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American Institute for Economic Research
02.04.2025
Unions, progressives, and populists agree: targeting Canada and Mexico is "chaotic," "ineffective," and will "cause unnecessary eco ...
Preferential trade terms, like other non-tariff barriers, distort markets and shackle economic growth.
This explainer offers a comprehensive analysis of the minimum wage, exploring its history, mechanics, intended goals, and real-world economic impact.
01.04.2025
While specific trade policies may be difficult to predict, the concept of the "dynamics of interventionism" gives us a framework to anticipate wha ...
If the goal is to strengthen the economy, the US must prioritize reducing barriers to innovation, expanding trade partnerships, and reforming workforce deve ...
30.03.2025
Despite elevated inflation, there are reasons to think inflation may fall in the months ahead.
29.03.2025
Household wealth stats recorded by the press include... hedge funds? As householders can tell you, the true picture is much less rosy.
Federal Reserve Z.1 data show that the net worth of the household and nonprofit sector (HNPS) reached a new record of $168.8 trillion in 2024Q3, eclipsing t ...
Which states are prospering in these uncertain economic times, and which are losing people and tax revenue to neighbors?
Title VII makes it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race. But many firms' efforts to 'increase diversity' did exactly that.
28.03.2025
President Trump’s recent actions have dramatically reduced US taxpayers’ financial support for worldwide population control efforts. First, he reinstated th ...
Kissinger and the neo-Malthusians convinced us to invest in horrifically coercive "family planning" schemes to preserve the global status quo.
COVID madness made experts ignore fundamental trade-offs to "save just one life." The ultimate costs are still mounting.
Reducing American's consumption of high-fructose corn syrup could be as simple as ending the taxes that caused the switch.
27.03.2025
Curation transforms the mundane into the meaningful. AI will accelerate this economic ascension, amplifying uniquely human experiences.
From the cereal aisle to TikTok, an abundance of choice can leave us feeling unsatisfied. Most social media lacks the disciplined hand of market costs — at ...
26.03.2025
The US took over a bankrupt French project, backed an independence movement, and paid a $25 million ransom to get the marvel finished.
Reviving manufacturing by beating down the dollar would necessitate a complete reorganization of the US economy .
Hume argues our passions make decisions first, and then we use reason to justify what our emotions have decided.
Where Big Labor is Lacking, Prioritizing Workers’ Choices and Free Markets Can Deliver
25.03.2025
Entrenched bureaucracies are beloved by the media and much of Congress. Will Trump triumph where prior presidents blundered and backtracked?
While the Fed’s core duties remain off-limits to Trump’s regulatory overhaul, the administration clearly wants to subordinate the central bank to its politi ...
23.03.2025
The deadweight loss caused by higher tariffs could, at least in theory, be offset by gains from a lower income tax rate.
22.03.2025
A divergence between leading and lagging indicators reveals short-term uncertainty, though the broader economy shows resilience for now.
Why don't we train more doctors? Congress froze medical training in 1997, intentionally creating artificial scarcity.
The Trump administration’s initiative to establish a Strategic Crypto Reserve — framed as a way to promote entrepreneurship and strengthen the US position i ...
Treasury purchases of silver distorted markets, failed to achieve their inflationary goals, and contributed to economic instability — culminating in the Pan ...
21.03.2025
Lord Acton believed power corrupts, but Frank Hebert drew a corollary lesson from his knowledge of history.
The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee held target rates steady as inflation remains stubbornly above two percent.
Gordon Tullock's suggestion of a spike on your steering wheel (wouldn't you drive carefully?) illustrates the unintended consequences of risk, reg ...
20.03.2025
Facts are still emerging, but the protestor's arrest should concern all of us who stand for free speech.
It has become a tradition that when a Democrat occupies the White House, a bronze bust of Winston Churchill, historically displayed in the Oval Office, goes ...
President Donald Trump has finally delivered on his campaign rhetoric by imposing sweeping tariffs, signaling a dramatic shift toward protectionism. He anno ...
Capping interest rates on credit cards will just discourage issuers from taking a risk on lower-income borrowers.
19.03.2025
Previous attempts to reduce waste and improve government efficiency provide instructive warnings.
The pro-fiduciary measures on Apple's corporate agenda reveal a sea change in influence. Shareholders want businesses to focus on business, not politics.
18.03.2025
If foreign investors are treated as adversaries, and retreat due to devaluation or punitive policies, the resulting selloff could destabilize American markets.
Starter home prices have tripled since 2012. Why do so many towns make it illegal to build more?
16.03.2025
Gold has outlasted every issued currency from the pharaohs to the Fed. Amid inflation and policy uncertainty, investors are fleeing to history's safest ...
15.03.2025
Sahil Bloom's bestseller recommends stepping off the consumerist treadmill, and turning our attention the things and people that make life worth living.