Poor White Americans Are Dying of Despair
In contrast, the mortality rate for college-educated whites continues to fall.
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Robot Tax = Protectionism Against Progress
Taxing automation would slow down progress and ultimately make most of us poorer than we would otherwise be.
Trump's Immigration Policies Are Causing a 'Trump Slump' in U.S. Tourism
The businessman turned president's hysterical fear of terrorists is bad for business.
Donald Trump Is Wrong about Manufacturing and Economic Patriotism
Protectionism springs from ignorance of basic facts and economic principles.
Trump Isn't Creating Jobs, But He Is Creating Job Creation Announcements
After finding out he's being duped by businesses, the president-elect lashed out at NBC for informing him.
Why Aren't More Americans Moving?
People used to chase economic opportunity across the country. Then the government got in the way.
More Americans Are Stuck In Place: New at Reason
Unintended consequences of local and state policies are a huge barrier to mobility.
Minimum Wage Increases Kick In; Start Watching for Winners and Losers
Some businesses can't handle the increased burdens.
A Stronger Economy Will Also Destroy Jobs, but It's Necessary
Better jobs come along as technologies change societies.
Judge: Obama Administration's New Overtime Rules an Overreach
Want to change the rules? Go ask Congress.
Fight For $15 Meets Reality: D.C. Restaurants Lost 1,400 Jobs During First Half of 2016
In a shocking twist, D.C. is not exempt to the basic laws of economics.
Do You Have a License to Braid That Hair?
Unnecessary state regulations add costly burdens with no real safety benefits.
'We Hillbillies Have Got to Wake the Hell Up': Review of Hillbilly Elegy
A family chronicle of the crackup of poor working-class white Americans.
$15 Minimum Wage Could Kill Up to 5 Million Jobs
Forward comrades to the unemployment lines and soup kitchens!
Minimum Wage vs. the Carwasheros
New York's new $15 wage floor pits man against machine.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Has Abandoned Non-Urban America: Bug or Feature?
Imagine what will happen to flyover country under even more wage regulations.
Lessons in Wendy's New Push for Self-Service Kiosks
Market pressures were already making wages more competitive.
Study Attempts to Show Exactly How Trump's Trade Wars Devastate the Poor
How to erase billions from the American economy.
Hillary Clinton, Borrowing From Rubio, Discovers Welders
If you thought the exit of Marco Rubio meant we could forget about the welder issue, alas, no such luck.
Millennials Hurt By Occupational Licensing Laws
Young people entering the workforce without a degree or a "rent-seeking" license face low wages, if they can even find a job.
California's New Retirement Plan for Private Sector Workers Is a Stunning Display of Hypocrisy
If the program is so good, shouldn't government workers be included, too?
The Beauty of Coca-Cola's New Parental Leave Policy
"Paid parental leave isn't just a nice thing to do, it's the smart thing to do for our business."
The Costless Fix to Europe's Jihadi Problem
It needs to stop putting roadblocks in the way of refugees and immigrants seeking jobs
$15 Minimum Wage Follies in California and New York
Good intentions, but a near total failure as an anti-poverty policy
$15 Minimum Wage Follies in California and New York: New at Reason
Good intentions, but a near total failure as an anti-poverty policy
California Passes $15 Minimum Wage; New York to Follow
Legislators hurry to act before the alarm bells can be rung.
Economically Left-Behind Americans Vote Trump
Trump's margins of victory were considerably larger in distressed counties than in more prosperous counties.
Penn. Court Says State Can't Block Folks from Some Jobs Forever Entirely Due to Criminal Record
Lifetime ban ruled a violation of due process.
Embracing Uber Would Be Good for New York
The taxi cartel claims jobs will be lost, but the numbers don't add up.
Rand Paul's Fumbling on Gay Discrimination Question Was Eminently Avoidable
The right answer needs the right argument to avoid callousness.
Federal Employees' Wages Growing Faster Than Everybody Else's
Pay freeze over, for government types anyway.
Higher Wages Mean Fewer Hours at Some Walmart Stores
An extremely predictable lesson in consequences
Occupational Licensing Hurts Just About Everyone, Says White House
Licensing restrictions cost millions of American jobs and raise consumer costs by billions, federal officials say.
RESOLVED: TECHNOLOGY WILL TAKE ALL OUR JOBS
Ronald Bailey Will Argue Against the Motion at Future Tense on Thursday, June 4
L.A.'s Minimum Wage Hike: A Teaching Moment for Those Trying to Help the Underprivileged
It's harder to do good for someone if doing good costs a lot more. And employing someone is often doing good for them.
Government Doesn't Create Jobs
The real key to job creation is leaving people free to explore, innovate and profit.
Will Robots Take Our Jobs?
For now humans make sub-par robots and robots make sub-par humans.
Ronald Bailey Debunks New Minimum Wage Hocus Pocus
Magical thinking that hurts job seekers
The Employment Benefits of Cutting Unemployment Benefits
Does a new NBER study prove that cutting unemployment benefits increases employment?
