Economist Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute talks about apprenticeships with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Lerman argues that apprenticeships--a combination of work experience and classroom learning--have the potential to expand opportunities for young people who don't want to attend college.

Gerry Baker of the Wall Street Journal interviewed me last week and it showed on the Fox Business channel on Friday.

Hoover Institution fellow Steven Davis discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis but also a job reallocation shock. It could leave a mass of displaced workers with the wrong skills. Davis talks about the job training needed during the recovery and best practices in the field.

Yes. That’s the San Francisco Chronicle digital headline, and it’s true all over the United States of America, with some exceptions like Mount Rushmore last night and DC tonight.  Back in 2010, I started writing on each July 4th about the exploding fireworks and comparing them to the exploding long term projections of the federal debt by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).