By refusing to defend a ban on noncompete agreements in court, the Federal Trade Commission enables employers to suppress wages.
Supreme Court
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How John Roberts Can Help Trump Control the Fed
Today on TAP: Trump didn’t give a reason for firing other members of independent agencies. Roberts can say he gave one here.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump Attempts to Take Over Fed
It won’t work, but it sure will rattle the economy.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Federal Appellate Court Finds the NLRB to Be Unconstitutional
And just like that, it frees Elon Musk—and any fellow employers—to violate whatever rights their workers thought they enjoyed.
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The NIH Funding Wars
Today on TAP: Are Republican senators more loyal to Trump, or to their home-state economies?
Posted inPolitics
The Premature Guide to Post-Trump Reform
American history offers three general strategies of repair and renewal.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Deregulation Swings the Pendulum Toward Financial Crash
The Federal Trade Commission’s decline is a symptom of a public policy designed primarily to protect asset prices.
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Gutting the Student Loan Program
Today on TAP: The budget bill’s assault on universities, students, parents—and gift for Wall Street
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The Supreme Court as Enabler of Dictatorship
Today on TAP: The Court uses a backdoor procedure to allow Trump to get rid of civil service employees at will.
Posted inWorking in America
Requiem for the Wagner Act
Signed into law 90 years ago, labor’s onetime ‘magna carta’ is now a very dead letter.