When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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The 2013 Sveriges Riksbank ("Nobel") Prize, New Economy Week, etc.
(1) New Economy Week: It's New Economy Week! Sponsored by the New Economics Institute. I have just two
Shutdown and Debt Limit, Yellen, etc.
(1) Letter from a Braves Fan to His Republican Congressman: See above--this came from NBC Sports Hardball Talk, and
Cruz and Goldman Sachs, Pew and Pensions, etc.
(1) Ted Cruz and Goldman Sachs: Hat-tip to TM--apparently Ted Cruz, who is fulminating and filibustering against Obamacare,
Dutch King Declares End of Welfare State
When we found out (hat-tip Seth G.) that Willem-Alexander, king of Holland since only April 30 of this
Taxing Carbon is Like Taxing Diamonds
To reduce carbon emissions, we must tax fossil fuels—but, say the pundits, we can’t do so because the
Annual Labor Issue Posted
We are finally done (mostly) with our September/October issue. (We won't be sending it to e-subscribers
Commemorating Chile’s Unidad Popular
Today, many Chileans—and many sympathizers from around the world—will commemorate and mourn the 40th anniversary of the 1973
Labor Day Roundup
A few links for Labor Day (but for the real labor day, see our May Day post): * Look for the
Our Triple Jobs Problem
If you hear somebody talking about the U.S. "jobs problem," ask them which one they mean. Let&