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Immigration, ‘Unskilled’ Workers, and the Yuma, AZ Fallacy

Highly emotional members of the left have been known to bemoan immense wealth. Possessing a fixed pie, zero sum view of the world, they imagine that wealth is taken as opposed to being created.  Which speaks to one of the beauties of immigration for members of the right: it exposes the left’s beliefs about […]

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Automation Is the Natural, Job-Enhancing Order of Humanity

Last week Elon Musk made waves with his latest effort to promote automation on our roads and in our homes. Seeing the sleek taxicabs and helpful robots gave hope to some, while instilling fear in others. The fear is nothing new. In recent years there has been much hand-wringing about the possibility of man’s

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They’re Being Paid to Play Music. What a Beautiful World

Last week the New York Times reported on labor unrest among the musicians at the New York Philharmonic, America’s oldest orchestra. Currently paid $153,504 annually, the players were agitating for a raise. The desire for more money has become particularly pressing as members of the Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles orchestras recently secured annual salary raises

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