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If Your Kids Aren’t Happy at School, Find Them Another One
If your children are not happy at school, there’s never been a better time to exit for something else.
Kerry McDonald | December 5, 2023
The Feds’ Vehicle ‘Kill Switch’ Mandate Is a Violation of Privacy
The claim that a new federal law mandates that every new motor vehicle includes technology that could disable the vehicle might sound preposterous, but it's actually true. Here are the receipts.
Jon Miltimore | November 28, 2023
The Red Pill for Pill Ad Headaches
Pharmaceutical ads constitute the second-largest source of the media industry’s ad revenue.
Robert E. Wright | November 28, 2023
Mr. Beast Under Fire for Bringing Clean Water to 500,000 Africans
Mr. Beast’s philanthropy, which is all voluntary and profit-driven, surpass government-led efforts by miles. And that’s what his critics can’t handle.
Jon Miltimore | November 21, 2023
Javier Milei: Argentina’s First-Ever Libertarian President
In Argentina—one of the most statist countries in the world—a libertarian economist is now the president-elect.
Javier Perez-Saavedra | November 21, 2023
Underdog States Improve Their Business Tax Climate
Free markets work, and policymakers should heed the lessons from these tax climate rankings.
Vance Ginn | November 14, 2023
China Reverses Course on Population Planning
China's 180 is a condemnation of a century of central population policy.
Peter Jacobsen | November 14, 2023
If You Care About Social Mobility, You Need to Let Markets Work
A recurrent trope in American politics is that the American dream—the ability to go from rags to riches—is dead...
Vincent Geloso | November 7, 2023
The Real Villain in Shawshank Redemption
It would be a mistake to overlook that the true villain in Shawshank Redemption isn’t Boggs, Hadley, or even Warden Norton. It’s the system that empowers them.
Jon Miltimore | November 7, 2023
Analyzing and Critiquing the Unabomber’s Manifesto
There are a lot of problems with modern society, but that doesn’t mean blowing it up is the solution.
Cody Cook | October 31, 2023
Understanding the 500% Price Increase of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine
Pfizer has a lot of leeway in the price it chooses to charge for its vaccine—especially since almost all rival competitors have been sidelined by the Food and Drug Administration. But there’s more to the story.
Jon Miltimore | October 31, 2023
Gun Control Advocates Ignore the Founding Fathers
We don’t have to guess what the founding fathers thought about gun rights. We can read what they wrote.
Daniel Kowalski | October 24, 2023