Is Population Decline Catastrophic?
In the 70s, we were told to panic about population growth. Now we're told to panic about population decline. But is it really a problem?
Labor and Wages
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London Caves to the Black-Cab Monopolists — Blocks Uber
London's new ban on Uber removes Londoners’ freedom of choice — and makes them poorer.
Slow Wage Growth Could Be Thanks to ‘Sticky Wages’
Wages can be "sticky" even in the absence of government. But the biggest problems with wage rigidity are often the result of government intervention.
The Week in Review: September 9, 2017
It is during times of crisis like this, when government feels the greatest need to control, that sound economics is most needed.
Taxation, Slavery, and Consent
Slavery has never been defined by the brutality of the conditions under which a person labored; but by the lack of consent.
How Welfare States Make Us Less Civilized
The market’s informal, spontaneous cooperation for mutual benefit has been replaced by a statist mindset.
Employment Is Not the Key to Economic Growth
Fixing unemployment without addressing the issue of real savings cannot increase the pace of economic growth.
Week in Review: July 8, 2017
Sometimes, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."
The Left/Right Crack-Up Over Seattle and the Minimum Wage
So while the left’s support of the minimum wage is offensive, the right’s fight against what’s offensive perhaps explains why we still have wage floors.
