Free Market

Free Market

Minimum Wage Myths are Flooding the Internet

The federal minimum wage is largely irrelevant in 2026—market wages sit far above it, and high wage floors tend to cut hiring for the least-skilled.

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Free Market

The Power of Consistency. Why Silicon Slopes Keeps Winning.

When Adobe broke ground in Lehi in 2009, it sent a clear signal to the rest of the nation: Utah was open for business.

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Why Crypto Remains Free Market Infrastructure

Bitcoin has fallen more than 50% from its 2025 all time high. Still, the conditions that gave Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies a use case in the first place have not changed.

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America Is Still the Easiest Place on Earth to Get Rich

The United States remains the easiest country on earth to get rich, and the gap isn't even close.

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California’s Billionaire Tax Is a Cautionary Tale for Other States

California lawmakers are pushing a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1 billion to plug a massive budget deficit.

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Alan Greenspan Believed in Free Markets. He Also Ran the Institution That Overrules Them.

Earlier this week, Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, died at the age of 100. 

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