“It’s time to admit the recycling mania is a giant placebo. It makes people feel good, but the idea that it improves the condition of humans or the planet is highly dubious” — FEE’s Jon Miltimore.

Tragedy befalls us all at some point in life, so asking “Why me?” is a self-centered perspective, which is not indicative of the bigger picture — FEE’s Tyler Brandt.

Another thing shared in common by those who were surprised by this development is never having read Animal Farm by George Orwell, sources confirmed at publishing time.

The centralized institutions of the federal bureaucracy—has produced a regime change in America. A new book by John Marini, reviewed by William Turton.

You should take this evil socialist woman's agenda very seriously. She is coming for YOU. She wants your money, your choices, your private property and your contracts. She has what she thinks is a better idea for your life than anything you might have in mind. And everything she wants to do is compulsory. Socialists trust no one but themselves. Socialists are, by definition, extremely anti-social people.

This fantastic anthology by Kerry McDonald digs deep into the fascinating evolution of education in America, from its family-centered origins to the rise of compulsory schooling, and the gradual separation of education from schooling over the last 50 years.

Eloquent. Extraordinary. Timeless. Paradigm-shifting. Classic. Six decades after it first appeared, Leonard Read’s “I, Pencil” evokes such adjectives of praise. Rightfully so, for this little essay opens eyes and minds among people of all ages. Many first-time readers never see the world quite the same again.

“Private property ownership is a staple of our American way of life and the cornerstone of peace and prosperity. It is the manifestation of individual rights, and no one, whether government entity or private, has the right to what someone else already owns” — Brittany Hunter.

“Premiums doubled in the first four years of Obamacare. Last year, the average monthly premium for individual insurance was $476 per person per month in the 39 states participating in HealthCare.gov. But while premiums have gone up, choices have gone down” — Genevieve Wood.

Parents are increasingly required to obey, to conform to a school’s demands even if they believe such orders may not be appropriate for their child — Kerry McDonald.

“Today’s cultural vandals can look back for inspiration to the 20th century. In the atheist Soviet Union, the Communists got rid of St. Nicholas and replaced him with the secular “Grandfather Frost.” In 1938, when Germany’s Nazis annexed Austria, one of the first things they did was to ban Christmas observances in public schools” — Robert Knight.

“If [Congresswoman-elect] Ocasio-Cortez cared about her constituents, she might take time to learn how entrepreneurs, with the freedom to use resources to serve consumers, have lifted billions out of poverty in the past few centuries” — Barry Brownstein.

“An entire generation has grown up never knowing such things as the Soviet gulags or even the Berlin Wall. Indeed, it’s been more than a full generation since communism existentially threatened sustained violence on a global scale” — Bradley J. Birzer.

“As a resident of China and a recipient of outstanding private health care here, I was confused as to why the Times would show us the horrors of a capitalist system without actually visiting a private health care facility” — Sarah Lilley. It’s easy: They learn how to lie in tax-supported, left-wing journalism schools in American universities.

“He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.”

Universal human rights have not been fully attained, yet radical environmentalists insist that flora, fauna and even geological features and structures should be deemed legal persons, a meme known as “nature rights” — Wesley J. Smith.

“Nearly two-thirds of the Venezuelan economy disappeared in the 20 years of Chavismo power. It was socialism: pillaging of the private economy as state policy” — Guillermo Rodridguez Gonzalez.

“…[T]he current battle being waged over free trade in most developed countries, and especially in America, illustrates once again that to be pro-market isn’t the same thing as being pro-business” — Samuel Gregg from the Acton Institute.

“As one who spent time in many socialist countries both before and after the reforms, spoke with many of the victims and saw the direct evidence of the misery socialism wrought, it appalls me that there are people who claim to be educated are endorsing this despicable ideology” — economist Richard Rahn.

Joy Pullman explains that “the evidence indicates that at best Common Core made negligible improvements, and at worst it’s reduced student achievement, all while soaking up huge amounts of time and money.”