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The Knowledge Socialists (Still) Can’t Calculate
A century after Mises and Hayek showed why central planning fails, technocratic fantasies of algorithmic socialism keep resurfacing.
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The Fed’s Unlawful Floor System Pays Banks Billions to Sit on Reserves
To prevent emergency lending from depreciating the dollar, the Fed broke the law by deliberately paying a premium rate on reserves.
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What Colleges Taught Gen-Z Is Getting Them Fired
College sought to protect students from discomfort. The economy demands they perform under pressure. The resulting collision is reshaping early-career outcomes.
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The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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Denying the Affordability Crisis Won’t Change the Data
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
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A Rare Split at the Fed — and Why It Makes Sense
Both hawks and doves cite major rules to justify their stance. But the division inside the Fed isn’t dysfunction — it’s a sign of officials taking both mandates seriously.
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Hashtag Handcuffs: The Global Rise of Online Speech Policing
Governments are tightening control over what citizens can say online. The worldwide slide toward punishing speech has profound consequences for open societies.
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Saudi Arabia Didn’t Learn Anything From China’s ‘Ghost Cities’
Cities cannot be engineered from above — only grown from real human demand.
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Bigger Government Means Bigger Fraud: Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Lesson in Incentives
Minnesota’s largest-ever food-aid scandal reveals how weak incentives, political pressure, and lax oversight enable public-sector fraud to flourish — costing taxpayers billions.
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Walter E. Williams Remembered: An Exemplar of Excellence
Five years ago, economics lost one of its most notable lights. Hear from AIER staff who studied with the remarkable man himself.
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The Knowledge Socialists (Still) Can’t Calculate
A century after Mises and Hayek showed why central planning fails, technocratic fantasies of algorithmic socialism keep resurfacing.
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•
The Fed’s Unlawful Floor System Pays Banks Billions to Sit on Reserves
To prevent emergency lending from depreciating the dollar, the Fed broke the law by deliberately paying a premium rate on reserves.
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•
What Colleges Taught Gen-Z Is Getting Them Fired
College sought to protect students from discomfort. The economy demands they perform under pressure. The resulting collision is reshaping early-career outcomes.
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•
The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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•
Denying the Affordability Crisis Won’t Change the Data
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
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•
A Rare Split at the Fed — and Why It Makes Sense
Both hawks and doves cite major rules to justify their stance. But the division inside the Fed isn’t dysfunction — it’s a sign of officials taking both mandates seriously.
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•
Hashtag Handcuffs: The Global Rise of Online Speech Policing
Governments are tightening control over what citizens can say online. The worldwide slide toward punishing speech has profound consequences for open societies.
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•
Saudi Arabia Didn’t Learn Anything From China’s ‘Ghost Cities’
Cities cannot be engineered from above — only grown from real human demand.
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•
Bigger Government Means Bigger Fraud: Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Lesson in Incentives
Minnesota’s largest-ever food-aid scandal reveals how weak incentives, political pressure, and lax oversight enable public-sector fraud to flourish — costing taxpayers billions.
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•
Walter E. Williams Remembered: An Exemplar of Excellence
Five years ago, economics lost one of its most notable lights. Hear from AIER staff who studied with the remarkable man himself.