Monks, Florists, and the Poor
It’s hard to think of anything more onerous than preventing enterprising people from entering the market. To do so is to interfere with their ability to serve others and engage in their vocation....
View ArticleWoman Fights Back Against Occupational Licensing Laws in Mississippi
If you visited a florist would you immediately walk out if you found out it wasn’t licensed by the state? Would a florist shop still know how to perform their job without a state certificate? Continue...
View ArticleOccupational licensing, cronyism, and their effect on the poor
“The free market is the greatest producer of wealth in history — it has lifted billions of people out of poverty.” – President Barack Obama at a panel discussion on poverty in May 2015. Continue...
View ArticleEquity? New bill could kick minority teachers out of the classroom
Lawmakers in Minnesota, the crucible of last summer’s deadly riots, have made a concerted effort to increase the number of minorities teaching in the public schools. That goal is on a collision course...
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