Books & History
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Mayor Mamdani: Marxism on Training Wheels?
History shows us that a government empowered to dictate wages and ownership for “equality” will mutate into control over individual choices.
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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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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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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‘Abundance’ of Contradiction: Progressives Discover Public Choice
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson admit government is a tangle of competing interests. But they still want more of it.
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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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China’s Elite Are Disillusioned With America—But Can’t Quit It
“Chimerica” is unraveling — but its contradictions remain.
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Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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Mayor Mamdani: Marxism on Training Wheels?
History shows us that a government empowered to dictate wages and ownership for “equality” will mutate into control over individual choices.
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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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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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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‘Abundance’ of Contradiction: Progressives Discover Public Choice
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson admit government is a tangle of competing interests. But they still want more of it.
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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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China’s Elite Are Disillusioned With America—But Can’t Quit It
“Chimerica” is unraveling — but its contradictions remain.
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Markets and Marshals: How the Old West Used Private Enforcement to Deliver Justice
While bounties and private detectives may seem like relics of the past, they offer valuable insights into how markets fill in the gaps when the government fails.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.