Entries by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)

The ATF Has Become a Rogue Agency That Turns Lawful Gun Owners Into Felons

Over and over again, innocent people unwittingly find themselves in the ATF’s crosshairs. What if government agents could, by declaration, make you into a criminal? What if, without legislative change, bureaucrats could decide that what was legal yesterday is a felony today? What if we were governed not by law, but by arbitrary statements telling […]

Why Everyone is Vulnerable When the Government Determines the Essentialness of Someone’s Livelihood

In a genuine free market, it’s the consumer who should remain sovereign. Did you ever think that there would come a time when going to work or meeting with consenting individuals would be acts punishable under the law? Or if going to a grocery store or something as basic as getting a haircut would be […]

Government Can’t Count Ballots. How Can It Possibly Manage a Pandemic or Our Health Care?

The 2020 presidential election fiasco holds a warning about central planning. Elections are a nasty business, but sometimes they can be clarifying. We don’t yet know who won the US presidential election, and we may not for days or weeks to come. This stems largely from the ineptitude Americans witnessed on Election Tuesday. It wasn’t […]