Minimum Wage: A Common Rhetorical Trick
Target may have increased starting wage levels within their company, but only a government can create and enforce a "minimum wage."
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Why Don’t Bernie and Progressives Live Communally Here and Now?
In Ron Paul’s America, or Hans Hoppe’s private law society, voluntary “socialist” arrangements would be perfectly allowable and legal. But libertarian communities are never permitted in statist societies.
Slavery and Freedom
This is the fruit of free labor. It is able to create more wealth for everyone than slave labor once provided for the masters.
Jackson, not Hamilton, to be Replaced on US Currency
Why stop with Jackson? Let's ditch all the other politicians on US currency also.
RIP, €500 Note
The ruling class of the euro zone has slightly backed off its plan to end use of the $500 note immediately.
The Sober Political Reality for Libertarians
Most Americans today are now reflexively progressive, meaning they want government to do something, rather than reflexively libertarian.
Is Laissez-Faire Too Radical for Brazilians?
Even if the Brazilian president is impeached, Brazil may still opt for the "safe" interventionism that has crippled the country for so long.
What Did Fed Chairman Yellen Tell Obama?
Why is the Fed holding so many secret meetings lately?
Postal Savings Banks: Not Just a Bernie-Sanders Idea
Bernie Sanders wants to make the postal service into a bank. It has been tried before.
The Problem of “Hoarding”
Economists err if they believe something is wrong when money is not in constant, active "circulation."
