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George Leef rightly explains that eminent domain is unjustified even if, by some metrics, it “works. [2]”
John Cochrane brilliantly and wisely takes apart Larry Summers’s recent case for the minimum wage [3] – and, in doing so, Cochrane demonstrates beautifully the fact that the best service that good economists perform is to ask probing questions [4].
Donald Trump is a hypocrite. (Stuart Anderson explains [5].)
Katie Allen, writing in The Guardian, helps to calm the fears of Luddites and others who worry that technological advances are ruining life for ordinary people [6]. (HT Amir Weitmann)
Speaking of technological improvements, Mark Perry has more good news [7].