Why The Labor Market, Not Consumption, Is Central To Economic Prosperity
Oren Cass joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss wage stagnation, universal basic income, and why we need to reevaluate the importance of work.
I’m On Welfare, And That’s How I Know It Needs To Be Abolished
The welfare state as currently constituted systematically discriminates against the poorest, sickest, and most vulnerable.
Podcast: Could Universal Basic Income End Poverty?
Annie Lowrey joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss poverty, the future of work, economics, and the idea of universal basic income.
The New Yorker Prophesies That Humans Will Invent Themselves Out Of Existence
The New Yorker cover story underplays the terrifying vision of the future it prophesies: a future with economic affluence, manufacturing efficiency, and few to no jobs for low-skilled workers.
The Universal Basic Income Is An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
Does it seem odd that those who made their billions by applying their ingenuity and skill to create technological advances now recommend establishing a nonworking class?
Why Bill Gates’ Robot Tax Is A Seductive, Yet Terrible, Idea
Implementing a robot tax would require adopting socialism, with all the perils that historically includes.
A Guaranteed Income Would Be Better Than Our Corrupt Welfare System
Charles Murray wants to replace welfare with a guaranteed income. Doing so would help cut out third parties that profit from our corrupt welfare system.
Switzerland’s ‘Basic Income’ Idea Was Democratized Aristocracy
Switzerland’s referendum for a ‘basic income’ reveals the endgame of the welfare state: the neo-aristocratic privilege of living without working.