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The Nixon Shock 55 Years Later: Three Impossible Promises
Economist Thomas Sowell once quipped , “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: Th…
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The Nixon Shock 55 Years Later: Three Impossible Promises
Economist Thomas Sowell once quipped , “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want i…
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America Can’t Revive Manufacturing by Shunning Robots
A few months ago, I was privileged to tour the Michigan steel mill where my daughter works. A month or so later, I toured a brewery in North Carolin…
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The Real Cost of $40 Trillion in Debt
I was only a few days into my role at AIER when Pete Earle penned “ $34 Trillion and Climbing ” in January 2024. Six months later, he published “ $3…
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Don’t Let Washington Pick the Next Apple
By the mid-2000s, BlackBerry seemed untouchable. Its compact QWERTY keyboard and always-connected email transformed a pocket-sized device into an in…
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Sound Money, Explained
1. Introduction: Why Sound Money Matters Money is foundational to commerce and plays a central role in everyday life. We work for it, save it, inv…
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The Corporate Virtue Trap
Businesses today are expected to do far more than produce goods, satisfy customers, and earn a profit. Increasingly, they are evaluated according to…
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What Slaughtered Pigs Can Teach Us About Europe’s Wine Policy
In the spring of 1933, American farmers pleaded for help from their newly elected president, Franklin Roosevelt. Hog prices were at record lows, and…
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