Reduce Red Tape Hurting U.S. Orchards and Farms
Though most guest workers for US agriculture travel from Mexico, thousands come from Central and South America. The WSJ Op-Ed, Red Tape Is the Biggest Crop on Some Farms (Aug. 28, 2015) reports: The...
Author: Gregory Rehmke
Methane in their Madness: USFG Against Cattle in Central and South America
Last post looked at USFG policies pushing alternative and usually more expensive energy sources in South America. A USFG goal is to reduce carbon dioxide and methane emissions from coal, oil, and natural gas...
After Overturning Chevron, Reform of Congress
The NCFCA debate topic for 2025-26 is: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform Congress. NCFCA provides a Policy Resolution Background Paper here. For the NCFCA national tournament, this flyer discussed relevant...
Reaching High School Debaters
America’s youth in search of high school debate material discover at FEE a mine of libertarian information not generally available elsewhere. [When I joined the Foundation for Economic Education (in 1984, 1999, and 2007)...
Ending US Funding of Green Energy in Central and South America [updated]
Going forward, it is hard to know which energy technologies will be best able to meet the needs of people and businesses in Central and South America. I’ve long called this the energy race...
Not Theirs to Give: Spending Caps for Congress
Dan Mitchell’s post Javier Milei and the Fourth Theorem of Government (May 19, 2025) might seem like a post for the Stoa Central/South America topic. But Dan is as much making the case that...
From Health Care Debates to Medicaid Policy Reforms
Homeschool debate students develop research, advocacy, and communication skills, skills in high demand at think tanks, consulting firms, and education foundations. The recent NITOC tournament featured hundreds of debates on reforming federal heath care policies....
Steady, Reliable Energy Sources for Healthy Body, Mind, and Economy
How is this year’s federal health care debate topic like last year’s federal energy topic? Our bodies benefit from clean and reliable energy sources, much as the economy does. But scientists and policy makers...
Recovering Metabolic Health
The metabolic revolution rolls on. Myths and Facts Regarding Low-Carbohydrate Diets, published in the journal Nutrients (17, March 2025), explains: Low-carbohydrate diets have been studied for nearly three decades, with papers on clinical trials...
Reform Standard of Care for Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Headline: “Medicaid Cuts Snarl GOP Budget Plan.” But Medicaid costs can be dramatically reduced and care improved without cuts. Just reform Standard of Care: advise patients struggling with obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease to...