In a recent event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey highlighted the many ways in which business elevates humanity. Mackey specifically praised the innovation and value creation inherent in free market capitalism that have resulted in astonishing growth and real, measurable human progress from a world of near-universal poverty to unprecedented … Continue reading Whole Foods Market CEO’s Defense of Free Markets Is Food for Thought
On March 25 of this annus horribilis, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order that required nursing homes to admit COVID-19 patients. Infections spread like wildfire and thousands died. On May 10, the governor reversed himself with a revised order that prohibited nursing homes from readmitting residents hospitalized for COVID-19 unless they had … Continue reading How Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order Trapped My 89-Year-Old Mother in COVID Limbo for Weeks
Congress is considering proposals for another coronavirus relief bill on top of the $4.1 trillion in aid already authorized. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are lobbying Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and President Donald Trump to increase the cost of a package even further to include another round of checks to most Americans. Renewing these … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why More Stimulus Checks Aren’t the Answer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did what she does best this week and created another social media firestorm. It all started when a Twitter account called Tax March, which apparently advocates for higher taxes, posted a link to the congresswoman’s online merchandise store and complimented a sweatshirt she sells. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=feeonline&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1334178400613883905&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Ffee.org%2Farticles%2Faocs-58-tax-the-rich-sweater-perfectly-demonstrates-how-her-ideas-hurt-the-poor%2F&siteScreenName=feeonline&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px The sweatshirt pictured is a plain, black, … Continue reading AOC’s $58 ‘Tax the Rich’ Sweatshirt Perfectly Demonstrates How Her Ideas Hurt the Poor
The world this week lost a great defender of economic freedom with the passing of the great American economist Walter E. Williams. He was 84. Williams’ legacy will be one of fighting for lasting liberty at every turn against those who would be dictators over their fellow man. As an economics professor at George Mason University, … Continue reading Walter Williams’ Legacy: Fierce Advocate for Liberty and Economic Freedom
Walter E. Williams, who many consider one of the greatest modern economists, has passed away at age 84. My connections with Walter go back to UCLA, where we both got our doctorates (though I was a bit later, and it was my misfortunate we did not overlap). Then I started writing popular articles in defense … Continue reading 30 of Walter Williams’s Best Quotes on Liberty, Rights, Property, and Coercion
Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. When voters pick their candidate for president on Election Day every four years, as well as in early and mail-in voting this year, they actually choose a slate of electors … Continue reading 7 Things You Need to Know About Monday’s Electoral College Vote
Other elected officials in Pennsylvania continue to question the constitutionality of Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed carbon tax in the run-up to 10 public hearings that begin Tuesday on the disputed regulations to address climate change. The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board has approved a “cap and trade” plan to cap carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The plan, … Continue reading Pennsylvania Governor’s Climate Regulations Draw Bipartisan Opposition as Hearings Begin
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s son announced Wednesday that he had just learned he is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware for tax-related issues.
Mounting evidence shows that pandemic-related lockdowns and restrictions have inflicted much more harm on younger people than the coronavirus itself. A new report reveals that nearly half of 18 to 24 year-olds are “showing at least moderate depressive symptoms," and for many the depression is severe. Researchers at Harvard, Northeastern, Rutgers, and Northwestern universities conducted eight large … Continue reading Harvard Researchers: Nearly Half of Young Adults Showing Signs of Depression Amid Pandemic
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