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Labor Means More Than Working for a Paycheck Sep. 07, 2021
Three days before Labor Day, President Joe Biden's Labor Department had bad news to share. The econo... Read More
What's the "Quits Rate?" And Why Is It Skyrocketing? Sep. 01, 2021
As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining for the right words to tell my story or otherwise ... Read More
Taxpayers Are Getting Ripped Off and Congress Does Nothing Aug. 17, 2021
Milton Friedman used to quip that, in Washington, if a government program is working, Congress says ... Read More
The American Labor Crisis Has Hit All the Small Businesses on This One Street Aug. 10, 2021
PITTSBURGH — It's 4:30 in the morning, and Raymond Mikesell's alarm has gone off. Within an h... Read More
Need for Skepticism Jul. 30, 2021
Government legislative titles often sound fantastic; certainly, there is a branding guru in charge o... Read More
Need for Skepticism Jul. 29, 2021
Government legislative titles often sound fantastic; certainly, there is a branding guru in charge o... Read More
Quitters Without Jitters Jun. 24, 2021
Be honest now — when was the last time you thought about quitting your job? Was it two weeks a... Read More
Cut Off the Checks -- America's Businesses Need Workers Jun. 17, 2021
Like a lot of other Americans, I have been shocked in recent weeks at the number of businesses that ... Read More
Why I'm Not (Very) Worried About Inflation Jun. 13, 2021
For a long time, inflation has been the phantom of the American economy: often expected but never se... Read More
Skills Matter Jun. 11, 2021
Controversy erupted Tuesday over a comment made by economist Art Laffer regarding hourly wages. Ask... Read More
To Fix the Labor Shortage, Start with the Wage Shortage Jun. 09, 2021
A recent newspaper article had an astonishing headline: "Labor shortages end when wages rise." Gosh,... Read More
Don't Go Back to Work! May. 21, 2021
When I was 14, my father, who'd pretty clearly had a few drinks, came home and told me he had great ... Read More
Labor Shortage Caused by Government May. 19, 2021
America has a record 8.1 million job openings. The media call it a "labor shortage." But it's not a... Read More
Democrats Follow the 'Science' and Reject Common Sense May. 18, 2021
Every time I hear Democrats sermonize about following "the science," I feel as though I'm listening ... Read More
Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden? May. 14, 2021
On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him... Read More
It's Time for Americans to Get Back to Work May. 13, 2021
When it comes to the great American work ethic, our country is hurtling down the wrong path. The Bid... Read More
Uncle Sam's Lack of Leadership on Debt Cannot Be Ignored May. 13, 2021
I'm always amazed to hear people say that the national debt doesn't matter because interest rates ar... Read More
98% of the Way There: Trump's Super V-Shaped Recovery May. 11, 2021
The U.S. economy peaked in late 2019 at $21 trillion. We are now remarkably 98% back to where we wer... Read More
Must-Follow Steps When You're Out of a Job Apr. 21, 2021
These days, it's practically inevitable that you or someone close to you will face a period of unemp... Read More
The Blue States Are Now the Beggar States Feb. 23, 2021
Last week, I visited South Florida for four days, and what a shock: Everything was open. The beaches... Read More
