Leadership
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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Rich People Won’t Just Sit Still While You Tax Them
Higher taxes motivate the wealthy to move out of state and take their job-providing, revenue-creating businesses with them.
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Authoritarians and Extremists Exploit the Right’s Political Confusion
Conservatives face a critical task: reassert the principles that defined the movement — individual liberty, limited government, and distrust of authoritarianism — or lose it to unprincipled opportunists.
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In Memoriam, Gregory M. van Kipnis
AIER mourns the loss of a former chairman of our board and tireless supporter of our mission.
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Colonel Harwood’s Legacy: The Engineer Who Built an Economic Institution
AIER marks the 125th birthday of our founder, as we continue to honor his conviction that a disciplined, data-driven defense of markets is a key safeguard of individual liberty.
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Playing Chicken with the Federal Budget: The Rational Stupidity of Shutdowns
Government shutdowns might look irrational, but they follow a familiar script. When political types gain more from the standoff than the solution, collisions become routine.
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Chicago Public Schools Now Have a Junk Credit Rating. What’s Next?
As debt service continues to devour an already unsustainable budget, do not expect student learning outcomes to improve.
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The UN is Costly and Corrupt: Should the US Pull Back?
America pays more for its vote than any other member nation, but bloc voting and inefficient operations often mean US interests are ignored.
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New Yorkers Flirt with Socialist Grocery Store Scheme
Government grocery stores have been tried before, but markets stock our store shelves with affordable staples for less than two percent profit.
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April Fools for America First? Higher Prices and New War
The President returned to office on promises to lower costs at home and restore our reputation abroad. Americans got the opposite.
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•
America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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Rich People Won’t Just Sit Still While You Tax Them
Higher taxes motivate the wealthy to move out of state and take their job-providing, revenue-creating businesses with them.
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Authoritarians and Extremists Exploit the Right’s Political Confusion
Conservatives face a critical task: reassert the principles that defined the movement — individual liberty, limited government, and distrust of authoritarianism — or lose it to unprincipled opportunists.
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In Memoriam, Gregory M. van Kipnis
AIER mourns the loss of a former chairman of our board and tireless supporter of our mission.
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•
Colonel Harwood’s Legacy: The Engineer Who Built an Economic Institution
AIER marks the 125th birthday of our founder, as we continue to honor his conviction that a disciplined, data-driven defense of markets is a key safeguard of individual liberty.
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•
Playing Chicken with the Federal Budget: The Rational Stupidity of Shutdowns
Government shutdowns might look irrational, but they follow a familiar script. When political types gain more from the standoff than the solution, collisions become routine.
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Chicago Public Schools Now Have a Junk Credit Rating. What’s Next?
As debt service continues to devour an already unsustainable budget, do not expect student learning outcomes to improve.
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The UN is Costly and Corrupt: Should the US Pull Back?
America pays more for its vote than any other member nation, but bloc voting and inefficient operations often mean US interests are ignored.
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New Yorkers Flirt with Socialist Grocery Store Scheme
Government grocery stores have been tried before, but markets stock our store shelves with affordable staples for less than two percent profit.