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How China Remade Global Trade — and Then Broke It
Trade has made us wealthy and resilient, but also vulnerable to coercion. As China’s economic power peaks, its political model may be reaching its limits.
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Failing Upwards: The Perverse Incentives of Teachers’ Unions
The Chicago Teachers’ Union head was just promoted, despite eye-popping educational failures. Their priority is power, at the cost of student welfare and taxpayer interests.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Inches Up Again in Sept 2025
Our proprietary index climbed for the tenth month in a row in September 2025, but there are clear signs that price pressures are finally subsiding.
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Imagine That Growth: Lessons from a Tariff-Free Timeline
Explore a counterfactual world in which the trade war ends abruptly, setting off a cascade of economic renewal.
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Argentina’s Midterm Moment: Brave Reform, or Back to Perónism?
Javier Milei’s aggressive reforms have slashed spending, curbed inflation, and reignited growth. Argentina’s midterms will decide whether reform endures.
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Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
From your life expectancy to your home to your grocery cart, living standards have soared. But continued growth isn’t guaranteed.
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Bees Expose Flaw in Socialism, Whether Autocratic or Democratic
Bee’s dances work like price signals, directing investment and effort into more profitable areas. No queen can make honey alone.
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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What Victorian London’s Oyster Crisis Can Teach Us about Environmental Regulation
Before defaulting to edicts and bans, we might first ask what is keeping private solutions from emerging.
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Business Conditions Monthly August 2025
Policymakers are already balancing slower growth and sticky costs., and now the federal shutdown has delayed reporting of all the data.
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How China Remade Global Trade — and Then Broke It
Trade has made us wealthy and resilient, but also vulnerable to coercion. As China’s economic power peaks, its political model may be reaching its limits.
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•
Failing Upwards: The Perverse Incentives of Teachers’ Unions
The Chicago Teachers’ Union head was just promoted, despite eye-popping educational failures. Their priority is power, at the cost of student welfare and taxpayer interests.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Inches Up Again in Sept 2025
Our proprietary index climbed for the tenth month in a row in September 2025, but there are clear signs that price pressures are finally subsiding.
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•
Imagine That Growth: Lessons from a Tariff-Free Timeline
Explore a counterfactual world in which the trade war ends abruptly, setting off a cascade of economic renewal.
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•
Argentina’s Midterm Moment: Brave Reform, or Back to Perónism?
Javier Milei’s aggressive reforms have slashed spending, curbed inflation, and reignited growth. Argentina’s midterms will decide whether reform endures.
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•
Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
From your life expectancy to your home to your grocery cart, living standards have soared. But continued growth isn’t guaranteed.
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•
Bees Expose Flaw in Socialism, Whether Autocratic or Democratic
Bee’s dances work like price signals, directing investment and effort into more profitable areas. No queen can make honey alone.
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•
The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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•
What Victorian London’s Oyster Crisis Can Teach Us about Environmental Regulation
Before defaulting to edicts and bans, we might first ask what is keeping private solutions from emerging.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly August 2025
Policymakers are already balancing slower growth and sticky costs., and now the federal shutdown has delayed reporting of all the data.