Why? Because when the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, it was—1938. In today’s dynamic economy, persons selling their labor should...
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June 13, 2023 • Weekly Newsletter
It’s Time to Retire the Labor Law ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
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Why? Because when the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, it was—1938. In today’s dynamic economy, persons selling their labor should enjoy just as much freedom of contract as they have in the sale of anything else. They need that freedom—and all of us, whom they serve while “on the job,” need it, too! READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Exploitation of Labor and Other Union Myths ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Winter 2019/20
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Debt Ceiling Reprieve, Banking Health, NAACP Slaps Florida ([link removed])
Graham Walker, Williamson Evers, Ben Powell (Independent Outlook 52)
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What was all the hullabaloo about the debt ceiling? Was it worth it? And is it ok to stop worrying about the U.S. banking system now? On Florida: why do NAACP leadership live there if it’s officially “unsafe”? WATCH NOW » ([link removed])
California Keeps Shooting Itself in the Foot on Affordable Rental Housing ([link removed])
Adam B. Summers (Orange County Register)
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Want no rental housing built that is actually affordable? Demonize landlords, allow wayward tenants not to pay rent, and then force the former to pay exorbitant legal fees to see the latter finally (but often never) evicted. A nightmare? Welcome to California.... READ MORE » ([link removed])
How to Restore the California Dream ([link removed])
Removing Obstacles to Fast and Affordable Housing Development ([link removed])
By Lawrence J. McQuillan
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John Etchemendy Interview: Free Speech and Critical Thinking in America's Universities | Ep. 12 ([link removed])
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Dr. Atlas interviews John Etchemendy, former Provost at Stanford University and the Patrick Suppes Professor at Stanford's School of Humanities & Science and co-director of Stanford's Human Centered Artificial Intelligence Center. They have an insightful conversation about the environment for the free exchange of ideas and critical thinking in academia today. WATCH » ([link removed])
Lusaka and the Failure of the “Garden City” ([link removed])
Scott Beyer (Catalyst)
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In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, there’s a housing shortage, making conditions, as a result, crowded and unsanitary. Residents can thank colonial British urban planning. Such social engineering was bad then. It’s bad now. Let’s have no more of it. Anywhere. READ MORE » ([link removed])
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Choice, Community, and Civil Society ([link removed])
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