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Lower Fares No Substitute for Higher Wages Mar. 05, 2015

Froma Harrop

The idea of helping low-income people by subsidizing their fares on public transportation sounds nob... Read More

Defense Against Demagogues Jan. 28, 2015

Walter E. Williams

When gasoline sold at record prices, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, "I think it's time to say to ... Read More

The Envelope, Please -- and a Living Wage, Too Sep. 17, 2014

Connie Schultz

After a self-congratulatory rollout to rival the ruckus of God's six days of earth-making, Marriott ... Read More

Lower Benefits, Higher Jobs -- Paul Ryan Has It Right Aug. 09, 2014

Lawrence Kudlow

Co-written by Robert Sinche Neel Kashkari, the Republican candidate for governor of California, just... Read More

Other Paths to Better Pay May. 20, 2014

Froma Harrop

Did you read about investors in Chipotle Mexican Grill rejecting the outlandish pay package the fast... Read More

Did Illegals Misusing SSNs Earn More on Average Than US Women? Apr. 30, 2014

Terence Jeffrey

If you simultaneously accept estimates published by the Census Bureau and the Chief Actuary of Socia... Read More

Wage Discrimination Apr. 23, 2014

Walter E. Williams

"President Obama Vows Zero Tolerance on Gender Wage Gap," read one headline. Another read, "Women St... Read More

Statistical Frauds Apr. 15, 2014

Thomas Sowell

The "war on women" political slogan is in fact a war against common sense. It is a statistical fraud... Read More

Is There Wage Stagnation? Mar. 19, 2014

Walter E. Williams

Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. Th... Read More

Reality Bites the Middle Class Feb. 05, 2014

Daily Editorials

A new study by the Pew Research Center reports that many Americans have begun to figure out the new ... Read More

Politics vs. Immigration Reform Jan. 30, 2014

Froma Harrop

Republicans are again at war with themselves over immigration reform. Ideally, they would agree on t... Read More

The Democrats' Feckless Attacks on Income Inequality Jan. 10, 2014

Michael Barone

As Barack Obama scrambles to eviscerate key sections of his own signature health care law, he and ot... Read More

Creating Prosperity Dec. 10, 2013

The Savage Truth on Money

Can America create another round of extraordinary economic growth and prosperity again? There's no r... Read More

Employer Disregards Salary Commitment Nov. 28, 2013

At Work

Q: I worked for a small retail store in a contracted postal unit for a month. I was hired at $11.50 ... Read More

Thanking the Hands the Feed Us Nov. 26, 2013

Sustainable Living

Thanksgiving is a holiday built around food. We gather, we gorge, sometimes acknowledging the hands ... Read More

McDonald's: Low-Paid Workers, High-Flying Execs Nov. 20, 2013

Jim Hightower

Sometimes it pays just to go away. You could ask Jim Skinner about that. He was CEO of the hamburge... Read More

The Real 'War on Women' Jun. 05, 2012

Thomas Sowell

Among the people who are disappointed with President Obama, none has more reason to be disappointed ... Read More

In Greed I Trust Jan. 08, 2012

Walter E. Williams

Last week's column started off asking: "What human motivation gets the most wonderful things do... Read More