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Nick Schulz: Minimum Wage, Maximum Stupidity

Why Congress should not raise minimum wage.  When economic times are tough, it’s tempting to want to push for an increase in the minimum wage. Supporters see it as giving the deserving poor a badly needed raise. If we only mandate that employers raise the pay floor for their employees, those who earn the least will see a nice pay bump. ... MORE

Victor Davis Hanson: Freedom Or Fairness In 2012?

A conflict of visions.   This should prove to be an ideological election about the economy. Not all campaigns are so clear-cut. Sometimes moderate Republicans raise taxes (as George H. W. Bush did); at other times, pragmatic Democrats cut spending (as Bill Clinton did). But this year, Mitt Romney, the likely Republican nominee, will run an ideological ... MORE