The special legal status of unions is what harms workers. Not the so-called “scabs.” Narrated by George Pickering. Original article: “Scabs” Are the True Labor Day Heroes .
An audio version of this article is available here . As long as I can remember, unions have attacked as “scabs” those willing to accept work for wages and conditions those unions reject, even if it involves crossing union picket lines. In fact, that usage goes back centuries, from English slang for a mean, low, “scurvy” rascal or scoundrel. As
There is an old lawyering adage that says “If the law is on your side, pound the law. If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If neither is on your side, pound the table.” It also has an alternate ending which says, “When neither is on your side, pound your opponent.” This adage could be restated as: When you have a good argument, make it
When I started writing popular articles about economics, one of my major motivations was to demonstrate to my undergraduate students that it didn’t require advanced degrees in economics for them to competently evaluate economic policy issues and claims. They could get a long way simply by using careful, logical thinking, and consistently-applied
Desde que puedo recordar, los sindicatos han atacado como “esquiroles” a aquellos que están dispuestos a aceptar el trabajo por los salarios y las condiciones que esos sindicatos rechazan, incluso si se trata de cruzar los piquetes sindicales. De hecho, ese uso se remonta a siglos atrás, de la jerga inglesa para un bribón sinvergüenza medio, bajo,
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Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.