Econ Comments & Analysis
WSJ | Immigration Reform Is Starting to Roll
It is rare in Washington for the trend lines on a controversial issue to come together as favorably as they have for immigration reform.
Blogs
Library of Economics | The Grave Evil of Unemployment
Free-market economists rarely declare, "We have to do X about unemployment." Why not? Free-market economists' standard reply is just, "We expect X to fail." Their critics, however, have a less favorable explanation: Free-market economists oppose X because free-market economists are cavalier and callous. They cavalierly deny the reality of involuntary unemployment, and callously belittle the suffering of the unemployed.