A popular economic theory claims that excess currency liquidity is sucked up into US assets, but incorrectly assumes that central banking policy, and global ...

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02.04.2025

The Economics of the Minimum Wage: Myths, Facts, and Consequences | AIER

This explainer offers a comprehensive analysis of the minimum wage, exploring its history, mechanics, intended goals, and real-world economic impact.

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02.04.2025

Even Tariff Supporters Say Trump’s Trade War Is a Disaster for Americans | The Daily Economy

Unions, progressives, and populists agree: targeting Canada and Mexico is "chaotic," "ineffective," and will "cause unnecessary eco ...

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02.04.2025

Tampering with Trade is a Fool’s Game | The Daily Economy

Preferential trade terms, like other non-tariff barriers, distort markets and shackle economic growth.

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01.04.2025

A Better Way to Bring Large-Scale Manufacturing Back to the United States | The Daily Economy

If the goal is to strengthen the economy, the US must prioritize reducing barriers to innovation, expanding trade partnerships, and reforming workforce deve ...

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01.04.2025

The Intervention Spiral: What to Expect from Trump's Trade Policy | The Daily Economy

While specific trade policies may be difficult to predict, the concept of the "dynamics of interventionism" gives us a framework to anticipate wha ...

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30.03.2025

Inflation Remained Elevated in February | The Daily Economy

Despite elevated inflation, there are reasons to think inflation may fall in the months ahead.

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29.03.2025

Is US Household Wealth Really at Record Highs? Here's What My Research Says | The Daily Economy

Household wealth stats recorded by the press include... hedge funds? As householders can tell you, the true picture is much less rosy.

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29.03.2025

Big Law Firms Face Legal Reckoning Over Race Preferences | The Daily Economy

Title VII makes it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race. But many firms' efforts to 'increase diversity' did exactly that.

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29.03.2025

New State-Level GDP and Personal Income Figures Show Where Activity Is Picking Up — And Falling Back | The Daily Economy

Which states are prospering in these uncertain economic times, and which are losing people and tax revenue to neighbors?

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29.03.2025

Is US Household Wealth Really at Record Highs? Here’s What My Research Says | AIER

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 ...

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28.03.2025

Five Years Post-COVID: 10 Economic Indicators That Haven't Recovered | The Daily Economy

COVID madness made experts ignore fundamental trade-offs to "save just one life." The ultimate costs are still mounting.

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28.03.2025

Kill Sugar Tariffs (and Corn Subsidies) to Make America Healthy Again | The Daily Economy

Reducing American's consumption of high-fructose corn syrup could be as simple as ending the taxes that caused the switch.

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28.03.2025

Global NGOs Use Your Tax Dollars to Manipulate Poor Nations’ Birth Rates | AIER

President Trump’s recent actions have dramatically reduced US taxpayers’ financial support for worldwide population control efforts. First, he reinstated th ...

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28.03.2025

Global NGOs Use Your Tax Dollars to Manipulate Poor Nations' Birth Rates | The Daily Economy

Kissinger and the neo-Malthusians convinced us to invest in horrifically coercive "family planning" schemes to preserve the global status quo.

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27.03.2025

Rise of the Curators: The Economic Force You’re Overlooking | The Daily Economy

Curation transforms the mundane into the meaningful. AI will accelerate this economic ascension, amplifying uniquely human experiences.

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27.03.2025

The Social Media Jam: Why Too Many Choices Leave Us Feeling Stuck | The Daily Economy

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 ...

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26.03.2025

An Enduring Pathway to Worker Prosperity | AIER

Where Big Labor is Lacking, Prioritizing Workers’ Choices and Free Markets Can Deliver

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26.03.2025

David Hume’s Stark Warning: Reason Serves Passion | The Daily Economy

Hume argues our passions make decisions first, and then we use reason to justify what our emotions have decided.

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26.03.2025

Will Undermining the Dollar Bring an American Industrial Renaissance? | The Daily Economy

Reviving manufacturing by beating down the dollar would necessitate a complete reorganization of the US economy .

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26.03.2025

A Brief History of the Panama Canal | The Daily Economy

The US took over a bankrupt French project, backed an independence movement, and paid a $25 million ransom to get the marvel finished.

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25.03.2025

The Civil Service War: Can Trump Succeed Where Other Presidents Failed? | The Daily Economy

Entrenched bureaucracies are beloved by the media and much of Congress. Will Trump triumph where prior presidents blundered and backtracked?

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25.03.2025

What a Trumped-up Fed Means for the Global Economy | The Daily Economy

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 ...

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23.03.2025

The Tariff Trade-Off Many Economists Ignore | The Daily Economy

The deadweight loss caused by higher tariffs could, at least in theory, be offset by gains from a lower income tax rate.

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22.03.2025

The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat Historical Mistakes | AIER

The Trump administration’s initiative to establish a Strategic Crypto Reserve — framed as a way to promote entrepreneurship and strengthen the US position i ...

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22.03.2025

How Congress Created the Doctor Shortage | The Daily Economy

Why don't we train more doctors? Congress froze medical training in 1997, intentionally creating artificial scarcity.

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22.03.2025

The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat Historical Mistakes | The Daily Economy

Treasury purchases of silver distorted markets, failed to achieve their inflationary goals, and contributed to economic instability — culminating in the Pan ...

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22.03.2025

Business Conditions Monthly January 2025 | The Daily Economy

A divergence between leading and lagging indicators reveals short-term uncertainty, though the broader economy shows resilience for now.

