Pundits often claim that capitalists hold wages artificially low to maintain huge profit margins and perpetuate abject poverty for the working class. They fail to mention, however, that competitive labor markets increase wages as firms fight for the best talent and productivity. While they may think this sound idealistic, we see it happening as Target…
“The rung of a ladder was never to meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot” -Thomas Huxley by R. Brownell The invisible hand of the market has swayed again, this time in a way which will excite those looking for better wages in the retail business. Target, the nation’s second largest retail chain,…
Some New Hampshire 4th grade students got a dose of political reality Thursday when they visited the State House. After receiving a round of applause from their elected representatives, the scene quickly became more tense. In order to learn the political process better, the students had drafted a bill. Their proposal, House Bill 373, established the Red…
Al Sharpton would like to make it easier to charge people with Federal hate crimes. Obviously this would be very good for his race-baiting business. Sharpton made the comments in the aftermath of the Justice Department announcement that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to charge George Zimmerman with violating Trayvon Martin’s civil rights. Currently the legal threshold…
“This is the most transparent administration in [US] history.” — President Obama, February 14, 2013 As a new presidency looms large above the American political sphere, with rumored announcements of prospective candidates and a more vocal exchange between partisan camps than ever, one has to wonder how much more the current administration can do to…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez offered a baffling defense of the death tax Wednesday during a hearing examining the sometimes unbearable burden it places on family farms and businesses. People receiving food stamps have to pass drug tests or meet work requirements to receive taxpayer dollars, Sanchez reasoned, so it’s only fair that…
The progressive left has long promulgated the idea of raising minimum wage at the national level in order to ‘respond’ to the challenging economy for the common worker. The problem, of course, as any economics 101 course at your local community college will teach you, is that the rise in wages necessitates a rise in…
By Blake Neff A fraternity at Pennsylvania State University has been suspended while police investigate allegations that members created a secret Facebook page to post photos online of naked women, some of whom appear to have been asleep or passed out. It’s the third major scandal to rock a U.S. fraternity in barely a week. (RELATED: Is This…
By: R. Brownell Almost a year ago, I was traveling to San Diego to attend a week long Cato Institute seminar. I walked off the plane upon arrival to see something which was definitely in the realm of odd. A rather large advertisement posted to a wall outside of my gate showed a killer whale…
By Michael Bastasch Europe’s costly green energy policies should serve as a warning American policymakers trying to impose similar regulations at home, according to data from a new report. The International Energy Agency found that European Union policies aimed at boosting green energy use are costing families and businesses billions of dollars a year in…