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How a Teenager Finds a Registered Apprenticeship, Step by Step Apprenticeships are not advertised like colleges. A plain map for parents and teens: what registered means, where to look, how to apply and what to ask. Ending the Draft in 1973 Was a Conservative Idea, and It Worked Milton Friedman and the Gates Commission argued that conscription was a hidden tax on the young, and the all-volunteer force that replaced it proved them right. Four Years of Wages Versus Four Years of Debt, the Apprenticeship Math One teen spends four years earning a paycheck and a credential, another spends them borrowing. A labelled hypothetical shows the math and where a degree wins. North Carolina's dental board, teeth whitening and the Supreme Court When dentists on a state board shut out whitening rivals, the Supreme Court held in 2015 that such boards face antitrust law unless the state supervises them. Arizona's universal license recognition and the case for copying it Arizona's 2019 law honoring out-of-state occupational licenses lets workers move to opportunity, and the safety objection does not hold up. California's AB5 put freelancers out of work, and voters pushed back California reclassified millions of independent workers as employees in 2019, then spent two years issuing exemptions. The story of AB5 and Proposition 22. Booker T. Washington Built Tuskegee on the Dignity of Work and Ownership Born a slave in 1856, Washington built Tuskegee on skilled work and property. His record, his critics and his partner Rosenwald deserve a fair hearing. Creative destruction, why the buggy whip makers lost and America won Growth always destroys old jobs and firms, and shielding incumbents makes everyone poorer. Schumpeter's insight explains how a country gets richer. The Conservative Split Over Mandatory E-Verify, Argued From Both Sides Conservatives agree illegal hiring must stop but split on a national work-authorization mandate. Both cases get a hearing, then a verdict. German and Swiss Apprenticeships Compared With the American Path Germany and Switzerland pay teenagers to learn a trade with an employer, while America funnels most toward degrees. What compares, and what fits federalism. Madam C.J. Walker Built a Fortune From Hair Care, Hard Work and Nerve Born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 to parents freed from slavery, she built a national hair-care company and trained thousands of agents; the record and the lessons. How a Registered Apprenticeship Works, From the First Day to Journeyman A registered apprenticeship pays you to learn a trade and ends in a portable credential; here is the mechanism, from the 1937 law to the journeyman card. What to Do When an Online Mob Comes for Your Job, Step by Step A numbered playbook for a lawful-opinion pile-on at work, in order: stop posting, preserve evidence, read your papers, ask in writing, get counsel. Can Your Boss Fire You for Your Politics? Answers State by State The First Amendment binds government, not private bosses, so protection for your political views at work depends on state law; here are eleven plain answers. Your First Job Is Not Beneath You, and Here Is Why It Matters So Much The entry-level job teaches showing up, serving, taking correction and earning a dollar, and its dignity runs from Genesis to the Fair Labor Standards Act.