The leading 82 non-profit hospitals in the US have combined net assets of $203 billion. Their average growth last year was 23.6 percent. These figures would make even the most loyal believers in the free market pause—except this isn’t capitalism.

Kim Jong Un’s possession of a Mercedes limousine has “stumped outsiders” in consideration of existing UN bans of luxury goods in North Korea. No one should be stumped.

We have no idea how the national labor market will react to a change this large.

The collectivist mindset that Eric Hoffer so cogently analyzed, primarily in terms of external threats, is increasingly being echoed in America today, presenting an increasing internal threat to freedom. July 25 marks the 1902 birth of Eric Hoffer, and his insights into freedom merit renewed attention.

Larry Reed, FEE's President Emeritus, highlights his favorite essays and articles that he has written through the years.