Economic History
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Evergreens and Embers: What the Solstice Teaches Us About Economic Renewal
We conserve capital, tend embers, make plans, and orient ourselves toward the future. Prosperity demands we tend the embers, rather than curse the cold.
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401(k)s Built America’s Wealth and Proved All the Critics Wrong
The rise of defined contribution accounts has given workers portability, flexibility, and a stake in America’s capital markets.
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AIER Holiday Index: Pandemic Policies Still Raising Prices
Five years of interventionist policy, inflationary finance, and trade restrictions have steadily eroded consumers’ purchasing power.
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Walter E. Williams Remembered: An Exemplar of Excellence
Five years ago, economics lost one of its most notable lights. Hear from AIER staff who studied with the remarkable man himself.
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What the 50-Year Mortgage Debate Reveals About US Housing Constraints
Ultimately, the debate over 50-year mortgages is less about exotic loan structures and more about the deeper structural limits of America’s housing system.
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Business Conditions Monthly September 2025: Data Blackout
The Fed enters its most consequential meeting of the year blinded by shutdown data gaps, armed instead with private proxies and guesswork.
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The Southern Conservative Who Warned Against Authoritarian Temptation
Before fascism and communism were historical shorthand, Richard Weaver analyzed their shared intellectual roots. His insights on moral humility speak directly to today’s culture-war politics.
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I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here’s What He Really Thought About Tariffs
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump’s tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
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Obamacare’s Costly Illusion of Affordability: From Subsidies to Serfdom
The ACA obscures the true costs of healthcare. The government shutdown revealed just how much.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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Evergreens and Embers: What the Solstice Teaches Us About Economic Renewal
We conserve capital, tend embers, make plans, and orient ourselves toward the future. Prosperity demands we tend the embers, rather than curse the cold.
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401(k)s Built America’s Wealth and Proved All the Critics Wrong
The rise of defined contribution accounts has given workers portability, flexibility, and a stake in America’s capital markets.
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AIER Holiday Index: Pandemic Policies Still Raising Prices
Five years of interventionist policy, inflationary finance, and trade restrictions have steadily eroded consumers’ purchasing power.
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Walter E. Williams Remembered: An Exemplar of Excellence
Five years ago, economics lost one of its most notable lights. Hear from AIER staff who studied with the remarkable man himself.
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What the 50-Year Mortgage Debate Reveals About US Housing Constraints
Ultimately, the debate over 50-year mortgages is less about exotic loan structures and more about the deeper structural limits of America’s housing system.
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Business Conditions Monthly September 2025: Data Blackout
The Fed enters its most consequential meeting of the year blinded by shutdown data gaps, armed instead with private proxies and guesswork.
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The Southern Conservative Who Warned Against Authoritarian Temptation
Before fascism and communism were historical shorthand, Richard Weaver analyzed their shared intellectual roots. His insights on moral humility speak directly to today’s culture-war politics.
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I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here’s What He Really Thought About Tariffs
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump’s tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
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Obamacare’s Costly Illusion of Affordability: From Subsidies to Serfdom
The ACA obscures the true costs of healthcare. The government shutdown revealed just how much.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.