lawyers Are Making the Same Ma Bell Mistake
fee.org - Courtland Culver
"The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun." – Vito Corleone, The GodfatherIt was recently announced that Dish …
Inflation
Two Big Ways American Consumers Benefit from Trade With China
fee.org - Art Carden
A new paper forthcoming in the journal American Economic Review: Insights estimates the effect of trade with China on American consumers and shows us …
Libraries
The Difference Between Public Libraries and Public Schools
fee.org - Kerry McDonald
Plans for the Boston Public Library, the nation’s second-oldest public library, were approved in 1852, the same year Massachusetts passed the …
Second Amendment
The Argument Beneath the Surface of Gun Control
fee.org
The shock of three mass shootings in a week has prompted even the conservative newspaper The New York Post to call for the banning of what it calls …
Great Depression
The Great Crash and Depression: 90 Years Later
fee.org - Lawrence W. Reed
Ninety years ago this very month—August 1929—most stock investors thought they’d never had it so good. By November, they thought they’d never had it …
Greenhouses
The NYT Says "America Is Rigged Against Workers." Here's What They Left Out
fee.org - Daniel J. Mitchell
I periodically mock the New York Times when editors, reporters, and columnists engage in sloppy and biased analysis.• Claiming Medicaid cuts in a piece …
Skin
How One Entrepreneur Is Waging War on Poverty in Africa
fee.org - Brittany Hunter
Behind every successful entrepreneur is a cause or passion that pushes them to persevere even though the toughest situations. For Richard Branson, …
Bernie Sanders
What George McGovern Learned from Running His Own Business
fee.org - Bill Haley
In the 1960s and 1970s, Senator George McGovern was successful in passing many onerous regulations on businesses. After he left office in 1981, Mr. …
Nobel Prize
Meet the Only Woman to Win the Nobel Prize in Economics
fee.org - Art Carden
I was unusually happy one morning in 2009 when I bounced into my economic history class. It was a historic day, and a very good one for economists …
Bands
It’s Time to Celebrate Markets in Wireless Spectrum, Not Undermine Them
fee.org - Ross Marchand
To many casual observers, all the quibbles, technicalities, and nitpicking over wireless spectrum (“invisible waves carrying information”) seem a …
Jeff Bezos
Why Jeff Bezos Isn't As Rich As You Think
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Homework
Curious Kids: Is Homework Worthwhile?
fee.org - Robert H. Tai
There’s a huge debate about homework and whether it helps kids learn during the school year. But everyone agrees that homework can take lots of time. …
The Post Office Lost $6 Billion Already in 2019 and Is on Pace for Its Worst Year since Its 2012 Default
fee.org - Jon Miltimore
The United States Postal Service on Friday reported total revenue of just over $17 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019. Total operating …
Money
Facebook's Libra Is a Reaction to Growing Currency Instability
fee.org - John Tamny
Money does not pay for anything, never has, never will. It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with …
Population
Air-Conditioning Costs Fell by 97 Percent Since the 1950s
fee.org - Alexander Hammond
Last week, heatwaves resulted in record-breaking temperatures across Europe. The United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the …