Did miners really owe their souls to the company store? Did they receive lower pay than in other jobs, despite the constant danger they faced? Was the quality of life in mining towns uniformly dismal? Soft Coal, Hard Choices answers these and other... [More...]

Workers’ compensation was arguably the first widespread social insurance program in the United States— before social security, Medicare, or unemployment insurance— and the most successful form of labor legislation to emerge from the early... [More...]

In May 1999, over 50 distinguished scholars from all over the world gathered to honor Gordon Tullock, one of the most prolific, original, and versatile scholars of his generation. Tullock is best known for his pioneering work in Public Choice, the study of... [More...]