This commentary was originally published by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on Feb. 19, 2013. It has been revised and updated.________________ Hawaii politicians are eager to raise the minimum legal wage — again. They have raised the minimum legal wage many times before, but they complain that it is never
I recently had the good fortune to visit Nepal and India during a whirlwind of libertarian activity across the region. Since I was already heading to the Asia Liberty Forum, the dynamic folks at The Samriddhi Prosperity Foundation in Kathmandu invited me to speak on “Entrepreneurship, Migration, & Economic Growth”
A note from the Grassroot Institute: We are lucky and privileged to have a respected international scholar and advocate of the free market on our Board of Advisors. Professor Ken Schoolland continues to travel around the world, sharing his work and bringing the ideals of liberty into every corner of the
The much-lauded economist Hernando de Soto has created a revolution around the simple but powerful truth that property rights and the rule of law are vital to reducing poverty around the world. Noting that in poor and developing countries, most people live outside of the legal economy, De Soto points out
By Ken Schoolland Federal and state politicians are eager to raise the minimum legal wage—again. They have raised the minimum legal wage many times before, but they complain that it is never enough. The last rise in the minimum wage wasn’t enough because the prices of food, clothing, and shelter
2013 Summer Activity, Ken Schoolland I. ENACTUS (SIFE HPU) team at National Competition, Kansas City, May 2013 II. Lobo Tiggre’s mini-CYCLE 2013 (Casey Youth Camp on Leadership & Entrepreneurship), Minsk, Belarus, June 2013 III. Romanian Austrian Economics Summer School, Murray Rothbard Center for Political Economy and Business of The Romanian-American
Federal and state politicians are eager to raise the minimum legal wage—again. They have raised the minimum legal wage many times before, but they complain that it is never enough. The last rise in the minimum wage wasn’t enough because the prices of food, clothing, and shelter keep going up
Ken Schoolland Milton Friedman was born 99 years ago and his ideas are timeless. He was leader of the monetary school of thought at the University of Chicago, a founding member of the legendary free market organization, the Mont Pelerin Society, co-author with his wife,
by Ken Schoolland Li Zhao Schoolland organized the first China Austrian Economics Camp (CAEC) this summer with Northeastern University (NEU) of Shenyang, China. Those teaching about the economics and ethics of free markets included Tom Palmer of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and the CATO Institute, Fred Foldvary of Santa Clara
Ken Schoolland A LETTER FROM JONATHAN GULLIBLE A free market play was written and produced by Adedayo Thomas [below left] and Paul Ugbede and directed by Dr. Sam Kafewo [below right]. This production was based on my book, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey (aka JG) which was first published
This commentary was originally published by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on Feb. 19, 2013. It has been revised and updated.________________ Hawaii politicians are eager to raise the minimum legal wage — again. They have raised the minimum legal wage many times before, but they complain that it is never
I recently had the good fortune to visit Nepal and India during a whirlwind of libertarian activity across the region. Since I was already heading to the Asia Liberty Forum, the dynamic folks at The Samriddhi Prosperity Foundation in Kathmandu invited me to speak on “Entrepreneurship, Migration, & Economic Growth”
A note from the Grassroot Institute: We are lucky and privileged to have a respected international scholar and advocate of the free market on our Board of Advisors. Professor Ken Schoolland continues to travel around the world, sharing his work and bringing the ideals of liberty into every corner of the
The much-lauded economist Hernando de Soto has created a revolution around the simple but powerful truth that property rights and the rule of law are vital to reducing poverty around the world. Noting that in poor and developing countries, most people live outside of the legal economy, De Soto points out
By Ken Schoolland Federal and state politicians are eager to raise the minimum legal wage—again. They have raised the minimum legal wage many times before, but they complain that it is never enough. The last rise in the minimum wage wasn’t enough because the prices of food, clothing, and shelter
2013 Summer Activity, Ken Schoolland I. ENACTUS (SIFE HPU) team at National Competition, Kansas City, May 2013 II. Lobo Tiggre’s mini-CYCLE 2013 (Casey Youth Camp on Leadership & Entrepreneurship), Minsk, Belarus, June 2013 III. Romanian Austrian Economics Summer School, Murray Rothbard Center for Political Economy and Business of The Romanian-American
Federal and state politicians are eager to raise the minimum legal wage—again. They have raised the minimum legal wage many times before, but they complain that it is never enough. The last rise in the minimum wage wasn’t enough because the prices of food, clothing, and shelter keep going up
Ken Schoolland Milton Friedman was born 99 years ago and his ideas are timeless. He was leader of the monetary school of thought at the University of Chicago, a founding member of the legendary free market organization, the Mont Pelerin Society, co-author with his wife,
by Ken Schoolland Li Zhao Schoolland organized the first China Austrian Economics Camp (CAEC) this summer with Northeastern University (NEU) of Shenyang, China. Those teaching about the economics and ethics of free markets included Tom Palmer of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and the CATO Institute, Fred Foldvary of Santa Clara
Ken Schoolland A LETTER FROM JONATHAN GULLIBLE A free market play was written and produced by Adedayo Thomas [below left] and Paul Ugbede and directed by Dr. Sam Kafewo [below right]. This production was based on my book, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey (aka JG) which was first published
