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A Ban on Freelance Work Apr. 10, 2024
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contrac... Read More
Uber Clueless Apr. 20, 2022
The media's ignorance about basic economics is galling. I expect it from politicians. I expect it fr... Read More
Don't Force Gig Workers to Go Pro Mar. 13, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed restaurant dining rooms, Americans skipped drive-thru and takeout ... Read More
Should Gig Giants Keep Gigging Workers? Oct. 28, 2020
There's a mournful Peggy Lee song that asks the existential question: "Is that all there is?" Some p... Read More
Government Outlaws Freelance Work Mar. 11, 2020
Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded Califo... Read More
'Contractors' Like Uber Deserve Full Labor Rights, California Lawmakers Say Sep. 19, 2019
In a direct shot at the injustices inherent in America's growing "gig" economy, California lawmakers... Read More
Regulatory Loophole Lets Uber and Lyft Drivers Continue Violating Privacy Sep. 14, 2018
Last year, the Missouri Legislature bowed to demands by ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft and passed... Read More
Eric Holder: Fingerprinting Is Racist Jun. 12, 2016
Former Attorney General Eric Holder has come out against proposals in Chicago and New Jersey to requ... Read More
What does it Mean to "Gig" American Workers? May. 11, 2016
Pouty, whiney, spoiled-bratism is not nice coming from a four-year-old — but it's grotesque wh... Read More
Anti-Liberty Politicians Nov. 18, 2015
After a terrorist attack, it's natural to ask: What can politicians do to keep us safe? One thing t... Read More
FTC Should Go Easy on Sharing Economy Oct. 12, 2015
When he came to office in 1981, President Reagan tried to cancel the Federal Trade Commission as a d... Read More
The Struggle for Economic Liberty Aug. 26, 2015
Here's my taxi question. If a person is law-abiding, has a driver's license, has a car or van that h... Read More
Hands off My Sharing Economy Aug. 24, 2014
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday that the San Francisco ride-matching company had hired Da... Read More
Put the Taxi Cartel in the Rearview Mirror Feb. 20, 2014
If driving a taxi in Chicago is your dream job, have I got a deal for you. You get to fight traffic,... Read More
Drive Free Dec. 24, 2013
If you saw a fat man in a sleigh distributing presents this week, he was in violation of several gov... Read More
