Little Rock It turns out that when you never fix something that is broken, it just stays broken, even if ignored. We all know that’s the truth, whether a leaky faucet, a flattening tire, or our own sorry selves. Looking the other way, pretending it’s not a problem, or, worse, hoping it will all …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Gas Pump Solidarity
Little Rock The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a devastating and disheartening daily story. Indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets is horrifying, not that this is unique in war, but we are seeing it virtually in real time without a filter. Over 13,000 Russians have been arrested for antiwar protests inside their country over the …
There is No Free Labor Market
New Orleans Finally, it appears that economists are catching up with the on-the-ground reality when it comes to workers and the factors that push down on their wages. Arguments that there is a free labor market, universally mobile and propelled by little more than self-interest, have always been specious. Rationalizations that low wages …


