Walter Block
- Opinion
Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate the TSA for Employing 47,000 Workers
I recently took an airplane trip, departing from a medium-sized city. There must have been, oh, at least 100 Transportation…
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Why Nancy Pelosi Once Cut Off an Interview After She Was Asked about Unpaid Interns in Her Office
Traditionally, internships were supposed to be non-paying “jobs.” The idea behind this initiative was that the student, or young person,…
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The Divergence Between Wages and Productivity. Mirage or Reality?
The famed English author Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. Today, we are going to consider “a tale…
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Why Grocery Stores Run So Much More Efficiently Than DMVs
Most shoppers don’t fully appreciate what goes on behind the scenes at their grocers. Yes, nowadays, with empty shelves all…
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Debunking the Myth That Minimum Wage Laws Are ‘Progressive’
The minimum wage is a sort of litmus test. And not only for economists. For social justice advocates, too. Forget,…
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Buy American? What Protectionists Get Wrong about Free Trade
Even many of those who are otherwise inclined in the direction of free enterprise have an Achilles Heel when it…
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What East Germany Can Teach Americans about the Current Supply Chain Crisis
What is happening with our supply chains? They seem very rusty, if not altogether broken. There are numerous ships at…
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Why Calling Your Intellectual Opponents “Deniers” Is Bad for Scientific Progress
For a time, astronomers debated whether Pluto should be considered a planet or not. I have no views on this…
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Twin Cities Voters Flunk Econ 101 by Passing Rent Control—and the Fallout Is Already Visible
Minnesota’s two largest cities—Minneapolis and St. Paul—both approved rent control ordinances at the ballot box in November. The St. Paul…
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Why Biden’s Proposed Tax Hikes Won’t Cause More Unemployment
President Joe Biden is eyeing policies that would send taxes through the roof. He is indeed “soaking” the rich, but…
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How Prescription Medicines Reveal the Absurdity of the Nanny State
What is a medical prescription? It is a note from your doctor to your pharmacist giving you permission to avail…
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The (Second) Horror of the Flint Water Crisis
If the drinking water from the Flint River in Michigan looked dirty, or smelled bad, the disaster could probably have…
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What Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Understand about CEO Salaries
The Chief Executive Officers of the nation would be justified in singing along with the Coasters’ 1950s rock and roll…
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