The state of youth sports is far from what was portrayed in The Sandlot. Whereas youth sports used to be an inclusive, community-building activity, today they are a cutthroat, expensive means to a very specific end: college recruitment. In turn, yout...
In 2013, early investor in Facebook Sean Parker bankrolled a lobbying effort that pairs a capital-gains tax break with an incentive to invest in distressed neighborhoods. Each state chooses areas that are “distressed,” often defined by high unemp...
Despite his promises, Trump has not been able to save coal for West Virginia and American coal country. Instead, coal-fired plants are moving towards natural gas as a purported sustainable alternative. However, while the replacement of coal in the ...
The ubiquity of American products abroad is hardly surprising. From Ray Bans to Nikes to Chevys, the marketplace today is truly global and interconnected. But one American export may prove to be less fashionable than these aforementioned products: o...
The ubiquity of American products abroad is hardly surprising. From Ray Bans to Nikes to Chevys, the marketplace today is truly global and interconnected. But one American export may prove to be less fashionable than these aforementioned products: o...
A patchwork of federal, state, and local laws sets the minimum wages in the United States. The federal minimum wage acts as the bottom price floor for nearly all labor wages throughout the country, except a few occupations within the restaurant and h...
A patchwork of federal, state, and local laws sets the minimum wages in the United States. The federal minimum wage acts as the bottom price floor for nearly all labor wages throughout the country, except a few occupations within the restaurant and h...
The days of a union-dominated working class are over: Union members now make up less than 11 percent of the US workforce, down from 35 percent in the 1950s. This collapse has left many workers with little say over their wages and working conditions, ...
The days of a union-dominated working class are over: Union members now make up less than 11 percent of the US workforce, down from 35 percent in the 1950s. This collapse has left many workers with little say over their wages and working conditions, ...
In 2015, various US food stores including Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, and Olive Garden, were implicated in a scandal. An AP investigation revealed that these retailers were selling shrimp that had been peeled by slaves in Thailand; many of these major ret...
In 2015, various US food stores including Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, and Olive Garden, were implicated in a scandal. An AP investigation revealed that these retailers were selling shrimp that had been peeled by slaves in Thailand; many of these major ret...
On January 11, 2016, labor unions watched the Supreme Court hear a case that could decide the fate of collective bargaining. Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association was brought forward by Rebecca Friedrichs, a California teacher who requested a...
On January 11, 2016, labor unions watched the Supreme Court hear a case that could decide the fate of collective bargaining. Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association was brought forward by Rebecca Friedrichs, a California teacher who requested a...
In 1962, leading libertarian economist Milton Friedman published Capitalism and Freedom, a treatise on the value of free markets for a liberal and open society. In it, he attacked the Federal Reserve, consumer protection, occupational licensure, and ...
In 1962, leading libertarian economist Milton Friedman published Capitalism and Freedom, a treatise on the value of free markets for a liberal and open society. In it, he attacked the Federal Reserve, consumer protection, occupational licensure, and ...
Aristotle famously began the Nicomachean Ethics with a declaration: “Every art and every investigation, and likewise every practical pursuit or undertaking, seems to aim at some good.” He contends that a “final good” must exist in ord...
Aristotle famously began the Nicomachean Ethics with a declaration: “Every art and every investigation, and likewise every practical pursuit or undertaking, seems to aim at some good.” He contends that a “final good” must exist in ord...
In 2015, Malcolm Bird accidentally cut his one-year-old daughter’s finger with a nail clipper and brought her to the local emergency room to make sure that the cut wasn’t serious. At the hospital, a doctor washed the wound with water and placed ...
In 2015, Malcolm Bird accidentally cut his one-year-old daughter’s finger with a nail clipper and brought her to the local emergency room to make sure that the cut wasn’t serious. At the hospital, a doctor washed the wound with water and placed ...
The great curse of being a US federal budget-watcher is that it is nearly impossible to overstate the severity of the path the country is on, and yet it is also equally difficult to do anything to alter that path. The deficit for 2016 contributed aro...
The great curse of being a US federal budget-watcher is that it is nearly impossible to overstate the severity of the path the country is on, and yet it is also equally difficult to do anything to alter that path. The deficit for 2016 contributed aro...
Apple. Google. Microsoft. Facebook. Twitter. Uber. Tesla. Netflix. eBay. Intel. On February 7th, over 100 American companies co-signed an amicus curiae brief — otherwise known as a “friend of the court” brief — for the 9th Circuit Court o...
Apple. Google. Microsoft. Facebook. Twitter. Uber. Tesla. Netflix. eBay. Intel. On February 7th, over 100 American companies co-signed an amicus curiae brief — otherwise known as a “friend of the court” brief — for the 9th Circuit Court o...
Almost everyone today can remember the 2008 financial crisis. Over the course of a very short time, over $10 trillion in assets were lost, and 2.6 million Americans lost their jobs. In the aftermath of the crisis, people naturally endeavored to find ...
Almost everyone today can remember the 2008 financial crisis. Over the course of a very short time, over $10 trillion in assets were lost, and 2.6 million Americans lost their jobs. In the aftermath of the crisis, people naturally endeavored to find ...
There’s no denying that the US education system is trigger-happy when it comes to passing out suspensions. According to some reports, 1 in 3 students in America are suspended at some point between kindergarten and 12th grade. In 2011, enough stude...
There’s no denying that the US education system is trigger-happy when it comes to passing out suspensions. According to some reports, 1 in 3 students in America are suspended at some point between kindergarten and 12th grade. In 2011, enough stude...