David Kreutzer is the senior research fellow in labor markets and trade at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis. Read his research.
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Last month’s Supreme Court decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees hit public-sector unions like a bombshell. Now that public-sector… Read More
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If a 10 percent tax on restaurant meals wasn’t enough to jack up the cost of dining in Washington, D.C., city residents just voted for… Read More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders’ big-idea solution to everything is big government. The independent senator from Vermont wants government-run, single-payer health care. Seeing efficiencies that nobody else… Read More
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The federal government does not make America great, and never has. Americans make America great, and they can best do the job when meddlers, busybodies,… Read More
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Although the Great Recession ended nearly eight years ago, wages have not taken off as in previous recoveries. The sluggish growth in wage rates has… Read More
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A new study shows that if you aren’t ready to go vegan to save the world, then you should quit riding your bike and take… Read More
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“America is open for business.” In his measured speech to the World Economic Forum, President Donald Trump highlighted his administration’s economic reforms and pointed to… Read More
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Which skill is more important, knowing how to run your business or knowing how to get the government to stymie your competitors? The case of… Read More
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Hurricane Matthew is big, dangerous, and (if it makes landfall) something not seen in the continental United States for a decade. This, of course, means… Read More
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California just hung up a big “Manufacturing Workers Need Not Apply” sign. It took the form of extended, stricter, and even less realistic carbon dioxide… Read More
