Economics

De-Unionizing Led to Camden’s Success With Police 0
- Economics
- June 17, 2020
A movement to “defund the police” is afoot following the high-profile death of George Floyd, a 46-year old Minneapolis man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day sparked nationwide protests and rioting. It’s unclear precisely what “defund the police” is supposed to mean. Or rather, it seems to mean different things
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Five of Seattle Protesters’ Most Ridiculous Demands 0
- Economics
- June 11, 2020
Following a week of protests and riots in Seattle, government authorities abandoned the police’s East Precinct headquarters and left protestors to establish the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.” What the police left behind of their barricades were quickly repurposed to mark out the protestors new territory, complete with a sign welcoming visitors to “Free Capitol Hill.”
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Minneapolis’ Business Exodus May Have Just Begun 0
- Economics
- June 11, 2020
Since 1987, Kris Wyrobek has owned and operated 7-Sigma Inc., a manufacturing company on 26th Ave. in south Minneapolis that employs some 50 people. Wyrobek says that after helplessly watching his plant burn during last month’s riots, he has no plans of sticking around. “The fire engine was just sitting there, but they wouldn’t do
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Federal Subsidization of Riots is a Terrible Idea 0
- Economics
- June 10, 2020
The city of Minneapolis estimates that nearly 1,000 commercial buildings were damaged during riots that followed George Floyd’s death at the hands of city police on May 25, causing at least $55 million in damage. City officials and congressional representatives are calling on the federal government to provide aid to the city, either through FEMA
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The Environmentalist’s Dream Came True With COVID 0
- Economics
- June 9, 2020
Have you recently heard anything about the major existential threat to our lives? I don’t mean the exaggerated virality of the virus currently wreaking havoc with our globalized societies, but the endlessly dangerous impact of climate change? Of rising sea levels and volatile weather leading to crop failures and mass starvation and collapse of precious
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Greed, Not COVID-19, Devastated New York City’s Budget 0
- Economics
- June 4, 2020
Romina Boccia, the director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation, recently warned some states and cities intend to use COVID-19 aid to bailout their fiscally irresponsible policies. Boccia specifically called out New York City, which has already received billions of dollars of aid to combat COVID-19. “What
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