Lawrence W. Reed Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s Interim President, having previously served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). fee.org Tucker Carlson’s recent, two-hour interview of Vladimir Putin generated massive attention around the world. Carlson deserves credit for the exclusive, although he left the
It may be a bit soon to smile at his obituary, but for now I’ll just enjoy a hearty guffaw at his sickbed. Oh dear, how sad: Yahya Sinwar is very, very ill. Pass me my tiniest violin, Jeeves, and here’s to a shortage of antibiotics. Yahya Sinwar,
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com A week or so ago, Helen Clark and I argued that New Zealand would be nuts to abandon the independent foreign policy which has been a characteristic of
Stephen J. Harper aish.com A two-state solution will not emerge while so many Palestinians still reject the existence of a Jewish state. During the night of Oct. 7, my wife Laureen woke me to show horrifying images from Israel appearing on her cellphone. Like millions in Israel and around
Timothy D. Lytton Regents’ Professor & Professor of Law Georgia State University The government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for their role in facilitating cross-border gun trafficking that has supercharged violent crime in Mexico. The lawsuit seeks US$10 billion in damages and a court order to force
Patrick Carroll Patrick Carroll is the Managing Editor at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org The government of Quebec issued a series of draft regulations on January 10 that target the outdoor commercial signs of businesses in the province. The proposed rules would require companies to operate under a
Finn Andreen mises.org The Western ruling elite has become oligarchic in nature; its political and economic influence is disproportionate and even harmful to society. It is necessary, therefore, to review its historical evolution and expose its current goals. Firstly, it must be recognized that it is natural and necessary
rightminds.nz In case you missed it: I am hosting a summer series of shows on Reality Check Radio starting Wednesday 14th February – the day after my 29th birthday. Thanks to Paul Brennan and Cam Slater who have done some promos for me on their shows this week. Friday 9th
Graham J Noble libertynation.com Even though neither the FBI nor a Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel could find any evidence to support it, there are still those who insist Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election was made possible by the Russians. These same people would
Matt Judd Normally when I attempt to write one of these essays, I try to remember what my English teacher taught me last century and have an introduction, a body and a conclusion. I also try to give articles some sort of legitimacy by attaching a link or two to
Is there anyone in Gaza who isn’t a member of Hamas? So far on the Hamas payroll have been UN workers, medicos, ambulance drivers, photojournalists, Palestinian day workers, not to mention its (voluntary or otherwise) army of “martyrs”, as well as sundry head-choppers, rapists, baby-killers and rocket-launchers. So much
As the Western green-left continue to clutch their pearls over the poor widdle Palestinians, it’s worth pointing out that their “anti-war” commitment is decidedly choosy. After all, it’s not as if the Middle East has been exactly short of wars which have killed tens of thousands of civilians
Allon Lee Australian Jewish News aijac.org.au Allon Lee is a senior policy analyst with the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Fewer things are more exasperating than the media ignoring basic facts and context. Scandals plaguing UNRWA, the main agency for Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants,
Benjamin Williams Benjamin Williams is a fellow with FEE’s Henry Hazlitt Project for Educational Journalism. He has produced videos and written content for many libertarian organizations such as the Mises Institute and Students For Liberty. Under the alias PraxBen on TikTok, he has amassed over 200,000 followers and
As reported on The BFD last week, Senegal, long one of the few stable democracies to survive in a post-Colonial Africa dominated by thugs and riven by tribal hatreds, is descending into the whirlwind of yet another failed African state. Trouble has been brewing for months as the ruling party
