economics

What?! Union-Backed 'Job Protection' Initiative Would Limit Stores To Two Self-Checkout Machines

There's nothing like economics to frustrate big-government busybodies. And there's nothing like the tired, old saw of "job protection" the unionists trot out when they want to insulate their members from...

'Solar Roads' To Serfdom – Paths Paved In Government Waste

The stories of government waste in "new tech" and roads abound -- from France, to the US. But there are some great larger lessons we can take with us when looking at these political redirections away from...

Warren’s 'Economic Patriotism' Is Neither Economic Nor Patriotic

The definition of economic fascism is "the nominal (in name only) ownership of private business that is directed in its operation by state dictates and mandates." Liz Warren has a new plan that appears...

NYC Minimum Wage Insanity Yields Job Cuts, Fewer Hours, Harms The Poor

Ethics and Economics are connected! Who'd-a-thunk?

West: Left’s Efforts To Fight Inequality Will Lead to More Poverty

If there is one thing we can count on from the left in America it is to come up with the insidious schemes and themes that are counterproductive.

Sen. Manchin Threatens to Withhold Funding For World Cup Until Women’s Team Gets Equal Pay

Yellow card for economic foul!

No Fun: Bernie Sanders Calls for Unionization of Video Game Industry

Bernie Sanders is at it again, showing the kind of profound ignorance of economics and history that we know he, and other collectivists will never shed. This time, he is praising the idea of class envy...

NY Gov. Cuomo Announces Massive 'Climate Change' Scheme – The US Preps for NY Refugees

Looking for routes out of New York? Interested in following Snake Plissken out of the state? Governor Andrew Cuomo is ready to incentivize you to flee, and it's all about "Climate Change" mythology.

Shock! Oregon Inches Closer To The Horror Of Letting People Pump Their OWN Gas!

What is happening in this world? People pumping their own gas? What about "jobs?" Shouldn't politicians be focused on "creating jobs" and "make-work" mandates?

Female Student Claims 'Hostile Learning Environment' for Prof Assigning 'White Male' Authors

Ahh, the patriarchy... What does one do when a student at University of Utah complains that the reading assignments in her economics class are too "male"? Raise the Social Justice Banner! The intellectual...

Bernie and AOC Want to CAP Credit Card Interest Rates, Not Understanding It Will Harm Poor

Command-and-control isn't part of the American tradition. And it certainly isn't part of a productive economy. But Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandra Ocasio Cortez don't seem to care....

CA Utility’s Idea To Prevent Wildfires? Shut Down Power to 5M Residents

This PG&E idea is an answer to the wildfire problem the same way a punch to the head is an answer to a headache. It solves nothing.

Bernie Tweets He Can’t Do Math - The World Wonders Why It Took Him So Long To Admit It

Bernie tried to make his class envy argument again. This is what happened when he pushed his "99%" rhetoric!