• Home
  • Invest with Barry
  • Speaking
  • Contact
  • MiB Podcast
30 Nov

Seattle. Chicago. Los Angeles. Min Wage Lies Travel.

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here The AEI’s Mark Perry has taken his nonsense – his Lies About Geography and Minimum Wage Tour  – on...

Read More


27 Nov

AEI Dissembling Continues Apace on Seattle Min Wage

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here The City of Seattle’s minimum wage is now $11, going up to $15 for some employers by 2020. Mark Perry has posted...

Read More


21 Nov

Lying About Geography and Minimum Wage

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here As those who have been following along already know, Seattle has been ground zero for the minimum wage battle, having...

Read More


15 Nov

Labor Force Participation Rate is a Non-Issue

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here In my recent piece on U-6, I mentioned that the labor force participation rate (LFPR) is a favorite target for critics...

Read More


12 Nov

Stephen Moore Unwittingly Advocates for Higher Minimum Wages

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here. In the wake of last Friday’s October jobs release, conservative economist Stephen Moore (Heritage Foundation,...

Read More


9 Nov

Stop Hyperventilating Over U-6

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here. Since the economy’s been more or less chugging along like The Little Engine That Could, those with an agenda are...

Read More


5 Nov

Dori Monson Flogs Faulty Seattle Min Wage Data

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here. Conservative Seattle talk show host Dori Monson had the (conservative) Washington Policy Center’s (WPC) Erin...

Read More


15 Oct

Dunkin’ Donuts Closures and Min Wage: Nothing to See Here

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here: In a “story” that minimum wage critics couldn’t wait to latch on to, Speedway, a wholly-owned...

Read More


14 Oct

Is Dodd-Frank Choking Small Banks & Businesses?

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here. AEI’s Peter Wallison recently described why America is in the midst of a “slow economic recovery,” which...

Read More


30 Sep

Curly Joins Moe & Larry on Seattle Min Wage

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus Moe and Larry on Seattle’s minimum wage are now joined by Curly, a fellow by the name of Mike Patton, whose recent...

Read More


167816
  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

    Read More

  • Say Hello

  • It's here! Order now

  • Disclosures
    Privacy Policy
    Terms and Conditions

  • Masters In Business

    Listen To My Podcast on iTunes
  • Bloomberg Opinion

    See My Bloomberg Opinion Posts
  • The Washington Post

    Read My Washington Posts Columns
  • Get subscriber-only insights and news delivered by Barry daily.

  • Quote of the Day

    Don't be threatened by that which you have already survived.
    Alan Robert Neal
  • Categories

  • Bailout Nation

    img-book

    How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy
    Learn More...

    Amazon.com

  • Archives

    • About The Big Picture
    • FAQ
    • What the Press Says
    • Legal Disclosures
    • Advertising Disclosures

© 2025 The Big Picture

Sign Up for My Newsletter

Get subscriber-only insights and news delivered by Barry every two weeks.