Daily Economy
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PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
“Public interest” media always sponsors a particular (state-approved) perspective at the expense of others. NPR’s voluntary donors can support a more ethical enterprise.
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Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light
Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.
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Teachers’ Unions Think They Own Your Kids
Chicago Teachers’ Union president Stacy Davis Gates says the quiet part out loud. But if they were her kids, she’d be arrested for educational neglect.
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Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Politics Undermine America’s Future
As an erratic ‘first mover,’ Trump’s negotiation style destabilizes the nation. Game theory and public choice explain the global stakes of his individual recklessness.
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SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility
Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.
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Is the GENIUS Act Creating a Shadow CBDC System?
Allegedly designed to regulate stablecoins, the bill quietly allows for a de facto retail CBDC system — one implemented not by the Federal Reserve, but by the commercial banks it closely supervises.
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Should Economists Rule the World?
Mark Carney, an economist who served as the central banker of two G7 countries, is now the prime minister of Canada.
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Mayday! Mayday! We Have Abuse of Emergency Powers
The “emergency” on which the president claimed tariff powers from Congress is flimsy. Not only is it not an emergency, it’s not a problem.
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Dollar’s Decline Meets Rising Dedollarization: The Threat Comes from Within
The Bloomberg Dollar Index has fallen nearly 8.5 percent, its steepest drop since the 1980s. Elsewhere, incremental signs point to emerging alternatives.
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The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Isn’t Conservative — It’s Central Planning
National conservatives want to grow the state to save the nation, but only liberty can do that.
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PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
“Public interest” media always sponsors a particular (state-approved) perspective at the expense of others. NPR’s voluntary donors can support a more ethical enterprise.
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Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light
Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.
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Teachers’ Unions Think They Own Your Kids
Chicago Teachers’ Union president Stacy Davis Gates says the quiet part out loud. But if they were her kids, she’d be arrested for educational neglect.
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Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Politics Undermine America’s Future
As an erratic ‘first mover,’ Trump’s negotiation style destabilizes the nation. Game theory and public choice explain the global stakes of his individual recklessness.
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SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility
Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.
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Is the GENIUS Act Creating a Shadow CBDC System?
Allegedly designed to regulate stablecoins, the bill quietly allows for a de facto retail CBDC system — one implemented not by the Federal Reserve, but by the commercial banks it closely supervises.
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•
Should Economists Rule the World?
Mark Carney, an economist who served as the central banker of two G7 countries, is now the prime minister of Canada.
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Mayday! Mayday! We Have Abuse of Emergency Powers
The “emergency” on which the president claimed tariff powers from Congress is flimsy. Not only is it not an emergency, it’s not a problem.
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Dollar’s Decline Meets Rising Dedollarization: The Threat Comes from Within
The Bloomberg Dollar Index has fallen nearly 8.5 percent, its steepest drop since the 1980s. Elsewhere, incremental signs point to emerging alternatives.
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The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Isn’t Conservative — It’s Central Planning
National conservatives want to grow the state to save the nation, but only liberty can do that.