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Matt Ridley points to evidence that free markets make us nicer [2].
Dan Ikenson laments the ‘trade terrorism’ that is protectionism [6]. 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 [7]. (It’s not good news for low-skilled workers.)
In this interview, my colleague Dick Wagner remembers the real James Buchanan [9].