International
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Trade Wars: A Real-Life Game of Thrones
Unlike marvelously created made-for-television episodes where someone usually emerges victorious, in trade wars, everyone loses.
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The End of the European Union and the Prospects for Liberty
Those who argue for a decentralized and free Europe, now overshadowed from the left and right, need to find a voice and make a positive change.
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Are Tariffs Killing People?
When you play politics with international trade, you play a very dangerous game that can result in vast collateral damage.
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Why Is Brazil So Happy?
Not all things are right with the world here yet. There is a very long way to go. The point is that people in this country now know that change can happen.
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France’s and Austria’s Digital Taxes Will Only Hurt Consumers
While people in France and Austria might not be completely aware that this added tax will actually hurt them in the long run, authorities in those two countries should be reminded that the digital tax is nothing but an additional burden on the consumer; pretending the plan is about fairness will not fly.
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Castro’s Revolution on Its 60th Anniversary
The road not taken by Cuba, that of not having the revolution, is one on which the country would have been healthier and richer than it is now. This denial of human flourishing makes Cuba just like any other Communist regime, and thus the regime deserves only scorn.
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Macroeconomic Highlights of 2018: A Retrospective
In 2018, all major institutions that provided the basis for the international order since the second half of the past century have come under fire, from NATO and the United Nations, to the role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, to the World Trade Organization and the European Union. China flexes its muscles and…
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The Brexit Dilemma: Markets or Politics?
The best solution would be if the British authorities followed a policy of laissez-faire. What would this mean?
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Preserved Primitivism Versus Freedom and Prosperity
The Sentinelese people are a remnant reflecting what human life and social experience was like for all of mankind for thousands of years: small bands of interrelated families living the most bare and primitive existence.
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The Money Museums of Canada
AIER was founded on the principle of sound money and has always had a strong connection to gold. To balance all the research and theoretical work we are doing on campus, we went on a field trip to Ottawa, the city hosting the Canadian central bank museum as well as the Royal Mint of Canada.
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Trade Wars: A Real-Life Game of Thrones
Unlike marvelously created made-for-television episodes where someone usually emerges victorious, in trade wars, everyone loses.
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•
The End of the European Union and the Prospects for Liberty
Those who argue for a decentralized and free Europe, now overshadowed from the left and right, need to find a voice and make a positive change.
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•
Are Tariffs Killing People?
When you play politics with international trade, you play a very dangerous game that can result in vast collateral damage.
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•
Why Is Brazil So Happy?
Not all things are right with the world here yet. There is a very long way to go. The point is that people in this country now know that change can happen.
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France’s and Austria’s Digital Taxes Will Only Hurt Consumers
While people in France and Austria might not be completely aware that this added tax will actually hurt them in the long run, authorities in those two countries should be reminded that the digital tax is nothing but an additional burden on the consumer; pretending the plan is about fairness will not fly.
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•
Castro’s Revolution on Its 60th Anniversary
The road not taken by Cuba, that of not having the revolution, is one on which the country would have been healthier and richer than it is now. This denial of human flourishing makes Cuba just like any other Communist regime, and thus the regime deserves only scorn.
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•
Macroeconomic Highlights of 2018: A Retrospective
In 2018, all major institutions that provided the basis for the international order since the second half of the past century have come under fire, from NATO and the United Nations, to the role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, to the World Trade Organization and the European Union. China flexes its muscles and…
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•
The Brexit Dilemma: Markets or Politics?
The best solution would be if the British authorities followed a policy of laissez-faire. What would this mean?
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•
Preserved Primitivism Versus Freedom and Prosperity
The Sentinelese people are a remnant reflecting what human life and social experience was like for all of mankind for thousands of years: small bands of interrelated families living the most bare and primitive existence.
-
•
The Money Museums of Canada
AIER was founded on the principle of sound money and has always had a strong connection to gold. To balance all the research and theoretical work we are doing on campus, we went on a field trip to Ottawa, the city hosting the Canadian central bank museum as well as the Royal Mint of Canada.