The continuous invention of new regulatory frauds undermines the gravity of real fraud, writes writes Pierre Lemieux. What we have seen since the beginning of the 21st century looks like a repeat of the witch-hunt of the 1980s.
As they say in the South, writes Chris Westley, you can stick a fork in organized labor. Its implosion is a reminder that, in the long run, market forces trump state power.
The only thing that seems to unite the myriad special interests on the right—ever since the Republicans gained control of the executive and legislative branches—is that each one has some special project for the state to support, so they all agree to support big government as a kind of vast logrolling project. If each group does its part, everyone stays on top.
Minimum wage laws are not only counterproductive, but they make situations worse. All voluntary mutual trade benefits all. Minimum wages and union legislation make it difficult if not impossible for poor youth to get jobs.
A condensed version of the documentary “Talking Butts,” Directed by Jesse Walker, Patrick McMenamin and Bretigne Shaffer; Produced by J