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21.03.2025

Frank Herbert’s Amazing ‘Dune’ Quote: ‘All Governments Suffer a Recurring Problem’ | The Daily Economy

Lord Acton believed power corrupts, but Frank Hebert drew a corollary lesson from his knowledge of history.

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21.03.2025

Despite Uncertainty, Fed Holds Rates Steady | The Daily Economy

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee held target rates steady as inflation remains stubbornly above two percent.

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21.03.2025

Crop Insurance, NASCAR, and Seatbelts: Why The Safer We Get, The More Risks We Take | The Daily Economy

Gordon Tullock's suggestion of a spike on your steering wheel (wouldn't you drive carefully?) illustrates the unintended consequences of risk, reg ...

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20.03.2025

Congress Continues Push to Restrict Credit Access | The Daily Economy

Capping interest rates on credit cards will just discourage issuers from taking a risk on lower-income borrowers.

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20.03.2025

Two Reasons Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Threatens American Values | The Daily Economy

Facts are still emerging, but the protestor's arrest should concern all of us who stand for free speech.

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20.03.2025

Churchill Would Have Approved of Trump’s Battle Against Bureaucracy | AIER

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 ...

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20.03.2025

Tariff Turmoil: The Economic Risks of a Global Trade War | AIER

President Donald Trump has finally delivered on his campaign rhetoric by imposing sweeping tariffs, signaling a dramatic shift toward protectionism. He anno ...

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19.03.2025

I Attended Apple’s Annual Meeting. It Was a Turning Point Against ESG and DEI | The Daily Economy

The pro-fiduciary measures on Apple's corporate agenda reveal a sea change in influence. Shareholders want businesses to focus on business, not politics.

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19.03.2025

What DOGE Can Learn from Reagan and Clinton | The Daily Economy

Previous attempts to reduce waste and improve government efficiency provide instructive warnings.

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18.03.2025

Want Starter Homes? Cut Minimum Lot Sizes | The Daily Economy

Starter home prices have tripled since 2012. Why do so many towns make it illegal to build more?

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18.03.2025

Inside the Mar-A-Lago Accord | The Daily Economy

If foreign investors are treated as adversaries, and retreat due to devaluation or punitive policies, the resulting selloff could destabilize American markets.

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École Polytechnique: How the French Enlightenment School Gave Us Both Progress and Scientism | The Daily Economy

The Dollar Milkshake Theory, Explained | The Daily Economy

The Economics of the Minimum Wage: Myths, Facts, and Consequences | AIER

Even Tariff Supporters Say Trump’s Trade War Is a Disaster for Americans | The Daily Economy

Tampering with Trade is a Fool’s Game | The Daily Economy

A Better Way to Bring Large-Scale Manufacturing Back to the United States | The Daily Economy

The Intervention Spiral: What to Expect from Trump's Trade Policy | The Daily Economy

Inflation Remained Elevated in February | The Daily Economy

Is US Household Wealth Really at Record Highs? Here's What My Research Says | The Daily Economy

Big Law Firms Face Legal Reckoning Over Race Preferences | The Daily Economy

New State-Level GDP and Personal Income Figures Show Where Activity Is Picking Up — And Falling Back | The Daily Economy

Is US Household Wealth Really at Record Highs? Here’s What My Research Says | AIER

Five Years Post-COVID: 10 Economic Indicators That Haven't Recovered | The Daily Economy

Kill Sugar Tariffs (and Corn Subsidies) to Make America Healthy Again | The Daily Economy

Global NGOs Use Your Tax Dollars to Manipulate Poor Nations’ Birth Rates | AIER

Global NGOs Use Your Tax Dollars to Manipulate Poor Nations' Birth Rates | The Daily Economy

Rise of the Curators: The Economic Force You’re Overlooking | The Daily Economy

The Social Media Jam: Why Too Many Choices Leave Us Feeling Stuck | The Daily Economy

An Enduring Pathway to Worker Prosperity | AIER

David Hume’s Stark Warning: Reason Serves Passion | The Daily Economy

Will Undermining the Dollar Bring an American Industrial Renaissance? | The Daily Economy

A Brief History of the Panama Canal | The Daily Economy

The Civil Service War: Can Trump Succeed Where Other Presidents Failed? | The Daily Economy

What a Trumped-up Fed Means for the Global Economy | The Daily Economy

The Tariff Trade-Off Many Economists Ignore | The Daily Economy

The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat Historical Mistakes | AIER

How Congress Created the Doctor Shortage | The Daily Economy

The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat Historical Mistakes | The Daily Economy

Business Conditions Monthly January 2025 | The Daily Economy

Frank Herbert’s Amazing ‘Dune’ Quote: ‘All Governments Suffer a Recurring Problem’ | The Daily Economy

Despite Uncertainty, Fed Holds Rates Steady | The Daily Economy

Crop Insurance, NASCAR, and Seatbelts: Why The Safer We Get, The More Risks We Take | The Daily Economy

Congress Continues Push to Restrict Credit Access | The Daily Economy

Two Reasons Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Threatens American Values | The Daily Economy

Churchill Would Have Approved of Trump’s Battle Against Bureaucracy | AIER

Tariff Turmoil: The Economic Risks of a Global Trade War | AIER

I Attended Apple’s Annual Meeting. It Was a Turning Point Against ESG and DEI | The Daily Economy

What DOGE Can Learn from Reagan and Clinton | The Daily Economy

Want Starter Homes? Cut Minimum Lot Sizes | The Daily Economy

Inside the Mar-A-Lago Accord | The Daily Economy

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