Peter Jacobsen
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Deregulate Medical Licensing
FEE has published several articles over the years on the dangers of occupational licensing regulations. In short, occupational licensure imposes…
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What Families Gain at the Dinner Table
One of America’s long-standing cultural institutions is in decline. The Survey Center on American Life is reporting that only 38…
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Would Guaranteed Income Help Families?
Last October, I reported on a study that gave participants $1,000 a month and measured the impacts of the transfer.…
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New Study: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Killed 18,000 Restaurant Jobs
Perhaps the greatest example that good policymaking intentions go awry is the minimum wage. Proponents of increasing the minimum wage…
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The Student Loan Interest Pause Finally Ends
The last holdouts of Covid-era student loan programs will have their interest reinstated in August 2025. In March 2020, President…
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Should We Stop Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water?
President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has drawn criticism for his desire to…
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Game Over for Ownership?
A movement is growing in Europe about consumer protection in the video games industry. A citizen’s petition in the EU…
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The Economics of Divorce: A New Paper Examines the Harm to Children
It comes as no surprise that divorce is harmful for children. Most would likely highlight the emotional strain imposed on…
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Trump’s Unrealistic Demand that Walmart ‘Eat the Tariffs’
Recently, a post from President Trump on Truth Social went viral. An attempt to convince retail giant Walmart to keep…
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High Interest Rates Are an Opportunity for Education
For most of my adolescence, interest rates were near zero. In fact, even certificates of deposit (CDs), which boast higher…
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