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Reflecting on Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, 245 years later

by Lawrence W. Reed This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. The first ten days in the month of March 1776 brought forth momentous events that played roles in shaping the modern world. The American Revolutionary War was not quite a year old. On March 2,... Read more →

The Most Prosperous Ancient Nation You’ve Never Heard Of

This country lasted over 300 years and covered more territory than all of Scandinavia. by Lawrence W. Reed This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. The list of extinct countries includes the better known ones like the USSR (aptly dubbed “the Evil Empire” by Ronald Reagan)... Read more →

A Student’s Essay That Changed The World

by Lawrence W. Reed “…No man can rightly lay claim, moral or otherwise, to owning another…” A-Students-Essay-That-Changed-The-World (pdf) From The Nassau Institute... More from Lawrence W. Reed here... Read more →

10 Companies That Advertised During Brady’s First Super Bowl in 2002 (and the Story They Tell)

Tom Brady’s Super Bowl success has outlasted many titans of corporate America. by Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Super Bowl 55 is now history. In some ways, it was a familiar scene. After 60 minutes of... Read more →

Economics 101 from the IEA with Dr. Steve Davies

The Institute of Economic Affairs, an influential British Think Tank, has provided and excellent series of videos on Economics with Dr. Steve Davies. Here's their introduction to the videos: "The first in a two-part series, providing 33 films in total, will cover everything from basic economic theory to important historical... Read more →

Foreign Aid: An Instrument for Progress?

by Peter T. Bauer (Lord Bauer) (1915–2002) Thursday, December 1, 1966 This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Foreign aid is clearly not a neces­sary condition of economic devel­opment. This fact is obvious from the history of the developed coun­tries, all of which began poor and... Read more →

New Zealand's Path to Prosperity Began With Rejecting Democratic Socialism

New Zealand’s experience is one of numerous examples in which socialism caused ruin that capitalism then fixed. by Lawrence W. Reed (Editor's note: A shorter version of this article was recently published in both English and Spanish at ELAMERICAN.COM). This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article.... Read more →

Criticism

Fundamentally there are two forms of criticism – destructive and constructive. The destructive type is not all helpful and only appeases the sender of the message. The latter type should be welcomed and be favourably considered, Currently The Bahamas is facing two pandemics – namely Covid-19 & Corruption. Covid -19... Read more →

OIL - TO DRILL or NOT TO DRILL

There has been much written about this topic both by those in favour and those vehemently against. While the viewpoints are usually well substantiated, I have not seen what I consider a business assessment of the pro’s and con’s. In line with this objective, I list issues below for consideration:... Read more →

Abandon the Principle of Violence. Don't Rearrange It

In Students of Liberty, Leonard Read drew out the superiority of a society whose organizing principle is virtue voluntarily acted out in practical terms with those we interact with over one organized around coercion backed by the threat of violence. by Gary M. Galles This article was originally published on... Read more →