Bottom line: If you get asked to make a proposal to speak at OLLI, say yes.

On my to-do list for the last week or so has been to write a detailed response to University of Connecticut law professor James Kwak's claim that many economists and others have misleadingly and simplistically applied basic Econ 101 analysis to conclude that an increase in the minimum wage will cost jobs.

John Cochrane explains how America should focus on growth, not economic redistribution.

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear notes that the market is the best predictor of where the economy is going.