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John Taylor points us to yet more evidence [3] that the sorry state of today’s labor market in the U.S. is due in significant part to what Bob Higgs calls “regime uncertainty. [4]” This problem ain’t nuthin’ that no higher aggregate demand is gonna fix.
Mark Perry shares some insights from the new U.S. job-market figures released earlier today [6]. A slice:
Temporary help employment increased in July to almost 2.7 million jobs, setting a new all-time record high for temporary and contract workers.
Hmmm…. I wonder what might explain this fact…..
My great GMU Econ colleague Walter Williams is disgusted by black self-sabotage [7].
Here’s my GMU Econ colleague Bryan Caplan on the likely mass persuasiveness of private corporations vs. academics [8]. A slice:
Reality check: Almost no one is eager to kill for his employer or favorite corporation. Millions are eager to kill for their flag and country. Business propaganda is kind of stupid [9], but academic propaganda is downright scary.
Share your opinion with Bob Murphy [11].