Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Huge Economic Productivity of Divine Monarchs

Republished from The Unz Review When I first began investigating the minimum wage a couple of years ago, one of my early surprises was its sharp decline across the decades, having fallen by roughly one-third in real value since its … Continue reading

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Raising the National Minimum Wage to (Almost) $12 per Hour

Republished from The Unz Review Earlier this week unfortunate Americans were shown the advantages of a functioning political system as the German government announced it would establish a minimum wage of $8.50 Euros or almost $12 per hour. In the past Germany … Continue reading

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