Is my online questionnaire too long?
I sent the questionnaire to an email list provided by the client* and received this email: Started answering but too long. I replied: Thanks for letting me know. I sent the email on Monday and the current response rate is 36%. The completion rate
“Debanking”: The Latest Assault on Freedom of Speech
Threats to freedom of speech and efforts to suppress dissenting views and voices have been on the rise over the past decades. They were exponentially intensified since the ascent of social media, and as the political polarization in the West
CBDC: Inclusion of the ‘Unbanked’ or Illusion?
Kevin Dowd and Nicholas Anthony Advocates of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) often claim that CBDCs will help increase financial inclusion, by which they typically mean that CBDCs will help to “bank the unbanked.” To give some typical examples: Too many Americans
New Rule Makes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act More Costly
Vanessa Brown Calder Late last year, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) as part of the sprawling 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The PWFA requires that employers provide pregnant workers with “accommodations” or “changes to the work environment or the
Flying into Foolishness: The DOJ “Saves” Consumers from Low-Cost Airlines
The DOJ claims that it has "protected" consumers by standing in the way of a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines. The only thing the DOJ protected was higher-cost flying. Original Article: "Flying into Foolishness: The DOJ "Saves" Consumers from Low-Cost Airlines"
The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns
Covid restrictions are back. Almost a year after President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over,” several hospitals, businesses, and universities have reinstated mask mandates and social distancing requirements. Meanwhile, nearly sixty universities have announced that students must take a
Should Muslims Really Welcome Denmark’s Proposed Anti-Blasphemy Law?
Mustafa Akyol Tension is growing in Sweden and Denmark, and in much of the Muslim world, because of recent public burnings of the Qur’an in those two European nations. The burnings sparked furious protests in Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and other
1.8 Million in Employment-Based Green Card Backlog
David J. Bier The employment‐based green card backlog reached a new record of 1.8 million cases this year. The backlog consists of immigrants who are waiting to receive green cards, primarily the result of low green card caps for employer‐sponsored immigrants and
Real Progress versus the Progressives
Progressives have distinguished themselves in the past half century by being against progress. That trend is unlikely to change. Original Article: "Real Progress versus the Progressives"