Decentralization and Bitcoin
“Bitcoin itself is a currency that might best be considered existing in a state of anarchy.” ~ Emile Phaneuf
Don’t Listen to De-growthers — Economic Growth Is Healthy!
“The wealthier we are, the easier it is to tackle the ‘hard’ health issues. ” ~ Vincent Geloso
Before Joining the Boycott Bandwagon, Consider This
“We should all be thankful to live in a country where there are plenty of options for beer and bargain buys and that we have the power to vote with our dollars and voice our concerns.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson
The Spurious Efficiency of Dishwashers
“To economists, labor is a resource that is to be used efficiently, just like any other resource.” ~ James Hanley
The Constitution Is Dead. We’re Giving Away $20,000 to Create a New One.
“Too many intellectuals and activists play fast and loose with terms like ‘social contract,’ which is why a Constitution of Consent is one people will literally sign.” ~ Max Borders
A Higher Minimum Wage, More Unions, and More Public Housing. Review of ‘Poverty, by America’ by Matthew Desmond
“Desmond’s policy proposals almost all double down on collaboration between big government, big business, and big labor–the ‘system’ against which the American left first cut its teeth protesting.” ~ Max Gulker
Media Independence Does Not Really Mean Media Independence
“No politician needs to bribe a journalist. All that is needed is a politician’s power to sculpt the shape of the news market in ways that are to his advantage.” ~ Vincent Geloso
Continuing to Get Straight the Facts About the American Economy
“Despite governments at the local, state, and federal levels all obstructing, in various ways, the process of entrepreneurial wealth creation, the robustness of the American economy continues to impress.”
Two Cheers for Gramm and Solon
“Excessive government spending makes us less productive than we otherwise would be, resulting in a permanently lower level of employment and output.” ~ Alexander W. Salter
Business Conditions Monthly April 2023
“AIER’s April Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflect the disparate, and to some extent offsetting economic signals emergent within the US economy today.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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Sound Money Project
Research on monetary stability and financial privacy.
The Bastiat Society
Global network of business professionals committed to advancing free trade, individual freedom, and responsible governance.
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