Daily Economy
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Utah Once Again Shows the Way to Prosperity
Rich States, Poor States continues to provide solid evidence that getting the government out of the economy is the best way to promote growth.
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AIER Hosts Summit Between Atlas Society and Students for Liberty
In April of 2018, AIER had the privilege of hosting a summit of sorts between Students for Liberty (SFL), the world’s largest pro-liberty student organization, and the Atlas Society, whose scholars work to further develop the objectivist philosophy and bring the work of its creator, Ayn Rand, to a global audience.
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Ford Serves Limited-Mobility Patients, Lifts Burden on Taxpayers
A partnership between Ford and Detroit-centered Beaumont Health provides a novel example of how to provide mobility for the disadvantaged without public management.
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These Drinking-Age Crackdowns Are Not Helping
The choice between virtue and vice is a human choice. Relying on the government to make this choice for us disables the social order’s internal mechanisms for bringing about and rewarding responsible behavior. It seems like a paradox, but it is true: The only path toward restoring sanity in teenage drinking is greater liberty. Arresting…
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5 Myths about the Great Depression and New Deal
Historians commonly contend that the New Deal was pivotal in beating the Great Depression and protecting the American middle class. But how significant was it, actually?
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The Amazing Influence of Henry George (on E.C. Harwood)
Just as humanity saw the first glimmer of the hope of universal human prosperity, prevailing ruling-class opinion turned against the idea and pushed a host of nostrums to stop it from happening. Here was where Henry George made the difference. He entered into this milieu with a powerful message: prosperity for the entire world is…
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Kant was a Friend of Classical Liberalism
Individual freedom plays a central role in Immanuel Kant’s moral and political philosophy. He writes, “Freedom (independence from being constrained by another’s choice, insofar as it can coexist with the freedom of every other in accordance with a universal law, is the only original right belonging to every man by virtue of his humanity.” Kant’s…
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Overcoming a Catch-22 on the Path to Greater Liberty
As our society grows ever more complex and technologically advanced, controlling it from the top down is increasingly like herding cats. Attempts at more top-down control, though well-intentioned, won’t work. Rethinking governance itself is an even more challenging path, but offers a multitude of reasons for hope.
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Americans ‘Bowling Alone’ a Warning for Civil Society
Bowling Alone, despite flaws here and there, is still relevant as a tool to explore phenomena such as the opioid epidemic and the social decay prevalent in the African-American community.
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The Sugar Cartel versus the American People
The US sugar program is such an egregious display of special interests trumping economics that some candy manufacturers have given up hope and moved to neighboring countries such as Mexico.
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Utah Once Again Shows the Way to Prosperity
Rich States, Poor States continues to provide solid evidence that getting the government out of the economy is the best way to promote growth.
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•
AIER Hosts Summit Between Atlas Society and Students for Liberty
In April of 2018, AIER had the privilege of hosting a summit of sorts between Students for Liberty (SFL), the world’s largest pro-liberty student organization, and the Atlas Society, whose scholars work to further develop the objectivist philosophy and bring the work of its creator, Ayn Rand, to a global audience.
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Ford Serves Limited-Mobility Patients, Lifts Burden on Taxpayers
A partnership between Ford and Detroit-centered Beaumont Health provides a novel example of how to provide mobility for the disadvantaged without public management.
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•
These Drinking-Age Crackdowns Are Not Helping
The choice between virtue and vice is a human choice. Relying on the government to make this choice for us disables the social order’s internal mechanisms for bringing about and rewarding responsible behavior. It seems like a paradox, but it is true: The only path toward restoring sanity in teenage drinking is greater liberty. Arresting…
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•
5 Myths about the Great Depression and New Deal
Historians commonly contend that the New Deal was pivotal in beating the Great Depression and protecting the American middle class. But how significant was it, actually?
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•
The Amazing Influence of Henry George (on E.C. Harwood)
Just as humanity saw the first glimmer of the hope of universal human prosperity, prevailing ruling-class opinion turned against the idea and pushed a host of nostrums to stop it from happening. Here was where Henry George made the difference. He entered into this milieu with a powerful message: prosperity for the entire world is…
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Kant was a Friend of Classical Liberalism
Individual freedom plays a central role in Immanuel Kant’s moral and political philosophy. He writes, “Freedom (independence from being constrained by another’s choice, insofar as it can coexist with the freedom of every other in accordance with a universal law, is the only original right belonging to every man by virtue of his humanity.” Kant’s…
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•
Overcoming a Catch-22 on the Path to Greater Liberty
As our society grows ever more complex and technologically advanced, controlling it from the top down is increasingly like herding cats. Attempts at more top-down control, though well-intentioned, won’t work. Rethinking governance itself is an even more challenging path, but offers a multitude of reasons for hope.
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•
Americans ‘Bowling Alone’ a Warning for Civil Society
Bowling Alone, despite flaws here and there, is still relevant as a tool to explore phenomena such as the opioid epidemic and the social decay prevalent in the African-American community.
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•
The Sugar Cartel versus the American People
The US sugar program is such an egregious display of special interests trumping economics that some candy manufacturers have given up hope and moved to neighboring countries such as Mexico.