Matt Ridley points to evidence that free markets make us nicer.
Dan Ikenson laments the ‘trade terrorism’ that is protectionism. A slice:
The U.S. trade laws are a form of economic terrorism. They are deployed unexpectedly and with stealth; they cripple their intended targets, while generating enormous amounts of collateral damage to other companies, industries and jobs; and they cast a long shadow of uncertainty over the costs and conditions of operating in the market prospectively.
Ryan Bourne reports on one way that Shake Shack is responding to minimum wages. (It’s not good news for low-skilled workers.)
In this interview, my colleague Dick Wagner remembers the real James Buchanan.