Markets & Free Enterprise Archives - America's Future Foundation

Jul 23,2018 AFF Community, Markets & Free Enterprise

AFF-San Francisco talks innovative opportunities for K-12 education

Criticism of the U.S. public school system and soaring college costs is nothing new. AFF-San Francisco chapter leader Katie Modesitt wanted to take a different approach. She framed the discussion...

Jul 20,2018 Culture, Markets & Free Enterprise

Freedom-Loving Wine Recommendations

There are two huge coalitions of wineries that want to implement freer markets in the wine industry, the National Association of Wine Retailers and the California Wine Institute. The second,...

Jul 04,2018 Liberty, Markets & Free Enterprise, Policy

Free to Boom: Fireworks Regulations Around the Country

Independence Day is often celebrated with some of the most American activities imaginable: drinking beer, grilling meats, and blowing things up. Unfortunately, thanks to a complicated patchwork of federal, state,...

Jun 13,2018 Markets & Free Enterprise, Policy

How Minimum Wage Increases Actually Hurt Those They’re Intended to Help

Comedian Chris Rock played a character in the early 1990s called “Cheap Pete.” Pete would walk around a convenience store and ask how much it would cost to buy a...

Jun 05,2018 Culture, Markets & Free Enterprise

Why Does Your Glass of Wine Cost so Much? How Regulation Takes The “Happy” out of Happy Hour.

Have you ever ordered a glass of wine at a bar or restaurant and wondered, “Why does this tiny glass of cabernet cost $8!?” I’m a wine girl, and I’ve...

May 09,2018 Culture, Markets & Free Enterprise

I Spent 9 Months Living in Strangers’ Homes. Here’s What I Learned.

Last summer, my husband and I found ourselves facing a dilemma. Our lease was up, and the home of our dreams was stuck in short-sale limbo. Could we move in...