Could Automation Be Labor Unions' Death Knell?
Automation needn't be scary for workers, but for traditional unions, the robot future may hold a different fate.
Economics
Fresh Out of Bankruptcy, City Announces Multimillion-Dollar Housing Project
Stockton has apparently learned nothing from its embarrassing financial boondoggle.
The Blockchain: A Supercomputer for Reality
"Everything that can be decentralized, will be decentralized."
House Passes Clean DHS Funding Bill: Republicans Divide Themselves Instead of Democrats
They passed a clean bill with no poison pills against the Obama executive order
Will Robots Take Our Jobs?
For now humans make sub-par robots and robots make sub-par humans.
Warren Buffett's Economic Contradictions
The famous investor has an opportunistic relationship with big government.
Could Sports Gambling Beat Marijuana to National Legalization?
Experts expect it will be legal within five years.
The Bizarre Priorities of Trans-Pacific Partnership Proponents
Supporters tout the benefits for just the few, when actually we all gain.
House Democrats Join Restrictionists in Rejecting the Three-Week DHS Funding Extension
They wanted to give Republicans rope to hang themselves
Senate Passes A Clean DHS Funding Bill while House Republicans Consider "Options"
House Republicans don't grok that there is no way to win this fight
California Unions' Double Standard on Flex Time
State's rigid overtime rules squelch choice and innovation while politically connected unions are exempt.
Right to Work: Coming Soon to Wisconsin?
And will it be another boost for Gov. Scott Walker as a possible presidential candidate?
The Black Family in 1965 and Today
Poor black neighborhoods are not the unassisted creation of poor black people, but largely the malignant result of factors beyond their control.
Inglewood's NFL Stadium Proposal Better Than Most, But Still Pretty Crony
Multibillion-dollar sports franchises don't need any additional tax breaks.
New York Refuses To Divulge How Much It Subsidizes Specific Movies
Want to know how much of your money paid for Best Picture-winner Birdman? Too bad!
Obama Is No BFF of Latino Immigrants or Civil Liberties
His Criminal Alien Removal Initiative is brutal and hypocritical.
Anti-Airbnb Rat Finks Do Freelance Urban Planning; They Know the Best Use for Everyone's Property!
Whether or not the "sharing economy" is properly communal, it better satisfies human needs. Naturally people want to kill it.
"The Tyranny of Nostalgia": Landmarking Businesses Won't Preserve NYC's "Authenticity"
Professional nostalgists advocate for regulations that actually make life more difficult for small businesses.
Darkleaks: The Decentralized Information Blackmarket Opens for Business
Secrets for sale anonymously
New York Times Worried That Allowing Cubans to Have More Money Will Increase 'Income Inequality'
No, I'm not making that up
Obama's Incompetence Might Doom his Immigration Executive Action
Asking the 5th Circuit Court to overturn last week's block might be too little too late
Middle Class Incomes and the Economic Productivity Conundrum
Median household incomes would have been double: Roughly $100,000 rather than $50,000
Florida, the Freest State in the Country?
California, New York, and New Jersey always rank near the bottom of these lists as intrusive, red tape-bound hellholes.
Number of American Corporations Declines for 17th Straight Year
U.S. businesses are reclassifying themselves to avoid the highest corporate tax rate in the West.
The Economic Way of Thinking About Health Care
Health insurance does not grow wild and abundant in nature or fall from the sky like manna.
No Grexit for Now: Greece and Europe Reach Deal (Sort Of)
The Greeks have until Monday to say what reforms they're prepared to make.
Chris Christie Deflating; Jeb Bush Trailing Rand Paul in Head-to-Heads Against Hillary
What will the GOP establishment do when its hand-picked candidates fail to launch?
