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We Didn't Humanize Markets, Markets Humanized Us

by Steven Horwitz FEE.org Distinguished Fellow Over Labor Day weekend, I saw many friends arguing that labor unions and government intervention “humanized capitalism” by giving us the 8-hour workday, the 40-hour workweek, ending child labor, and so forth. Unfortunately, these folks have their history backward. The wealth produced by capitalism... Read more →

Self-Serving Unionists Holding The Country To Ransom

by Adrian Gibson In recent years, it appears that some unions are electing grubby little ingrates, position seekers and tunnel-vision headline hunters to front office positions. There appears to be little interest in the members, as these so-called leaders are not seeking solutions to labour issues but instead are contributing... Read more →

We Need A True FOIA

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What Human Action Means to Me and to FEE

by Lawrence W. Reed Forty-six years ago, I enrolled as a freshman at Grove City College in Pennsylvania for one reason. His name was Dr. Hans F. Sennholz, one of only four individuals ever to earn a PhD under the tutelage of Ludwig von Mises. Sennholz was himself an extraordinary... Read more →

Skylarkin' Live at Pirate Republic Brewing, Friday, September 16, 2016

L to R Joe Euteneuer, Robert Van Wynen What does Led Zepplin, Neil Young, REM, Eagles, America, Jimmy Buffett and Beatles music all have in common? Well I thought you would never ask. You can hear them being performed by Skylarkin' at Pirates Republic Brewing on Friday night, September 16,... Read more →

Spain: No government but economic improvement

Since December 20, 2015 neither political party in Spain has been able to secure a majority to form a government nor have they been able to forge a coalition. With almost a year gone by with no government, and with the country's economic indicators improving, "people wonder if it really... Read more →

Baha Mar “Goodwill” Gesture by Chinese is a Sideshow

by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune, Monday, September 5, 2016, and is posted here with the kind permission of the author. Last week the Prime Minister proudly announced that he persuaded the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) to contribute about $100 million “as a goodwill gesture” payment to... Read more →

Cuban military expands its economic empire under detente

The Associated Press article above, was carried in Saturday’s Nassau Guardian is intriguing to say the least. Here’s an excerpt: “HAVANA (AP) — At the height of Cuba's post-Soviet economic crisis, a man with the obscure title of city historian began transforming Havana's crumbling historic center block by block, polishing... Read more →

The conflict of police prosecutors in the magistrate court

by Adrian Gibson I have a serious problem with the chumminess between police prosecutors and Magistrates. I’m doubtful that one can be a minister of justice/prosecutor and a police officer, charged with investigating crimes at the same time. There arises a genuine conflict between these roles. Surely, the conflict is... Read more →

Our Freedom Of Speech Is Being Challenged

by Adrian Gibson OF LATE, the troubling trend of arresting and charging or threatening to charge people for criminal libel has been an ongoing exercise on the part of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and has set tongues wagging, with many Bahamians expressing dismay and disdain at what appears to... Read more →