Chicago Teachers' Union president Stacy Davis Gates says the quiet part out loud. But if they were her kids, she'd be arrested for educational neg ...

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27.06.2025

Trump’s 'Art of the Deal' Politics Undermine America’s Future | The Daily Economy

As an erratic 'first mover,' Trump's negotiation style destabilizes the nation. Game theory and public choice explain the global stakes of hi ...

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27.06.2025

Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light | The Daily Economy

Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.

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27.06.2025

Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Politics Undermine America’s Future | AIER

In game theory, a “first-mover advantage” gives the opening player the power to set the rules of engagement. President Donald Trump built much of his politi ...

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26.06.2025

SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility | The Daily Economy

Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.

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26.06.2025

Is the GENIUS Act Creating a Shadow CBDC System? | The Daily Economy

Allegedly designed to regulate stablecoins, the bill quietly allows for a de facto retail CBDC system — one implemented not by the Federal Reserve, but by t ...

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26.06.2025

Nazis Teach Us How to Defeat Them | The Daily Economy

Freedom from coercion, not illusive freedom from scarcity or fear, will protect us from the dangerous escalation of antisemitism.

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25.06.2025

Should Economists Rule the World? | The Daily Economy

Mark Carney, an economist who served as the central banker of two G7 countries, is now the prime minister of Canada.

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25.06.2025

Mayday! Mayday! We Have Abuse of Emergency Powers | The Daily Economy

The "emergency" on which the president claimed tariff powers from Congress is flimsy. Not only is it not an emergency, it's not a problem.

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25.06.2025

Rethinking the Fed’s Framework: Lessons from the Post-Pandemic Inflation | AIER

The paper evaluates alternative frameworks and argues that the Fed should adopt either a nominal spending target or a symmetrical average inflation target.

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24.06.2025

The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Isn’t Conservative — It’s Central Planning | The Daily Economy

National conservatives want to grow the state to save the nation, but only liberty can do that.

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24.06.2025

Dollar's Decline Meets Rising Dedollarization: The Threat Comes from Within | The Daily Economy

The Bloomberg Dollar Index has fallen nearly 8.5 percent, its steepest drop since the 1980s. Elsewhere, incremental signs point to emerging alternatives.

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22.06.2025

Trump's Dilemma: Can He Be Anti-Iran and Anti-War? | The Daily Economy

Trump has condemned and campaigned to end America's "forever wars." Will neocon warhawks goad him into Iranian regime change?

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21.06.2025

Three Goals for Trump’s Trade Negotiations | The Daily Economy

The President's priorities should include low prices, international influence, and reduced risk of a global trade war.

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21.06.2025

Why Is Housing So Partisan in the Northeast? | The Daily Economy

Party splits on housing issues often do not align with typical interests. What jobs do each employ zoning laws to accomplish?

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20.06.2025

Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty | The Daily Economy

The Federal Reserve board isn't committing to rate cuts, voting to holding its policy interest rate at 4.25 to 4.5 percent. As inflation and employment ...

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20.06.2025

What is Central Bank Independence? | AIER

The explainer defines central bank independence, describes its theoretical desirability, and reviews classic and contemporary studies on how central bank in ...

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20.06.2025

Business Conditions Monthly April 2025 | The Daily Economy

Hiring is slowing and consumer sentiment is souring, but households and small firms are responding positively to a pause in tariff escalations. The US econo ...

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20.06.2025

Juneteenth Could Be a Casualty of DEI — and That’s a Tragedy | The Daily Economy

Juneteenth celebrates the promise of freedom for every American. Don't let recent, racist rot undermine its 160-year message of hope.

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19.06.2025

Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis | AIER

On June 9, about 300 employees of the National Institutes of Health, representing all 27 NIH institutes, issued a letter they called the “Bethesda Declarati ...

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19.06.2025

Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar | The Daily Economy

Solar energy's global growth relied on heavy government subsidies. As subsidies dry up, expect the sector to shrink.

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19.06.2025

Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed | The Daily Economy

All countries imposing DSTs would be wise to abandon them, as they raise little revenue and drag down growth and innovation.

American Institute for Economic Research

19.06.2025

Can Bureaucracy Love Science? 'Bethesda Declaration' Reveals NIH's Culture Crisis | The Daily Economy

"Dissent is the very essence of science” declare employees of NIH — but groupthink and replicability crises reign. Dr. Bhattacharya knows first hand wh ...

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18.06.2025

1984's New Introduction Is a Missed Opportunity | The Daily Economy

Orwell's masterpiece could help us grapple with our recent lurch towards authoritarianism. But only if we want it to.

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18.06.2025

Intersections Between the Bible and Economics | The Daily Economy

While it is Christian to be charitable, Jesus never mixed charity with compulsion, nor did he teach his followers to resort to force.

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17.06.2025

Brown University’s Embarrassing Investigation of Alex Shieh Exposes the Rot of US Universities | The Daily Economy

The student whistleblower who exposed administrative bloat and waste was targeted with a punitive investigation. Claims to 'academic freedom' are ...

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17.06.2025

Waller Isn't Flinching at Tariff Inflation — Here's Why | The Daily Economy

Many at the Fed believe once tariffs raise the price floor, inflation will return to trend, but unemployment and consumer projections vary.

