Who Loves Minimum Wage Laws? Kiosk Makers
"Minimum wages and workplace regulations protect some people, alright, but not the workers.…
Boosters Beware: Stadiums Aren’t Magic
"Just about every economist knows publicly financed stadiums are boondoggles that, if anything,…
Small Change: Let’s Put Pennies and Nickels to Rest
"If we don’t have the vision and political will to do something as unambiguously beneficial as…
Is It An Economic Crime To Import a Soccer Jersey?
"One of the hardiest and most enduring fallacies in economics is the mercantilist fallacy:…
Economist Explains the One Piece of Advice He’d Give…
What is your time worth? If you’re a teenager, one good answer is “not much.” I sympathize: I earned…
“They Mean to Be Masters”: A Review of Trust Us
"The documentary considers the role experts assumed in the twentieth century: figuring out what…
Two Ways Trade Creates Wealth
"You’ve heard the aphorism 'one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.' Trade…
Four Ways to Get What You Want
"For most of our existence, life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short for pretty much…
A Dispatch From the Corporatized Dystopia: Bring on the…
"If there’s still money to be made, consumers are voting for more, and it is not my…
Yes, Twelve Dollars Is a Good Price for Two…
"Economists are wary of the word 'need;' whether you need something or not is…
