Economic Education
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Listen to AIER Every Day
Earlier this year, some of us wondered how we could make the voice of the American Institute for Economic Research become part of people’s lives in their homes as well. I’m thrilled to announce that this is a reality right now!
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The Media Cannot Talk Us Into Recession
Phillipson’s comment is a reminder that some conservatives can unsheathe the victim card as ably as their reliably outraged opponents on the left.
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The Middleman Serves an Essential Economic Function
Because in our modern economy every one of us purchases from others nearly everything we use, our economy is a vast complex of middlemen.
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If You Don’t Understand It, Don’t Mess with It
It is precisely those who (plausibly) preach prudence in manipulating the natural world who are most cavalier about smashing and rebuilding social institutions.
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What Economic News Can You Trust?
In the advertising-driven market of Internet news, the incentives of mainstream media to say what is true are misaligned.
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Luce Brings Light to the Age of Anxiety
The film Luce is beautiful, haunting, and profound precisely because it doesn’t take the easy path. It doesn’t disguise the underlying truth that our endless search for saints to canonize and witches to burn is nothing but a cover for our failure to deal with the much less dramatic troubles in our own lives.
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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
The strangers at Uber cared for my loved ones by making it easier for me to get to and from the studio safely — and markets made it possible for them to do it without explicitly intending to do so.
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Blame the Economists?
It is not a matter of replacing economist A with economist B; it is a matter of rethinking what economists should do.
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A Broken Economy Is Not Like a Sick Body
Despite first appearances, the differences separating the human body and medical intervention from the economy and economic intervention are many.
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The Film Capitalism Needs Right Now
Something tells me that if we are ever going to regain the footing in public culture, the Brooks path might be the one to make it happen.
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Listen to AIER Every Day
Earlier this year, some of us wondered how we could make the voice of the American Institute for Economic Research become part of people’s lives in their homes as well. I’m thrilled to announce that this is a reality right now!
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•
The Media Cannot Talk Us Into Recession
Phillipson’s comment is a reminder that some conservatives can unsheathe the victim card as ably as their reliably outraged opponents on the left.
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•
The Middleman Serves an Essential Economic Function
Because in our modern economy every one of us purchases from others nearly everything we use, our economy is a vast complex of middlemen.
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•
If You Don’t Understand It, Don’t Mess with It
It is precisely those who (plausibly) preach prudence in manipulating the natural world who are most cavalier about smashing and rebuilding social institutions.
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•
What Economic News Can You Trust?
In the advertising-driven market of Internet news, the incentives of mainstream media to say what is true are misaligned.
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•
Luce Brings Light to the Age of Anxiety
The film Luce is beautiful, haunting, and profound precisely because it doesn’t take the easy path. It doesn’t disguise the underlying truth that our endless search for saints to canonize and witches to burn is nothing but a cover for our failure to deal with the much less dramatic troubles in our own lives.
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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
The strangers at Uber cared for my loved ones by making it easier for me to get to and from the studio safely — and markets made it possible for them to do it without explicitly intending to do so.
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•
Blame the Economists?
It is not a matter of replacing economist A with economist B; it is a matter of rethinking what economists should do.
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•
A Broken Economy Is Not Like a Sick Body
Despite first appearances, the differences separating the human body and medical intervention from the economy and economic intervention are many.
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•
The Film Capitalism Needs Right Now
Something tells me that if we are ever going to regain the footing in public culture, the Brooks path might be the one to make it happen.