Some months ago, I wrote a number of entries on this site regarding the minimum wage. The movement toward raising the federal and state minimum wages is frightening, provided you have a basic understanding of how economics works. I won’t repeat that argument now; you can go back and read about it here and here. [...]

I am here. I have been tied up in truck engine repairs and other things in recent days, including a heartbreaking Jaguars’ one-point loss to the Steelers on national TV last night. The stadium was jammed, the crowd was fired up (including the 20,000 or so Pittsburgh fans who showed up), and the game turned [...]