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Hiding the Unemployed: Disability and the Politics of Stats

APRIL 11, 2013 by WENDY MCELROY

The unemployment rate is exactly the kind of statistic whose meaning relies on the political context as much as or more than the reality it's meant to reflect.

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EEOC to Employers: Hire Criminals or Be Sued

MARCH 13, 2013 by WENDY MCELROY

Using a criminal background check to screen potential new hires can get you sued. That's because minorities have born the brunt of bad laws, particularly drug laws. Bad laws, and not potential employers, should be the focus of equal-opportunity lawsuits.

America’s Food-for-Votes Program

FEBRUARY 18, 2013 by WENDY MCELROY

Why is the government trying to make more people dependent on it for their food?

Book Review

Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made a Difference in American History

DECEMBER 10, 2012 by WENDY MCELROY

A review of John Blundell's Ladies for Liberty.