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Consumer Prices Fall in March
Both headline and core inflation are heading in the right direction. But the Fed shouldn’t overcorrect after a single month of falling prices.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Climbs Slightly in March 2025
March’s tame inflation reading masks deeper trouble, as fading discretionary spending and looming tariff effects point to rougher economic terrain ahead.
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US Air Strikes on Iran: a Fool’s Errand Risks Forever War
Bombing Iran’s nuclear sites has no upside for American security interests. Have we learned nothing about the risks of endless war?
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Can Microgrants Fix Our Foreign Aid Failures?
Large scale aid dollars are usually squandered. Giving development funds directly to individuals can uplift communities.
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The Other Cost of Protectionism
Protectionism is an economic poison, and its lingering side effects weaken the economic body over time.
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America’s Trade ‘Deficit’ Is a Ringing Endorsement
Foreign holdings of US dollars would better be called an “investment surplus.” Our top exports aren’t goods — they’re stability and opportunity.
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Don’t (Just) Hate the Tariffs, Hate the Institutions
Trump exercises power with more theatrical defiance than Obama and Biden. But the power itself comes from complacency and abdication of constitutional checks.
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A Civil Service for the Twenty-First Century
Reforms are needed to transform a political spoils system into a competent workforce of and for the people.
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Unpacking the Assumptions Behind the Mar-a-Lago Accord
Tariff models relying on complex assumptions offer an extremely limited and entirely misleading view of economic realities.
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Reagan Knew the Art of the Trade Deal Better
Rather than risk starting a trade war by imposing “reciprocal tariffs,” Reagan encouraged domestic manufacturing by making it easier for other countries to import our manufactured goods.
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Consumer Prices Fall in March
Both headline and core inflation are heading in the right direction. But the Fed shouldn’t overcorrect after a single month of falling prices.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Climbs Slightly in March 2025
March’s tame inflation reading masks deeper trouble, as fading discretionary spending and looming tariff effects point to rougher economic terrain ahead.
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•
US Air Strikes on Iran: a Fool’s Errand Risks Forever War
Bombing Iran’s nuclear sites has no upside for American security interests. Have we learned nothing about the risks of endless war?
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Can Microgrants Fix Our Foreign Aid Failures?
Large scale aid dollars are usually squandered. Giving development funds directly to individuals can uplift communities.
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•
The Other Cost of Protectionism
Protectionism is an economic poison, and its lingering side effects weaken the economic body over time.
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•
America’s Trade ‘Deficit’ Is a Ringing Endorsement
Foreign holdings of US dollars would better be called an “investment surplus.” Our top exports aren’t goods — they’re stability and opportunity.
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•
Don’t (Just) Hate the Tariffs, Hate the Institutions
Trump exercises power with more theatrical defiance than Obama and Biden. But the power itself comes from complacency and abdication of constitutional checks.
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•
A Civil Service for the Twenty-First Century
Reforms are needed to transform a political spoils system into a competent workforce of and for the people.
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•
Unpacking the Assumptions Behind the Mar-a-Lago Accord
Tariff models relying on complex assumptions offer an extremely limited and entirely misleading view of economic realities.
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•
Reagan Knew the Art of the Trade Deal Better
Rather than risk starting a trade war by imposing “reciprocal tariffs,” Reagan encouraged domestic manufacturing by making it easier for other countries to import our manufactured goods.