Editorials

 We’re all ears  A LAWMAKER wants the NMI to be a “more self-sustaining community that is not so vulnerable to the outside, like what happened with this pandemic.” To be “self-sustaining” is a popular notion — “since ever since.” And yet, as far as we know, no one among the CNMI’s lawmakers or othe…

Mental wellness is important and we hear so much about, but seeing a professional and asking for help is not really an easy step to take. Although it is recommended to seek professional help, when in crisis it is also healthy to pack tools to help you thrive or cope to practice mental wellness.  So…

But there are reasons to be skeptical, and they go beyond the fact that the coronavirus pandemic has given Mr. Trump a pretext for doing something he’s wanted to do since he descended that escalator in 2015 to announce his White House bid. Historically, major health scares and severe economic downt…

I work on a local paper and couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve done. On the other hand, though: The big national news media, a purveyor of blather and bile in the best of times, have spent the last month wearing a caul of rotten blubber. But, you say, things have been horrid. Historically horrid. Th…

We at FEE have thought about this quite a lot for our articles, courses, seminars, and videos. We have distilled “economic thinking” into 12 key concepts. The following list has guided us internally for a few years, and I figure it’s now time to share it with the world. Gains from trade: In any eco…

Information spread like wildfire with panic and fear behind each story. The infodemic or the information epidemic surrounding the virus has caused more damage than the actual Coronavirus pandemic itself. From panic buying, hoarding supplies, and sharing every information received on social media, t…

In her first year in office, AOC showed all the signs of someone making the callow error of believing her own publicity: She was arrogant, vain, petty, foolish, and vindictive, to say nothing of embarrassing and ignorant. You remember: “We’re in charge — and you’re just shouting from the cheap seat…