The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) has just published its November issue of The Freeman. As our readers know, FEE is one of our favorite liberty defending educational organizations.
In this issue of The Freeman topics range from government health care, government motors, the cash for clunkers fiasco, hedge funds, the stealth expansion of government power, an analysis of current economic policy and double speak, a discussion of habeas corpus and the dangers of government funded art. There are also five excellent columns written by leading economists and who will provide you with clear-cut analysis of current policy issues.
We are excited that we can point you to this excellent publication with the knowledge that you will benefit greatly from its contents.. Here are the links to the contents of the November 2009 issue.
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Health Care’s Muddled Incentives
By Arnold Kling
On the topic of health care, what empirical observations are reliable? Unfortunately, many “facts”…
Government Motors
By Michael Heberling
Government Motors by Michael Heberling Michael Heberling (mheber01@baker.edu) is president of the Baker…
The “I Hate the Poor” Act of 2009
By Christopher Westley
So I was shaving the other day, and the man on the morning talk radio show was on a roll. Cash for Clunkers…
The Mystique of Hedge Funds
By Warren C. Gibson
Hedge funds are controversial these days. Though it’s unlikely that the average citizen or the average…
Old, Bold Futility
By William R. Allen and William Dickneider
In economic analysis and policy formulation, profundity is not to be confused with complexity. And simple…
The Great Writ Then and Now
By Wendy McElroy
The Great Writ Then and Now by Wendy McElroy Wendy McElroy (wendy@wendymcelroy.com) is an author, the…
Stealth Expansion of Government Power
By Murray Weidenbaum
The government of the United States spent the year debating major new undertakings, ranging from health…
Art Needs No State Subsidies
By Bruce Edward Walker
It’s feeding time again, and artists and cultural groups are lining up at the trough. The bailout package…
COLUMNS
Child Labor and the British Industrial Revolution
By Lawrence W. Reed
Profound economic changes took place in Great Britain in the century after 1750. This was the age of…
Competition
By John Stossel
Give Me a Break! Competition by John Stossel John Stossel is the hosts of Stossel on Fox Business and…
Rutherford B. Hayes and the Financing of American Prosperity
By Burton W. Folsom Jr.
Rutherford B. Hayes, America’s nineteenth president (1877–1881), is generally dismissed as a minor,..
Science Fiction and Economic Fiction
By Donald Boudreaux
Thomas Macaulay Boudreaux, age 12 and my only child, is a huge fan of Star Trek. Actually, even an italicized…
Rule of Law versus Legislative Orders
By Walter E. Williams
Webster’s dictionary defines law as all the rules of conduct established and enforced by the authority,…
