Profiles

Minor-league hockey players know what they're getting into when they sign their contracts. But now they want the government to overturn their contracts and force a pay raise.

If politicians cared about affordable housing, they'd be doing all they could to repeal regulations and encourage more construction.

Yet again, the government regulators show us that their real motivation is not consumer protection.

Government licensing hurts employment, reduces competition — and thus quality — and serves to line the pockets of the established firms who benefit.

One of the reasons governments can run up huge deficits so easily is that the politicians — unlike entrepreneurs — can't be held accountable for their bad debts.