Blog Small Slider

St. Paul’s Rent Control Experiment Is Increasingly Disastrous 0
- Economics
- March 18, 2022
In November, FEE Policy Correspondent Brad Polumbo wrote about a new policy in St. Paul, Minnesota which stood to implement the strictest rent control policy in the United States. “The city just approved a rent control measure that will limit landlords’ ability to increase rents on its 65,000+ rental properties,” wrote Polumbo. “They will not
READ MORE
Colorado Lawmakers Pass Kids’ Independence Bill 0
- Culture
- March 18, 2022
Colorado kids should be getting on their sneakers. Thanks to their state legislators, they will soon be able to play outside, stay home alone a bit, and enjoy some freedom without their parents worrying this could get them investigated for neglect. On Tuesday, the Colorado Senate followed the lead of the House and passed the
READ MORE
The American Spirit Still Lives 0
- Culture
- March 17, 2022
Thomas Jefferson described what would become the heart of the American spirit in a brief seven words: “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Many famous people in our country’s history—from the Founding Fathers to people such as Booker T. Washington, Amelia Earhart, and Ronald Reagan—have lived by those sentiments. They knew that life was
READ MORE

Al Gore, Vanishing Polar Ice, and the Perils of Censoring ‘Misinformation’0
- Politics
- March 17, 2022
While speaking at a climate change summit in Denmark in 2009, former Vice President Al Gore made an alarming statement. Citing research from Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski, a professor of oceanography at the Naval Postgraduate School in California, Mr. Gore said it was likely that the north polar ice caps would soon be completely melted. “These
READ MORE
We Need Hard Words to Speak About Hard Realities 0
- Culture
- March 16, 2022
The radio news hour plays in my car: a calm, dispassionate voice, more background noise than anything. It suddenly registers that a segment on Senate Bill 8 regarding Texas abortion law—now known as the Texas Heartbeat Act—has started. My young children are in the back seat, so I turn the radio off before they become
READ MORE
A Decline in Reading Skills Makes Geese for the Plucking 1
- Culture
- March 16, 2022
A teacher-friend of mine recently expressed sadness over the stagnation of her students. Before the pandemic she could see students steadily gaining ground. Now she was seeing zero progress on their tests—and maybe even some declines. Tests aren’t everything, she admitted, yet after struggling through online teaching and masks and other troubles, she was disheartened
READ MORE