In his State of the Union Address, President Obama spoke about using an executive order to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour...
Commonly known as the “Roaring 20s,” the 1920s still fascinates us today. We remember this decade for invention and innovation, rapid economic growth, and glamor. But there was...
When Bill Gates appeared on MSNBC on Tuesday morning, he shocked many viewers with his comments about raising the minimum wage. When asked whether raising the minimum wage...
On Wednesday, the mayor of Washington, DC signed a minimum wage hike into law. This means that the minimum wage will rise in increments until it hits $11.50...
Is the national debt immoral? This is the question on the minds of many Christians lately. Christianity Today recently asked three thought leaders – David Gushee, Gary Moore,...
If you started at the bottom, how likely are you to reach the top? A new study by the Equality of Opportunity Project mapped the chance of upward...
During its twenty-year history, the Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom has put the US in the top ten. Last year, the US slipped to ninth place....
The US economy added 74,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell from 7% to 6.7%. When I first saw the headline, I was pretty excited. But...
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New Op-Ed: What’s Wrong with Inequality?
Income inequality is a big issue these days. It’s going to be one of the main topics of the president’s State of the Union speech on January 28th....