Culture
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École Polytechnique: How the French Enlightenment School Gave Us Both Progress and Scientism
Technical minds discarded the humanities and attempted to reengineer, from a position of central authority, all human relationships.
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Rise of the Curators: The Economic Force You’re Overlooking
Curation transforms the mundane into the meaningful. AI will accelerate this economic ascension, amplifying uniquely human experiences.
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David Hume’s Stark Warning: Reason Serves Passion
Hume argues our passions make decisions first, and then we use reason to justify what our emotions have decided.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rose Modestly in February 2025
Prices climbed more slowly in February, nudging AIER’s proprietary index to another all-time high. Tariffs remain the biggest wildcard for a disinflationary trajectory.
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The Larry Summers Shout-Down Response Shows the Free Speech Tide Is Turning
When students stand up for their rights and a culture of free speech on campus, the heckler’s veto loses its cancel power.
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Why China May Surpass the United States in the AI Supremacy Race
This isn’t a battle between China and the US — it’s a contest between abundance and scarcity, between entrepreneurial capitalism and bureaucratic centralization.
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What Greta and the Pope Don’t Grasp about Degrowth
There’s nothing humble or merciful about shrinking the economy, squashing free enterprise, or silencing price signals.
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‘Hate Speech’ Bans Become a Weapon of the Powerful
Germany’s prosecutions of meme-posters provide a chilling example of what happens when governments dictate what counts as ‘hate.’
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Free Speech Relies on Emotional Resilience
Building emotional resilience is essential to being a good member of a republic, as well as to living any kind of good life.
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‘Fine, I’ll Bake Your Stupid Cake’ Free Association Fuels Free Enterprise
Maybe the secret ingredient to a freer, more prosperous society is simple: respect for choice, in business and beyond.
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École Polytechnique: How the French Enlightenment School Gave Us Both Progress and Scientism
Technical minds discarded the humanities and attempted to reengineer, from a position of central authority, all human relationships.
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•
Rise of the Curators: The Economic Force You’re Overlooking
Curation transforms the mundane into the meaningful. AI will accelerate this economic ascension, amplifying uniquely human experiences.
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•
David Hume’s Stark Warning: Reason Serves Passion
Hume argues our passions make decisions first, and then we use reason to justify what our emotions have decided.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rose Modestly in February 2025
Prices climbed more slowly in February, nudging AIER’s proprietary index to another all-time high. Tariffs remain the biggest wildcard for a disinflationary trajectory.
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•
The Larry Summers Shout-Down Response Shows the Free Speech Tide Is Turning
When students stand up for their rights and a culture of free speech on campus, the heckler’s veto loses its cancel power.
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•
Why China May Surpass the United States in the AI Supremacy Race
This isn’t a battle between China and the US — it’s a contest between abundance and scarcity, between entrepreneurial capitalism and bureaucratic centralization.
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•
What Greta and the Pope Don’t Grasp about Degrowth
There’s nothing humble or merciful about shrinking the economy, squashing free enterprise, or silencing price signals.
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•
‘Hate Speech’ Bans Become a Weapon of the Powerful
Germany’s prosecutions of meme-posters provide a chilling example of what happens when governments dictate what counts as ‘hate.’
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•
Free Speech Relies on Emotional Resilience
Building emotional resilience is essential to being a good member of a republic, as well as to living any kind of good life.
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•
‘Fine, I’ll Bake Your Stupid Cake’ Free Association Fuels Free Enterprise
Maybe the secret ingredient to a freer, more prosperous society is simple: respect for choice, in business and beyond.