There is a persistent notion among supporters of minimum wage hikes that they represent a ‘free lunch’. They argue that big businesses, awash with cash, are paying their workers less…
This article appeared January 20, 2018 in the West Sherburne Tribune. The recession that hit the U.S a decade ago may be over, but Minnesota’s economy hasn’t kept up with…
Minnesotans have a higher level of personal income than Americans generally. But in recent years the main contributor to its increase has been rising transfer payments. And, odd as it…
The move to broaden young people’s exposure to career paths beyond a four-year college degree just got a boost from the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reports that the default…
To be sure, America faces many tough cultural challenges ahead, beginning with fatherless households, failing schools, and violent crime. But economically and environmentally, the future could be so very bright,…
A Feb. 13 Star Tribune editorial disagreed with President Bush's assertion that Social Security is not a "trust fund."