The Results of California’s New $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Are Already In
For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California , using the income he received...
Why Julian Assange Must Be Freed
The parallels between the Pentagon Papers and WikiLeaks are stunning. And Julian Assange deserves the same First Amendment protections as...
Javier Milei Delivers Argentina’s First Surplus in Over a Decade—and US Media Is Silent
The revelation that Argentina has done something the US government hasn’t done in more than two decades—run a budget surplus—seems...
Interest on the National Debt—Who Does It Go To?
This week, to start off “Ask an Economist” for the year, I have a question from Stan K. about the...
Why Justin Trudeau Is Blaming Grocers for Surging Food Prices in Canada
Though year-over-year inflation of consumer prices overall cooled to 3.8% in September, food prices increased 5.8% from a year ago,...
Gun Control Advocates Ignore What the Founding Fathers Really Thought
In all my years of existence, the Second Amendment of our Constitution has always been considered controversial. Opponents claim it...
Why a Student With a 1590 SAT Score Was Rejected by 16 Colleges
Stanley Zhong did everything right. A 4.42 weighted GPA (3.98 unweighted). A 1590 SAT score (1600 is perfect). He’d even...
Why Your Credit Card Rewards Might Be Going Bye-Bye
Republicans and Democrats are joining forces to pass a bill that could have serious repercussions for credit card holders. Thursday,...
Charters Receive Far Less Money than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway
If you thought charter schools received anywhere near the same amount of funding as traditional public schools, then think again....
Why Are US Tax Dollars Still Flowing to Animal Testing Labs in China?
There’s a reason Americans overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer funding for animal testing. The practice is ethically questionable and often gruesome. Monday,...