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Democrats Must Also Address Illegal Immigration Jan. 12, 2016
As respectable Republicans panic over Donald Trump's storm of insults against Hispanics, Democrats m... Read More
Talk About Training and Advancement Before Taking the Job Nov. 12, 2015
Q: I've been working as a general laborer at a construction company for two months now. I cold-conta... Read More
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Small Benefits, Large Costs Oct. 29, 2015
When both liberals and conservatives like a government program, it usually means that it is expensiv... Read More
Liberal Reasoning: Idiotic or Dishonest? Sep. 23, 2015
Many people argue that liberals, socialists and progressives do not understand basic economics. I am... Read More
Do Remote Bosses Cause Inequality? Sep. 17, 2015
Could there be a reason for the widening pay gap that's not exactly economic? There could be. The em... Read More
Good Intentions and Unintended Effects of the Minimum Wage Jul. 30, 2015
In November 2016, District of Columbia voters may get a chance to vote on a proposal to raise the ho... Read More
Jeb and His Vassals Lose Sight of the Serfs Jul. 16, 2015
"In the feudal system," The Oxford English Dictionary says, a vassal is "one holding lands from a su... Read More
To Keep Good Workers, Some Employers Are Trapping Them Jun. 04, 2015
In olden days, the way you kept good workers was to pay them more. That's no longer the case in many... Read More
Fighting Robots With Robots Apr. 21, 2015
So machines are now able to assess a human's mood. "Emotion detection software" has put robots one s... Read More
Ruinous 'Compassion' Mar. 17, 2015
It is fascinating to see brilliant people belatedly discover the obvious — and to see an even ... Read More
Lower Fares No Substitute for Higher Wages Mar. 05, 2015
The idea of helping low-income people by subsidizing their fares on public transportation sounds nob... Read More
Should Economic Policy Include a Senior Discount? Feb. 12, 2015
We've seen senior discounts for buses. We've seen senior discounts at movie theaters. We've seen sen... Read More
Fairness and Justice Feb. 11, 2015
Oxfam reports that the richest 1 percent of people in the world own 48 percent of the world's wealth... Read More
Boss in Midlife Crisis Hires Cute but Lazy Women Dec. 25, 2014
Q: Our boss/owner is in a midlife crisis and is ruining his business. His wife used to come in every... Read More
Debunking Christie's Minimum Wage Mythology Oct. 24, 2014
If there is any upside to the constant blabber from a politician such as Chris Christie, it is that ... Read More
Embarrassing Economists Oct. 22, 2014
So as to give some perspective, I'm going to ask readers for their guesses about human behavior befo... Read More
Mob Rule Economics Sep. 09, 2014
While we talk about democracy and equal rights, we seem increasingly to let both private and governm... Read More
Disruption Inc. Aug. 14, 2014
"You can make money without doing evil" is No. 6 on the list of 10 things Google (the corporation) k... Read More
Democrat Support for Amnesty Threatens Their Most Loyal Voters Aug. 07, 2014
In 1964, Malcolm X chastised black people for their blind allegiance to the Democratic Party. He sai... Read More
Drowning in Rules Jun. 19, 2014
If you happen to pick up a copy of the Kansas legal code for the construction and administration of ... Read More
