By Micah J. Fleck In response to the outrageous rise in price for EpiPen, the star product of parent company Mylan, consumers are not happy. They are leaving the company’s patronage in droves and instead turning to alternatives such as Adrenaclick. The main reason why these alternatives are not big sellers is because they are…
By Aya Katz Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree: the minimum wage should go up. Yet neither of them seem to have considered the consequences. When the minimum wage goes up, black teens lose their jobs. According to economists William Even from Miami University and David MacPherson from Trinity University, based on a sampling of 600,000…
By Eric Lieberman Facebook has gone from a simple social media company to a massive tech conglomerate. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in 2014 through his own company’s platform that Facebook “agreed to acquire Oculus VR, the leader in virtual reality technology.” More than a year later, Zuckerberg declared Facebook’s intention of launching a satellite “into a geostationary orbit” in…
America has an obesity problem. Most anyone who trusts modern science will not dispute that point. But as with any societal issue, the question is not so much about what the problem is, but rather what to do about it. Like most other “crises”, the easy solution most loudly called for is some sort of…
Are specialized, focused, and targeted niche markets now illegal? By: Darrell England Targeted and specialized markets not only make sense, they are profitable for business owners and beneficial to the consumers. It allows consumers to get exactly what they want and to know exactly where to get what they’re looking for. A gay individual male looking to meet a companion on…
By Elias J. Atienza Oh, Salon. Where would we be without you? You offer something good with one hand and then offer something stupid with the other. With the 2016 general election approaching, your idiocy is growing. First, the libertarian movement is not fringe. It’s true we have some crazies, such as the prancing…
By Lina Bryce This is the year to say goodbye to President Obama‘s liberal policies draining our economy and the year Republicans would nominate a true Conservative, but Donald Trump isn’t exactly a conservative. Now what? While it may seem like a good idea to have a successful business man taking the helm of our hurting Republic, Donald Trump isn’t much…
By Connor D. Wolf The fast-food chain Wendy’s plans to start automating all of its restaurants in an effort to overcome recent minimum wage increases and a weak market, according to reports Thursday. Wendy’s will install self-serving kiosks at it’s over 6,000 locations later in the year, reports Investor’s Business Daily. Retailers and restaurants have…
The British steel industry has been at crisis point since last month, when Indian based company, Tata Steel, announced it’s plan to close down its plant in Port Talbot, Wales. With the prospect of 40,000 British steel workers suddenly losing their jobs; politicians, the media, and the public are all very understandably anxious. However, this…
By Michael Bastasch A libertarian think tank was served with a subpoena by U.S. Virgin Islands prosecutors as part of a racketeering probe not long after Democratic attorneys general promised to investigate groups with ties to the oil industry for allegedly misleading the public on global warming. More subpoenas are likely on the way as…