Monthly Archives: February 2014

Walmart, Peter Thiel, the Weekly Standard, and Other Dog-Biters

Republished from The Unz Review Our media naturally tends to cover stories that are surprising or unexpected far more than boringly routine ones, and this has certainly been a central aspect of my ongoing initiative campaign to raise the California … Continue reading

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Should We Cut the Minimum Wage?

Republished from The Unz Review The current debate raging over the role of the minimum wage is usually presented as being fought between two choices. On the one side are those who advocate a large wage hike and on the … Continue reading

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What’s Good for America Is Good for Wal-Mart, and Vice-Versa

Republished from Forbes During the 1950s peak of America’s post-war prosperity, Detroit was our wealthiest city, General Motors our biggest employer, and GM CEO “Engine Charlie” Wilson delivered the famously misquoted claim that “what was good for our country was … Continue reading

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The Conservative Case for a Higher Minimum Wage

Republished from Fox & Hounds Daily Over the last couple of months the minimum wage has moved into the political headlines, but most of the arguments for raising it have come from liberals.  That’s fine, but since I’m not a … Continue reading

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Higher Minimum Wage Would Help Immigrants, Taxpayers

Republished from The San Jose Mercury News Millions of California immigrants work in low-wage service industries. They would be among the greatest beneficiaries of our ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage to $12 per hour. Latinos, many of … Continue reading

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Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t an “Anti-Immigrant” Idea

Republished from The Unz Review Simple ideas buoyed by a tidal wave of popular sentiment are difficult to oppose, and subterfuge is one of the favored methods. National support for raising the minimum wage runs between 70% and 75% in … Continue reading

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