The Man Who Can Still Liberate Mexico
Somewhere between a third and a half of the world’s economies are freer than Mexico’s. If the country’s leaders and intelligentsia had followed the advice of a distinguished visitor almost …
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Presidential Candidate Proposes Automation Agency to Save Jobs: Will It Work?
Bill de Blasio’s proposed restrictions on automation amount to requiring innovators to ask, “Mother, may I?” every time they see a possible improvement to our jobs and our lives. Foundation for …
Rand Paul Is Right: The GOP’s New Health Care Bill Is a Disaster
Rand Paul understands the implications of price controls better than most. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal …
The Amazon Fire Alarm Is Unwarranted
According to Dan Nepstad, a lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, 2019’s fires are about the same as 2016 and far less than many other recent years. Deforestation is …
The Amazon Fire Alarm Is Unwarranted
According to Dan Nepstad, a lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, 2019’s fires are about the same as 2016 and far less than many other recent years. Deforestation is …
Technology Creates More Jobs Than It Destroys
The most recent estimation by the World Economic Forum’s “The Future of Jobs Report” affirms that 75 million jobs may be lost as companies shift to more automation. But that’s …
The Myth That the Polar Bear Population Is Declining
Data from conservation groups and the government show that the polar bear population is roughly five times what it was in the 1950s and three or four times what it …
Grade Acceleration Benefits Learners and Schools. So Why Is It so Rare?
Examining students in three states—California, Wisconsin, and Florida—researchers found “that 20-40% of elementary and middle school students perform at least one grade level above their current grade in reading.” Yet …
The Unseen Costs of Climate Alarmism Are Paid by the Global Poor
Wealthier people are more able to cope with climate change and are overall less likely to die from all-natural causes than the very poor. Whatever the ill effects of climate …
How to Make Health Care Unaffordable and Inaccessible
The surest way to make a product or service more expensive is to inflate demand while restricting supply. As it happens, this is precisely what government policies have been doing …