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14.06.2025

Trump Administration’s Foolish Educational Autarky: United States Should Welcome Chinese Students | The Daily Economy

Hosting foreign students builds our economic and scientific edge, but exposing young people to our liberty and opportunity makes the whole world better off.

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14.06.2025

Deficits, Debts, and the Big Beautiful Bill | The Daily Economy

We have assigned far too many responsibilities to the federal government, several of which they have no business having in the first place. Overspending fol ...

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13.06.2025

Nostalgianomics, or Economic Amnesia? | The Daily Economy

Hazy dreams of an economic or social golden age contrast with a diagnosis that something in America has broken. But has it?

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13.06.2025

The Resurgence of Do It Yourself Economics | The Daily Economy

Many national fiscal policies are steeped in lore and dogma, immune to the reasoned objections of actual economists.

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13.06.2025

Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown | The Daily Economy

Central bankers are in a pickle. But the current, frustrating tradeoffs result from short-sighted fiscal policies of the past.

American Institute for Economic Research

12.06.2025

AIER’s Everyday Price Index Sees Modest May 2025 Increase | The Daily Economy

Disinflationary momentum is building, increasing the likelihood of rate cuts this year. Tariff risks and corporate pricing warnings persist.

American Institute for Economic Research

12.06.2025

Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill | The Daily Economy

Preserving the de minimis tariff exemption for low-cost imports would save low-income households billions.

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12.06.2025

The Economics of Divorce: A New Paper Examines the Harm to Children | The Daily Economy

Even controlling for children within the same families, the long-term economic impact of parental divorce remain stark.

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12.06.2025

Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill | AIER

The budget reconciliation legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives, better known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” contains several provis ...

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11.06.2025

Republican Antitrust Officials Shouldn’t Behave Like Progressives | The Daily Economy

Trump's DOJ and FTC are borrowing talking points from their progressive predecessors... are there any defenders of markets left?

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11.06.2025

Xi Jinping Braces For Struggle | The Daily Economy

China’s strongman leader is purging his advisors again, looking politically insecure amid demographic and economic decline.

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10.06.2025

Is the EU a Free Trade Zone? | The Daily Economy

Despite promises of integration, the European Union remains riddled with costly trade restrictions, including tariffs as high as Trump's.

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10.06.2025

Who Really Sets Tariffs—and How? | AIER

In this Explainer, we’ll seek to understand what tariffs are, who gets to set them, and under what conditions.

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Teachers' Unions Think They Own Your Kids | The Daily Economy

Trump’s 'Art of the Deal' Politics Undermine America’s Future | The Daily Economy

Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light | The Daily Economy

Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Politics Undermine America’s Future | AIER

SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility | The Daily Economy

Is the GENIUS Act Creating a Shadow CBDC System? | The Daily Economy

Nazis Teach Us How to Defeat Them | The Daily Economy

Should Economists Rule the World? | The Daily Economy

Mayday! Mayday! We Have Abuse of Emergency Powers | The Daily Economy

Rethinking the Fed’s Framework: Lessons from the Post-Pandemic Inflation | AIER

The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Isn’t Conservative — It’s Central Planning | The Daily Economy

Dollar's Decline Meets Rising Dedollarization: The Threat Comes from Within | The Daily Economy

Trump's Dilemma: Can He Be Anti-Iran and Anti-War? | The Daily Economy

Three Goals for Trump’s Trade Negotiations | The Daily Economy

Why Is Housing So Partisan in the Northeast? | The Daily Economy

Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty | The Daily Economy

What is Central Bank Independence? | AIER

Business Conditions Monthly April 2025 | The Daily Economy

Juneteenth Could Be a Casualty of DEI — and That’s a Tragedy | The Daily Economy

Can Bureaucracy Love Science? ‘Bethesda Declaration’ Reveals NIH’s Culture Crisis | AIER

Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar | The Daily Economy

Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed | The Daily Economy

Can Bureaucracy Love Science? 'Bethesda Declaration' Reveals NIH's Culture Crisis | The Daily Economy

1984's New Introduction Is a Missed Opportunity | The Daily Economy

Intersections Between the Bible and Economics | The Daily Economy

Brown University’s Embarrassing Investigation of Alex Shieh Exposes the Rot of US Universities | The Daily Economy

Waller Isn't Flinching at Tariff Inflation — Here's Why | The Daily Economy

Trump Administration’s Foolish Educational Autarky: United States Should Welcome Chinese Students | The Daily Economy

Deficits, Debts, and the Big Beautiful Bill | The Daily Economy

Nostalgianomics, or Economic Amnesia? | The Daily Economy

The Resurgence of Do It Yourself Economics | The Daily Economy

Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown | The Daily Economy

AIER’s Everyday Price Index Sees Modest May 2025 Increase | The Daily Economy

Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill | The Daily Economy

The Economics of Divorce: A New Paper Examines the Harm to Children | The Daily Economy

Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill | AIER

Republican Antitrust Officials Shouldn’t Behave Like Progressives | The Daily Economy

Xi Jinping Braces For Struggle | The Daily Economy

Is the EU a Free Trade Zone? | The Daily Economy

Who Really Sets Tariffs—and How? | AIER

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