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Retiring During a Civil War Jun. 26, 2017
My parents were good working-class Americans, so they taught me to be scared and ashamed. They taugh... Read More
Why Trump Won't Bring Jobs Dec. 05, 2016
Within a day after Donald Trump's triumphal visit to Indiana, where he claimed credit for "saving" 8... Read More
Want a Job? Nov. 24, 2016
Do you remember the days when everyone seemed to retire on or before that ominous 65th birthday? Wel... Read More
The New Non-Working Class Oct. 07, 2016
"He that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of 30 or 40... Read More
Labor Force and Diamonds Sep. 28, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: Recently, I've been hearing the term "labor force participation rate" on most of the... Read More
The Love of Labor Sep. 01, 2016
While many of us consider work to be a four-letter word, we all know that work can be fun and exhila... Read More
Tell Politicians 'All Jobs Matter' Aug. 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton supports workers. Some of them, at least. Clinton favors increasing the minimum wage... Read More
Insanity Once More: The Hillary Clinton Economic Plan Aug. 16, 2016
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, when in fact the results n... Read More
Welfare Is the New Work Aug. 02, 2016
Two recent news stories highlight how pernicious the welfare state has become in America today. The ... Read More
Questions About Disability Benefits Jun. 15, 2016
Q: I am 60 years old. I have had some major health issues and I have had to stop working. About 6 mo... Read More
A Business Recession Looms Jun. 04, 2016
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May job report was a shocker, with nonfarm payrolls up only 38,0... Read More
Elitist Arrogance Jun. 01, 2016
White teenage unemployment is about 14 percent. That for black teenagers is about 30 percent. The la... Read More
Christmas Lists, New Year's Resolutions and Economic Freedom Dec. 17, 2015
It's Christmas time again, and with it come the dreams of better times. Families struggling with the... Read More
Wasn't Always This Way Sep. 09, 2015
Academics and public intellectuals, who should know better, attempt to explain the highly visible an... Read More
Good Intentions and Unintended Effects of the Minimum Wage Jul. 30, 2015
In November 2016, District of Columbia voters may get a chance to vote on a proposal to raise the ho... Read More
The Fact-Free Left: Part II Jul. 22, 2015
There is no way to know what is going on in someone else's mind. But sometimes their behavior tells ... Read More
A Smorgasbord of Head-shakers May. 22, 2015
Other than about a billion things, I'm feeling pretty upbeat about the current state of our nation u... Read More
The True Black Tragedy May. 20, 2015
Hustlers and people with little understanding want us to believe that today's black problems are the... Read More
The Clinton Record Unmasked Apr. 11, 2015
About the time the Dodgers abandoned Brooklyn for Los Angeles, my savvy precinct captain drilled int... Read More
Ruinous 'Compassion' Mar. 17, 2015
It is fascinating to see brilliant people belatedly discover the obvious — and to see an even ... Read More
