Daily Economy
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We Should Celebrate Diversity in Wealth Too
Why are diversity, variety, and differences celebrated and respected in most realms of human life except in the realm of wealth?
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No, These Tariffs Have Not Been Good for America
It’s been a rough 2018 for those who support free trade across borders, but the Economic Policy Institute has unwittingly given us a lovely Christmas gift. While attempting to show how much the U.S. aluminum industry has benefited from the ten percent tariff imposed in March, it ends up demonstrating that even from an “American…
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Trade Has No Losers
Saying that trade has losers suggests that stopping trade would eliminate such losses. Wrong.
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What Self-Ownership Means and Why It Matters
It’s not that we as a humane culture reject the idea of self-ownership. It’s that we don’t take it very seriously in our politics. Everyone believes it; no political system practices it.
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2018’s Top Three Terrible and Great Things in Policy
Plenty of terrible things happened this year but some great things too!
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GoFundMe for a Government Program?
The GoFundMe campaign for the wall illustrates both the possibilities and the limitations of relying on voluntary revenue collection. Private efforts might be able to collect the money they need, but they will not and should not obtain the powers that government possesses to take away the people’s liberty and property.
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AIER’s Best of 2018
This year AIER has published a constant stream of outstanding content from some of the best writers in the social sciences. The range is remarkable: current commentary, deep research, historical material, pure theory, logical analytics, and so much more.
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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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AIER, This Year and Next
The atmosphere at AIER makes for a welcome contrast with the civic culture of division and anger that dominates politics and mainstream news. We are focused on the long term, and on truth and integrity as the desiderata of intellectual value.
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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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We Should Celebrate Diversity in Wealth Too
Why are diversity, variety, and differences celebrated and respected in most realms of human life except in the realm of wealth?
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No, These Tariffs Have Not Been Good for America
It’s been a rough 2018 for those who support free trade across borders, but the Economic Policy Institute has unwittingly given us a lovely Christmas gift. While attempting to show how much the U.S. aluminum industry has benefited from the ten percent tariff imposed in March, it ends up demonstrating that even from an “American…
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Trade Has No Losers
Saying that trade has losers suggests that stopping trade would eliminate such losses. Wrong.
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What Self-Ownership Means and Why It Matters
It’s not that we as a humane culture reject the idea of self-ownership. It’s that we don’t take it very seriously in our politics. Everyone believes it; no political system practices it.
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•
2018’s Top Three Terrible and Great Things in Policy
Plenty of terrible things happened this year but some great things too!
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•
GoFundMe for a Government Program?
The GoFundMe campaign for the wall illustrates both the possibilities and the limitations of relying on voluntary revenue collection. Private efforts might be able to collect the money they need, but they will not and should not obtain the powers that government possesses to take away the people’s liberty and property.
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•
AIER’s Best of 2018
This year AIER has published a constant stream of outstanding content from some of the best writers in the social sciences. The range is remarkable: current commentary, deep research, historical material, pure theory, logical analytics, and so much more.
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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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•
AIER, This Year and Next
The atmosphere at AIER makes for a welcome contrast with the civic culture of division and anger that dominates politics and mainstream news. We are focused on the long term, and on truth and integrity as the desiderata of intellectual value.
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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?