The Wall Street Journal details the lefts "Attack Machine" at the national level. On a personal level I recently experienced (again) how the left demonizes the individual ... Keep Reading
Income and Wealth
American Prosperity: What the Left Doesn’t Want You to Know
How are we doing? Prosperity manifests itself in all sorts of ways. Americans today, particularly the poor, enjoy benefits they could never have dreamed of in 1905 and 1955, ... Keep Reading
Progressivism is Bad Parenting
Unlike our parents, Progressives want us to become thieves and takers. Boudreaux: Forget that even poor Americans today generally have greater access to goods and services than ... Keep Reading
Sad Day for Low-Skilled Workers
Don Boudreaux to the Washington Examiner: Your headline reads "Federal minimum wage rises to $6.55 today" (July 24). A better headline would have been ... Keep Reading
Minimum Wage: Still a Terrible Idea
Here's why. And here. And here, too.-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
“Living Wage” Nonsense
Today's N&O offers up this article about a study that allegedly calculates a "living wage." The study:"tried to show what it actually takes to pay for housing, ... Keep Reading
Who’s Paying Tax in N.C.?
Wouldn't you like to know. (Hint: Look out for those calling for the wealthy to pay their "fair share.")-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
Myth of the Middle Class Squeeze
Drew Carey on the troubles of the middle class.-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
No Better off than 1975?
If you believe that the average worker is no better off than in 1975, then you may be missing something.(Beautiful addendum to this post from Steven Landsburg in the NYTimes.)-Max ... Keep Reading
Blame “Easy Credit” for Business Cycles
"Business cycles and economic downturns are a natural by-product of a capitalist economy." So the common refrain goes. Nonsense. In this oldie-but-a-goodie Freeman ... Keep Reading
