Jeffrey Tucker
AIER Editorial Director – 2017-2021
Jeffrey A. Tucker served as Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research from 2017 to 2021.
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National Public Radio Cites AIER on Toilet and Faucet Regulation
I’m very pleased that NPR has cited Bourbon for Breakfast and AIER in a report on low-flow toilets and faucets. On the night that the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump, he delivered a two-hour campaign rally speech that took a detour — into the bathroom. His long riff about plumbing, household appliances…
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Those Shepherds Abiding in the Fields Were Private Security Workers
People talk like capitalism is some strange foreign invader, a mechanical system that was imposed on the world a couple hundred years ago, fueled by burning coal and emitting smoke, and certainly not anything organic to the social order. This is preposterous. The Christmas story that surrounds us in this season, told millions of times…
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If There Was a War on Christmas, It Flopped
You worry about the commercialization of Christmas? Christmas began in commerce – a mysterious and transcendent exchange in which eternity gave to time the greatest gift.
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Why Boeing’s CEO Had To Go
The failure of the 737 was a disaster for Boeing. There were many people to blame: regulators, technicians, flight trainers, quality assurance teams. But in the end, the buck stops with the CEO.
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Let’s Talk about Ghastly Dishwashers
These regulations have caused an infuriating and devastating degradation of the quality of appliances and the quality of life in our homes.
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Top Ten Economic Trends This Year and Next
It’s been a remarkable year in economics. Here are my personal picks for the top ten economic trends of this year and next. 1. The Chinese model of political economy is under pressure. Two years ago, there was a growing consensus that China had it right: free enterprise with totalitarian political control. Matters of changed.…
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Top Performers of 2019
I’m very pleased to present to you the top performers of this year. These are the readers’ choices. I will post my favorites in a few days. Truly, it’s been a remarkable year. I’m confident in saying that this website offers the most consistently great presentation of market-focused commentary of any in the world. I…
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The Last Days of the Left
Left-wing collectivism is not, in the end, about making society better off; it is about transferring power from the people outside of government to those inside of government.
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Trump is Right: American Toilets, Faucets, and Showers are Terrible
Give me a toilet that flushes, a shower that is satisfying, a washing machine that washes clothes, and you can take your civic piety and flush it.
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Is it Proper for Men to Be Creative with Formal Wear?
Only modern capitalistic economies created a glorious opportunity for everyone to dress in the attire reserved for the royalty of old. We democratized formality, and there’s no better time to show precisely how this works than during the holiday season.
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National Public Radio Cites AIER on Toilet and Faucet Regulation
I’m very pleased that NPR has cited Bourbon for Breakfast and AIER in a report on low-flow toilets and faucets. On the night that the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump, he delivered a two-hour campaign rally speech that took a detour — into the bathroom. His long riff about plumbing, household appliances…
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Those Shepherds Abiding in the Fields Were Private Security Workers
People talk like capitalism is some strange foreign invader, a mechanical system that was imposed on the world a couple hundred years ago, fueled by burning coal and emitting smoke, and certainly not anything organic to the social order. This is preposterous. The Christmas story that surrounds us in this season, told millions of times…
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If There Was a War on Christmas, It Flopped
You worry about the commercialization of Christmas? Christmas began in commerce – a mysterious and transcendent exchange in which eternity gave to time the greatest gift.
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•
Why Boeing’s CEO Had To Go
The failure of the 737 was a disaster for Boeing. There were many people to blame: regulators, technicians, flight trainers, quality assurance teams. But in the end, the buck stops with the CEO.
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•
Let’s Talk about Ghastly Dishwashers
These regulations have caused an infuriating and devastating degradation of the quality of appliances and the quality of life in our homes.
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•
Top Ten Economic Trends This Year and Next
It’s been a remarkable year in economics. Here are my personal picks for the top ten economic trends of this year and next. 1. The Chinese model of political economy is under pressure. Two years ago, there was a growing consensus that China had it right: free enterprise with totalitarian political control. Matters of changed.…
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Top Performers of 2019
I’m very pleased to present to you the top performers of this year. These are the readers’ choices. I will post my favorites in a few days. Truly, it’s been a remarkable year. I’m confident in saying that this website offers the most consistently great presentation of market-focused commentary of any in the world. I…
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•
The Last Days of the Left
Left-wing collectivism is not, in the end, about making society better off; it is about transferring power from the people outside of government to those inside of government.
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•
Trump is Right: American Toilets, Faucets, and Showers are Terrible
Give me a toilet that flushes, a shower that is satisfying, a washing machine that washes clothes, and you can take your civic piety and flush it.
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•
Is it Proper for Men to Be Creative with Formal Wear?
Only modern capitalistic economies created a glorious opportunity for everyone to dress in the attire reserved for the royalty of old. We democratized formality, and there’s no better time to show precisely how this works than during the holiday season.