Wal-Mart and Economic Freedom in India
Wal-Mart recently decided to part ways with the Indian firm Bharti, thus ending its efforts to penetrate India. The breakdown in cooperation between the Indian… Read More
Wal-Mart and D.C.’s Minimum Wage Increases
The D.C. city council recently approved legislation raising hourly minimum wages in retail stores to $12.50 an hour under the Large Retail Accountability Act (LRAA)…. Read More
Morning Bell: Beware the Internet Sales Tax
The Internet sales tax is back, and it could be the next big vote in the Senate. The proposed law would enable states to force… Read More
Wal-Mart Delivers a Lesson to Antitrust Prosecutors
Wal-Mart made headlines last week for launching same-day delivery service in direct competition with Amazon.com. This new retail rivalry between the big boys—brick-and-mortar versus virtual—provides… Read More
Top 10 Worst Federal Rules of 2011
Hindsight is supposed to be 20/20, but looking back on the past 12 months, it’s tough to see any sense in many of the Administration’s… Read More
There’s A Very Good Reason Wal-Mart Supports an Employer Mandate
Recent press reports, including a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal, have the news that Wal-Mart has signed a letter to President Obama endorsing… Read More
At Least Wal-Mart Employees Can Cast Presidential Ballots in Secret…
…because if big labor gets its way, they will not be protected by the secret ballot at work. Today the Wall Street Journal has a… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
Defending free trade from politicians who “pander to Americans’ suspicion of foreigners,” George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen writes in the New York Times:… Read More
