Labor and Wages
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.
WNBA Players are Overpaid
The salaries of pro athletes has little to do with athleticism and everything to do with the entertainment the public receives from them.
These Eight Words Helped Cause the Great Depression
Here are the fateful words that set the stage for years of high unemployment: “We believe in the principle of high wages.”
Inflationary Double-Talk
Price controls, tariffs, and wage controls are politically attractive as such powers are to a ruling clique, but they make no sense economically.
Tariffs: Stealing Entrepreneurs’ Profits
With tariffs, favored industries receive more and the entrepreneurs receive less, lowering their profits and making them less likely to take future risks.
Robots Do Not Destroy Employment, Politicians Do
Countries with the highest levels of robotization have the lowest unemployment rates.
The Corruption of Union Leadership
Alongside the structure of traditional unionism, there begins to grow in its shadow a murky pseudo-unionism of criminal behavior.