Shouldn't unpaid internships be illegal?

No, of course not.  Unpaid internships are what the children of the elite do and they are performed for elite institutions.  Therefore they are exempt from the laws that all of the little people are subject to.  The Ancien Regime is coming apart at the seams, isn't it?

BRYAN CAPLAN: “If the minimum wage is a good idea, shouldn’t unpaid internships be illegal as well? If not, why not?”

Plus this: “Name the main arguments in favor of the legality of unpaid internships. Aren’t all of them equally good arguments for allowing people to work for wages greater than zero and less than the minimum wage?”