The NYT Wants Germans to Work on Sundays

Germany, like many other countries, restricts the ability of businesses to operate on Sunday and holidays. One of the main reasons for such restrictions is to ensure that workers will have the opportunity to spend time on these days with their families.

The New York Times is very unhappy about such policies. It devoted a major news article to criticizing this sort of "overregulation" in the German economy.

While it is arguable that Germany would be better off without restrictive hours for...