A.M. Links: White House Disputes Economic Reality, VW Labor Leader Throwing Tantrum, Traffic Police in Somalia Struggling

The chairman of the White House’s Council of
Economic Advisers
disputed the CBO’s estimate that a higher minimum wage would
cause job loss, because, what, you expected him to be economically
literate?
The Department of Homeland Security is
soliciting bids for a license-plate tracking system that would
allow the feds to capture data collected by local law enforcement
agencies that use license-plate readers. If it feels like you’re
the enemy…
Two police groups in Minnesota are
suing the NFL over its rule banning guns from stadiums. They
argue off-duty cops have a “right” to carry firearms. They’re no
second class citizens after all.
The teachers union in New York City is now
pushing for “back pay” because it believes teachers deserved a
raise a long time ago. What could anyone who comes up with that
kind of logic actually teach?
Volkswagen’s labor leader
threatened to block any further expansions by the company into
the south after a factory in Tennessee voted against UAW
representation. Worker rights are only for those willing to
subsidize the paychecks of union leaders.
Traffic police in Somalia are
struggling to impose rules on Somali drivers, who are used to
roads but not governments. Who will rule the roads?