Raising the minimum wage is a popular course of action for many people, as it sounds desirable. Whether it be a living wage or an increase to $12 an hour, …
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In yet another sign of how mighty American corporations are going by the wayside, American conglomerate General Electric (GE) was just recently kicked out of the Dow Jones Industrial Index. …
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It is widely believed that markets and capitalism are responsible for the majority of the world’s pollution and environmental degradation. People all across the political spectrum, left and right, believe …
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The Department of Justice’s proposed rule to ban bump stocks by declaring them to be machine guns opened up its public comment period back in March. The deadline to submit …
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In a discouraging sign for the future of world trade, President Trump recently decided to hit $50 billion worth of Chinese imports with a new 25 percent tariff. Coming on …
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Another New York City cab driver took his own life recently, the sixth cabbie in eight months to do so. In response, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance is blaming …
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Those ranging from the far left to moderate liberals are constantly bashing economic freedom, free markets, and libertarians. They claim that libertarian ideology and free markets would result in corporate …
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Free Speech 1A: Roseanne’s Racist Tweet, NFL Kneeling Policy, and Trump’s Twitter Account
by Andrew Jonesby Andrew JonesThere is a typical pattern when a celebrity figure’s speech comes under scrutiny: confusion over the application of the First Amendment (conflating public and private actors), and then a revelation …
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CNBC is calling the phenomenon “something the American economy has never experienced.” The New York Times proclaimed that it has “run out of words” to describe the US economy’s health. …
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As Iranian hardliners chant “Death to America” on the floor of their parliament and anti-regime protests spread throughout the country, the United States is calling out to the Iranian people …