Why We Care about Gig Workers: 60-Second Stories

Caden Rosenbaum
| 28th Sep 2023

I’ve written about Rosemary in the past, but in this 60-second story, I lay out the reason why I first took notice of this important segment of the economy.

We hope this video better explains why we are so passionate about our Future of Work policy. We hope hearing more of these stories, in our unique voices, will help you understand our passion and our solutions.

About the author

Caden Rosenbaum

Caden is the former Technology and Innovation Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute. He previously worked at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University as well as TechFreedom while earning his JD from American University Washington College of Law.

Tech & Innovation

AI Can Open the Door. That Doesn’t Mean That It Can Replace the Doorman.

Beyond opening doors, a doorman provides a visible human presence, assists guests, monitors activity around the entrance, and discourages disruptive behavior. Those functions may be difficult to quantify, but they are nevertheless part of the value that the job creates.

Kristian Fors
| 9th Nov 2026

Privacy

How Victims Found Out

The Milwaukee Police Department didn’t catch it. One of the people he was tracking did, by typing her own plate into a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com and seeing the search history. Then she complained.

Emily Grimmius
| 9th Nov 2026

Free Market, Op-Eds

Los Angeles rents are falling. Here’s why.

In Los Angeles County, the housing type amounted for 37 percent of all new housing units certified for occupancy in 2025. All in all, the total number of ADUs permitted in California increased by 15,334 percent between 2016 and 2022.

Kristian Fors
| 2nd Nov 2026

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