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David Hume on the Rights of “Seditious Bigots”
David Hume on the Rights of “Seditious Bigots”
Some can’t imagine a downside to punching Nazis, or otherwise obstructing their spewing of hate. How could the world not be a happier and…
Dan Sanchez
Aug 24, 2017
Screen Time Helped My 4-Year-Old Become Articulate
Screen Time Helped My 4-Year-Old Become Articulate
People who encounter my daughter often remark how articulate she is. She’s 4, and I’ve been hearing such comments since she was 3. I myself…
Dan Sanchez
Jul 24, 2017
Trade Is What Makes Us Human
Trade Is What Makes Us Human
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith famously wrote of humanity’s “propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another.” Smith…
Dan Sanchez
Jul 15, 2017
The Sweet Sociability of Self-Interest
The Sweet Sociability of Self-Interest
Hundreds of liberty-loving students, professionals, and entrepreneurs recently gathered in Atlanta for the first-ever FEEcon, an event…
Dan Sanchez
Jun 26, 2017
Is ‘Wonder Woman’ War Propaganda?
Is ‘Wonder Woman’ War Propaganda?
Why did human beings slaughter each other by the thousands during World War I, a conflict of unprecedented mass savagery in which an entire…
Dan Sanchez
Jun 6, 2017
Stop Pushing Your Kids Into “Safe Spaces”
Stop Pushing Your Kids Into “Safe Spaces”
For human potential, few things are more dangerous than a “safe space.” A flourishing life requires what Nassim Taleb calls…
Dan Sanchez
May 30, 2017
What the Self-Esteem Movement Got Disastrously Wrong
What the Self-Esteem Movement Got Disastrously Wrong
One of Saturday Night Live’s most popular skits in the early 90s was a mock self-help show called “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley.”…
Dan Sanchez
May 15, 2017
Trump’s Ego Is Actually Too Small
Trump’s Ego Is Actually Too Small
Long before Donald Trump became a controversial political figure, he was a household name famous for his phenomenal ego.
Dan Sanchez
May 8, 2017
Trump Surrenders to the Iron Law of Oligarchy
Trump Surrenders to the Iron Law of Oligarchy
Did the Deep State deep-six Trump’s populist revolution?
Dan Sanchez
May 1, 2017
Today’s Civil Strife Is Rooted in Economic Frustration and Fallacy
Today’s Civil Strife Is Rooted in Economic Frustration and Fallacy
Why is America today so politically charged and polarized, to the point that people are regularly clashing in the streets? As James…
Dan Sanchez
Apr 26, 2017
The Non-Battle of Auburn Was a True Victory for Liberty
The Non-Battle of Auburn Was a True Victory for Liberty
Auburn, Alabama is nicknamed “the loveliest village on the plains.” But ugliness threatened to descend on it last Tuesday when outsiders…
Dan Sanchez
Apr 22, 2017
The “Battle of Berkeley” Is a Bad Sign for Liberty
The “Battle of Berkeley” Is a Bad Sign for Liberty
Just how close are we to repeating the political violence of interwar Germany? How bad is it, and how bad can it get?
Dan Sanchez
Apr 17, 2017
Will Grigg Was a Mighty Voice for Justice and Liberty
Will Grigg Was a Mighty Voice for Justice and Liberty
William Norman Grigg died this afternoon. He was a journalist, broadcaster, editor, musician, father, husband, and a self-described…
Dan Sanchez
Apr 12, 2017
How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution
How Nationalism and Socialism Arose from the French Revolution
In 1755, the Portuguese city of Lisbon was struck by a massive, deadly earthquake. As Deirdre McCloskey recently wrote, in the century that…
Dan Sanchez
Apr 12, 2017
Belle’s Tax-Funded Fairy Tale Life
Belle’s Tax-Funded Fairy Tale Life
Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast hits all the same beats as the beloved animated original. But in its opening, it does…
Dan Sanchez
Mar 30, 2017
The Westminster Attack: Savagery Versus Civilization
The Westminster Attack: Savagery Versus Civilization
Last Wednesday afternoon, a malicious savage got behind the wheel of a car and plowed through a crowd of strolling civilians on London’s…
Dan Sanchez
Mar 27, 2017
The Epic Triumph of Liberalism and Its Tragic Betrayal
The Epic Triumph of Liberalism and Its Tragic Betrayal
Three years ago, the New York Times asked whether “the libertarian moment” had finally arrived. Since then, we have seen no libertarian…
Dan Sanchez
Mar 23, 2017
“Logan” Eviscerates War and Demographic Planning
“Logan” Eviscerates War and Demographic Planning
When we first see Hugh Jackman in the new film Logan, his character is hung over and hobbling: a shambolic shadow of his former self, the…
Dan Sanchez
Mar 13, 2017
To Defend Civilization We Must First Understand It
To Defend Civilization We Must First Understand It
Everyone is worried about the downfall of civilization and the rise of barbarism.
Dan Sanchez
Mar 6, 2017
Steve Bannon Believes Winter Is Coming
Steve Bannon Believes Winter Is Coming
“History is seasonal and winter is coming.”
Dan Sanchez
Feb 14, 2017
Did God Make It Rain for Trump’s Inauguration?
Did God Make It Rain for Trump’s Inauguration?
After Donald Trump delivered his first speech as President of the United States, evangelist Franklin Graham took the stage and said:
Dan Sanchez
Jan 20, 2017
Liberate Your Life with This Collection of Inspiring Essays
Liberate Your Life with This Collection of Inspiring Essays
Resolve to find personal and professional freedom this year. This new ebook from FEE can help. It includes essays filled with concrete…
Dan Sanchez
Jan 6, 2017
Was 2016 Really So Bad, or Are You Too Caught Up in the News Cycle?
Was 2016 Really So Bad, or Are You Too Caught Up in the News Cycle?
On New Year’s Eve, many said “Bye Felicia” (today’s meme version of “good riddance”) to 2016. Some called the year a dumpster fire. People…
Dan Sanchez
Jan 2, 2017
My Year in Writing: 2016
My Year in Writing: 2016
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Dan Sanchez
Jan 1, 2017
Amazon Go Will Kill Dreary Lines, Not “Our Jobs”
Amazon Go Will Kill Dreary Lines, Not “Our Jobs”
Self-checkout kiosks at the supermarket? Who wants to stand in a line? The very idea is so barbaric. So early-2016.
Dan Sanchez
Dec 9, 2016
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