“How you make it in this world depends more on what you do as opposed to whether people like or dislike you,” argues George Mason University economist Walter Williams.

By FEE editor Tyler Brandt, this article provides many fascinating and little-known details about the amazing life of a great libertarian.

He believes he can spend other people’s money to buy all the stuff he wants even though he is literally just some guy who smells like bad tuna salad and whiskey.

“The inevitable result of these expanded government powers is less control over education by parents. As parents lose this control, they cede more authority to government bureaucracies, which in turn grow more powerful and more bloated while parents get weaker and more vulnerable,” writes Kerry McDonald.

You could take EVERYTHING that ALL of the Democrat candidates for President know about Economics, put it on a bumper sticker and still have room for the Magna Carta.

What does it say about a point of view when so many of its advocates want to intimidate and shut down other viewpoints? It says that those advocates possess a shameful totalitarian streak.

Kerry McDonald explains that the first step in taking charge of your learning and livelihood is to shed these schooled myths and become adept at self-education.

“It is to the colonial period we must look for the roots of republicanism and federalism,” writes Thomas Wendel for National Review.

You could put EVERYTHING this woman knows about economics on a bumper sticker and still have room for the Magna Carta.

Tammy Bruce: “This is the idiotic disaster brought to you by unrestrained liberal leadership as it creates problems, then births a bureaucracy that will never deal with it. “

Politicians prefer not to talk about the billion and a half dollars in taxes Amazon paid last year. James R. Harrigan and Antony Davies explain.

“While a cover-up rigged by the “scandal-free” Obama administration is certainly outrageous, Clinton’s initial actions are worse” — Issues & Insights editorial.

“If Americans continue down the path of sacrificing civil liberties to feel more secure, they may one day find themselves living in a world that resembles the dystopias envisioned by Philip K. Dick and George Orwell more than they would have dreamed possible” — FEE’s Jon Miltimore.

Here’s one for the state worshipers.

“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.