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Stop Insulting Minimum Wage Workers Feb. 18, 2014
Beating down low-paid workers is not only not nice but also not necessarily good for business. And t... Read More
The Man Who Would Be King Jan. 31, 2014
Other than his fundamental dishonesty about certain conditions in America, what he stands for, his r... Read More
Re-state of the Union Jan. 29, 2014
President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday wasn't what I wanted to hear. This is wh... Read More
Will Anyone Watch Tonight's Speech? Why? Jan. 28, 2014
Only 28 percent of respondents to a recent Harris Poll say they plan to watch the State of the Union... Read More
Fact-Free Liberals: Part II Jan. 21, 2014
Words seem to carry far more weight than facts among those liberals who argue as if rent control law... Read More
American Airlines Group Jan. 15, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: I have $11,000 to invest for my individual retirement account and have been looking ... Read More
$15 an Hour Jan. 15, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: You'll probably throw this away, but I need to vent about the proposed increase in w... Read More
The Democrats' Feckless Attacks on Income Inequality Jan. 10, 2014
As Barack Obama scrambles to eviscerate key sections of his own signature health care law, he and ot... Read More
Be for Work Jan. 10, 2014
John F. Kennedy broke some sort of record for stating the obvious when he noted that "life isn'... Read More
CNN's Crowley: Why Would the Out-of-Work Vote Republican? Jan. 09, 2014
CNN's Candy Crowley seems absolutely, positively astonished that Republicans could oppose raising th... Read More
Politics and Minimum Wage Jan. 08, 2014
There's little debate among academic economists about the effect of minimum wages. University of Cal... Read More
Minimum Wage and Welfare: The Tradeoff Jan. 07, 2014
The Democrats have selected raising the minimum wage as THE issue to protect them from public opposi... Read More
Strange Brew
Dec. 28, 2013
Of 'Equality' and Other Ancient Frauds Dec. 17, 2013
The minimum wage fracas emerging in politics highlights the mother of all political fracases: the on... Read More
How We Really Feel About Economic Inequality Dec. 12, 2013
Americans don't care much about rising economic inequality, recent surveys suggest. But that's not q... Read More
Obama's Never Run a Lemonade Stand Dec. 06, 2013
If President Barack Obama has entertained an economic insight that wasn't fashionable in 1933, I hav... Read More
It's the Family, Stupid Dec. 06, 2013
The president tried changing the subject this week from Obamacare to income inequality. It's no surp... Read More
Why Republicans Can't Address Rising Inequality Dec. 05, 2013
So far, the Republican response to President Barack Obama's historic address on economic inequality ... Read More
Employer Disregards Salary Commitment Nov. 28, 2013
Q: I worked for a small retail store in a contracted postal unit for a month. I was hired at $11.50 ... Read More
Minimum Wage's Discriminatory Effects May. 09, 2011
As if more proof were needed about the minimum wage's devastating effects, yet another study has rea... Read More
