The Atlantic published a lengthy excerpt from chapter 4 of Economism, on the impact of economism on the market for low-wage labor. You can read it here.
This blog post, from September 2010, discusses the snow shovels allocation problem that reappears in Chapter 2 of Economism, as well as the popularity of the Economics 101 ideology.
Income inequality is at levels not seen for a century. Many working families are struggling to get by, only kept afloat by Medicaid and food stamps. The federal minimum wage is just $7.25 per hour—below the poverty line even for a family of two…