Policy Economics

When I was exploring the web, I had come across a very interesting article about women being paid less due to their “ability to work”. I fo...

Child Labor Helps Many      While reading chapter 32 of Walter Blocks novel Defeating the undefeatable it had discussed child labor. Ther...

                Every now and then, we hear about wars in some overseas far away country we don’t even know how to find it on the map. W...

It is official: child labor is a good thing. That was the catchy headlines for an article at the telegraph website by David Harrison which ...

Living Wage Over the last year or so there has been much conversation on the subject of a "living wage". A very large protest fo...

We are living in a world where machines are becoming so advanced that they make us look stupid and sometimes these machines can outwork ...

The recent increase of the minimum wage in Seattle to $15 has been a topic that has garnered celebration from workers in the city and je...

     Henry Hazlitt has many beliefs as to why the economy does what it does and fluctuates from time to time. We explored one of his opinion...

Toll Booth Operators In the last couple of days I was driving to Denver International Airport to pick up some family. To avoid traffic bac...

    When it comes to the issue of government attempts to prohibit non-violent criminal behavior, it's all about the incentives.  Individ...

Chapter 15, How the Price System Works, begins by explaining the importance of looking to the long run consequences and results in oppositio...

     The book "One Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt, offers some great insight into the world of economics that I agree with! One of these...

Henry Hazlit: Economics in one lesson When reading Economics in one lesson by Henry Hazlit i found the chapter labeled as "The Curse ...

When I see my friends on Facebook celebrating the rise of the minimum wage in Seattle, I have to cover my eyes and sigh to myself.  I love ...

                 When I first started reading an article talking about the economic impact of arts and culture, I was surprised by how much...

In the recent times, scandals have become the order of the day. In Texas, the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital had institutionalized the iss...

           There has been an increased concern as to why the public is in the doldrums outside of the course of the stock market. Accordin...

The 99 Percent Movement We all think about how the economy is in a spiral in the wrong direction. There are many people who look at the 9...

Is Burger Flipping really worth THAT? Everyone basically at one point in their life started out at minimum wage at a job somewhere. Speak...

The Economic Benefit of Rising Gas Prices We take a look at how gas prices rise over time.We all shudder at the fact that we may hit $4...

Being from Colorado Springs my entire life, I wanted to find something that was close to home to focus on when dealing with issues in today...

Recently President Obama passed an executive order aimed at aiding some of the millions of Americans struggling under the burden of student ...

Jobs have become difficult to come by in the past years. Many people are losing jobs, there are people who are unable to find a job, and as ...

I think one of the most ironic things an American can say is that they are against immigration.  Yes, while none of us should really support...

"When consumers and businesses set out to reduce their debt burden, and private spending and investment stall, it is the government’s ...

Health insurance experts are saying that now is the time to learn about different health care plans available. The Although, the new health-...

Many companies today use Employee Recognition Programs in order to motivate their employees into working their very best. According to b...

With the new law of legalizing marijuana being passed, many individuals are still uneasy as to whether it should have been legalized or no...

Oil. It's something we Americans use every day. Be it for our cars or for other purposes, it plays an integral part in our lives. Howeve...

At the E3 convention last week, Microsoft unveiled their new gaming system, XBOX One. However, many consumers and analysts have viewed this ...

This article discussed that in order to get rid of all the drug problems, you simply make them all legal, sell them at a high price, and la...

This article discusses the buyers of fake designer goods. It states that the people who buy counterfeit goods should be fined up to $1000 a...

http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/get-schooled/2013/may/14/illegal-immigrants-and-education-still-fighting-dr/ "The federal DACA program all...

http://www.life.org.nz/abortion/abortionkeyissues/impact-on-society-abortion/ In this article, it says, "Abortion was supposed to empo...

Washington taxpayers get $77,000 bill for most unproductive Legislature gathering in state’s history. You can read the article here:   http:...

The New York Times article referenced can be read here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/opinion/sunday/dont-blame-the-work-force.html?ref...

According to Mychal Massie there is a real economic toll related to abortion, and it is evident that the majority of congress supports it in...

According to Richard Davies, business correspondent with ABC news, the rapid rise in gas prices has become a growing problem for the economi...

Article found at: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-supreme-court-dna-patents-20130613,0,4076014.story This is an interesting ar...

Article found at: http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/01/business/la-fi-zone-pricing-20130102 In this article, the author loosely tries ...