Governments Have Destroyed Housing Affordability in Many Places — But Some Refuges Remain
Although they're not stylish places according to wealthy coastal elites, many metro areas in the United States still contain a lot of affordable housing.
Labor and Wages
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Government Worker Napped Three Hours Per Day for Four Years
The average California state government worker earns 23 percent more in total compensation than their similarly skilled and educated private-sector counterpart.
“Sweatshops” Are Like Lifeboats for the Poor — Don’t Sink Them
The answer to why people continue to work in such deplorable conditions is pretty simple: they don’t have any other options.
Can France Really Welcome All the World’s Poor?
The dominant immigration narrative in France ignores the importance of free trade, freedom in employment, and the importance of voluntary charity.
The Incentives of the Minimum Wage
We should stop asking if workers deserve a “living wage” and start asking if the minimum wage actually helps workers obtain one.
Three Economics Lessons I Learned from My Dad
Business owners understand that the key to prosperity is to reduce costs and deliver more goods to the customer. Wage workers, however, often want higher prices in order to "protect" their jobs.
The Military Is a Jobs Program — for Immigrants and Many Others
The US military has long acted as a jobs program, for both citizens and non-citizens alike. It's time to cut it all back.
PC and the Bureaucratization of the Economy
Profit-oriented business organizations that demand political conformity in the workplace are mimicking government agencies, and we must turn to Mises's book Bureaucracy for guidance.
