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The Herculean Effort to Keep Trump Happy Dec. 19, 2024
The older he gets, the bigger the baby. Donald Trump has turned the U.S. government into one giant p... Read More
A Ban on Freelance Work Apr. 10, 2024
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contrac... Read More
Uber Clueless Apr. 20, 2022
The media's ignorance about basic economics is galling. I expect it from politicians. I expect it fr... Read More
Don't Force Gig Workers to Go Pro Mar. 13, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed restaurant dining rooms, Americans skipped drive-thru and takeout ... Read More
Should Gig Giants Keep Gigging Workers? Oct. 28, 2020
There's a mournful Peggy Lee song that asks the existential question: "Is that all there is?" Some p... Read More
The Zoom of Doom Jun. 25, 2020
Got an important Zoom meeting scheduled? Got the meeting invitation burning a hole in your inbox? I... Read More
Government Outlaws Freelance Work Mar. 11, 2020
Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded Califo... Read More
'Contractors' Like Uber Deserve Full Labor Rights, California Lawmakers Say Sep. 19, 2019
In a direct shot at the injustices inherent in America's growing "gig" economy, California lawmakers... Read More
Uber-Gullible: Was a Woman Nearly Sex Trafficked by Her Driver? Feb. 21, 2019
When urban myths about stranger danger spread far and wide, we come to believe that the world is too... Read More
Where Is AI Driving Us? Jan. 09, 2019
With chaos in the White House, worsening climate change around the globe, more wars than we can coun... Read More
Uber and Zoetis Oct. 24, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker insists that Uber, which is valued at $120 billion, will come public ... Read More
Regulatory Loophole Lets Uber and Lyft Drivers Continue Violating Privacy Sep. 14, 2018
Last year, the Missouri Legislature bowed to demands by ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft and passed... Read More
Scooters Outrun Law Sep. 12, 2018
I just zipped down a city street on an electric scooter. It cost me 15 cents a minute. Fast and fun!... Read More
Morality Tale at Uber: Reputation Still Counts Jun. 22, 2017
Travis Kalanick helped found and build Uber into a corporate giant worth more than Ford Motor Co. On... Read More
Medallion's Future Jun. 21, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 400 shares of Medallion Financial Corp. in May 2012 at $11 a share, and the... Read More
'Bro Culture' Companies May Do Poorly by Being Bad May. 11, 2017
What exactly does Uber have to offer that other companies do not? The ride-hailing service doesn't o... Read More
The New Edge of Intolerance Feb. 05, 2017
WASHINGTON — Last weekend, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick informed his employees that he would stay ... Read More
Uber Hits Pothole in Experiment With Self-Driving Cars Dec. 28, 2016
Uber's experiment with self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco has come to a complete stop... Read More
From a Tiny Grain of Sand Nov. 22, 2016
This week's column is an excerpt of a talk given by Cliff Ennico to participants in a recent busines... Read More
Freedom to Work Oct. 19, 2016
If a person wants to go into business as a taxicab owner, what requirements should be imposed to pro... Read More
