By introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is demonstrating that while Republicans like to talk about free markets, they are statists and interventionists like their Democratic colleagues across the aisle.
Tyler Turman
Tyler Turman is an Emerging Leaders Program fellow with the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty and a partner with Stand Together’s Koch Internship Program. He earned degrees in both political science and economics from the University of Washington and has internship experience with the Seattle Mayor’s Office, the American Institute for Economic Research, and the Manhattan Institute. His main areas of research include homelessness and housing, public finance, and economic and social mobility.
