Minimum wage debates tend to overstate the estimated and real effects of any changes to the minimum wage in the United States. Most studies show…
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What do the strongest state economies in the United States share? Blue states with high taxes? NOPE. Red states, with low taxes and right-to-work laws?…
President Trump’s potential unilateral withdrawal from the Paris Accord on Climate should remind all politically engaged Americans that there is a risk when presidents ignore…
“The surest way to incur the wrath of a government agency is to demand they do their job,” a friend from inside the justice system told…
One of the more popular (or infamous) posts here on Almost Classical is “The 90% Tax Rate Myth.” It explores the differences between marginal and…
Economists agree on more than they disagree. This might seem like an exaggeration, since the debates on policy are so heated. But policy debates are…
During the Progressive Era from the 1865-1935, the “progressive movement” supported eugenics and other “scientific” methods for improving the societies of humans. The rush to…
This post originated on Rogue Rhetorician, yet aligns with many of the comments and emails I receive to Almost Classical. Name calling is the Internet…
By the end of 2017, I’ll care much less about all things political. I’m already finding the constant calls to “do something” exhausting. Sorry, but…
Supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton seem to be stuck in reality distortion bubbles. This is slightly more pronounced on the Trump side, where…