Daily Economy
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Are Americans Worse Off Since NAFTA? The Data Say No
We Americans have gotten richer as we’ve run trade deficits and since NAFTA took effect as well as since China joined the WTO.
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Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
Allowing the president to wield emergency powers for economic purposes undermines the separation of powers that the Constitution was designed to protect.
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Hands Off the University, Indeed
When universities no longer accept federal funds, they will be free to run (or not run) their sports and dorms however they wish.
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Business Conditions Monthly February 2025
Broad inflation pressures seem to be easing, but consumer sentiment has plunged and business confidence is weakening.
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The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) Announces Leadership Change
AIER will continue its mission of promoting free markets and free people under a new president.
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‘The Value of Others’ Isn’t Especially Valuable
Psychotherapist Orion Taraban’s attempt to reduce romantic relationships to market transactions might miss what makes them meaningful.
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Milei’s Battle Against Argentina’s Currency Trap
Javier Milei is slowly unwinding the currency intervention and price control policies that restrict Argentines’ access to investments.
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Victor David Hanson and his Smoot-Hawley Strawman
Economists don’t claim that tariffs caused the Great Depression, but tariffs make bad times worse.
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Credit Markets on Edge as Tariff Pressure Builds
Tariffs rocked corporate earnings expectations, raising credit default risks. Even safe havens provide little relief from the chaos to come.
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The Root of Totalitarianism is Social Engineering
Planners who want to ‘perfect’ society often resort to coercion to impose their preferred outcomes. The result has been unthinkable government violence and cruelty.
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Are Americans Worse Off Since NAFTA? The Data Say No
We Americans have gotten richer as we’ve run trade deficits and since NAFTA took effect as well as since China joined the WTO.
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•
Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
Allowing the president to wield emergency powers for economic purposes undermines the separation of powers that the Constitution was designed to protect.
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•
Hands Off the University, Indeed
When universities no longer accept federal funds, they will be free to run (or not run) their sports and dorms however they wish.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly February 2025
Broad inflation pressures seem to be easing, but consumer sentiment has plunged and business confidence is weakening.
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•
The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) Announces Leadership Change
AIER will continue its mission of promoting free markets and free people under a new president.
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•
‘The Value of Others’ Isn’t Especially Valuable
Psychotherapist Orion Taraban’s attempt to reduce romantic relationships to market transactions might miss what makes them meaningful.
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•
Milei’s Battle Against Argentina’s Currency Trap
Javier Milei is slowly unwinding the currency intervention and price control policies that restrict Argentines’ access to investments.
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•
Victor David Hanson and his Smoot-Hawley Strawman
Economists don’t claim that tariffs caused the Great Depression, but tariffs make bad times worse.
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•
Credit Markets on Edge as Tariff Pressure Builds
Tariffs rocked corporate earnings expectations, raising credit default risks. Even safe havens provide little relief from the chaos to come.
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•
The Root of Totalitarianism is Social Engineering
Planners who want to ‘perfect’ society often resort to coercion to impose their preferred outcomes. The result has been unthinkable government violence and cruelty.