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October 3, 2022
Timothy Noah
California’s Tough New Fast Food Wage Law Is Exactly What Business Deserves
The private-sector solution—unionization—is usually preferable to regulation. But the business lobby hates unions more than big government.
May 26, 2022
Alex Park
The Fast Food Industry Runs on Wage Theft
The franchise model makes hurting workers inevitable.
April 2, 2015
Elaine Teng
Even Film Snobs Will Love 'Furious 7'
December 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
The Final 'Hobbit' Movie Shows Just How Much Peter Jackson Revolutionized Hollywood

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