Topic: Leadership

Reforms for West Virginia’s Future

– February 15, 2024

“You could say the state is mired in the economic theories and nostrums of the past, a Great-Depression-era philosophy of government jobs and ‘managed’ competition.” ~William Ruger and Jason Sorens

Financial Markets, Leadership, Socialism

Seize the Means of Production in a Few Easy Steps

– February 12, 2024

“Slow-motion corporate raiding just doesn’t stir the blood like waving a flag and raising a fist at the barricade or building a guillotine outside Jeff Bezos’s house.” ~Art Carden

Government, Leadership, Taxation

Not a Very Virtuous Virtue Signal

– February 2, 2024

“Calling the extraction of resources from one group to give to others an investment, rather than wealth redistribution that reduces others claims on their own property, is a massive misrepresentation.” ~Gary M. Galles

Classical Liberalism, Inflation, International, Leadership

Milei Proves That Ideas Matter

– January 31, 2024

“Rather than the thin gruel of economic grievance offered by American right-wing populists, Milei’s policies are built on his vast knowledge of sound and successful, albeit politically unpopular, economic thinking.” ~ G. Patrick Lynch

Fiscal Policy, Government, Leadership

Presidents May Want a Line-Item Veto, but Citizens May Not

– January 17, 2024

“The main story being told around the line-item veto focuses on congressional special interests. But Presidents have plenty of special interests, too.” ~Gary M. Galles

Education, Leadership, Property Rights

Property in Words: Not Even Under Suspicion

– January 14, 2024

“Respect for the creators of ideas, and the words through which those ideas are conveyed in the literature, is the highest value we have in the academy.” ~Michael Munger

Free Markets, Leadership

The Cheap Populism of Bashing CEO Pay

– January 8, 2024

“The time needed to accumulate skills and experience is considerable and few people want to have the downsides of being a CEO. Demand for such skill is increasing faster than supply, which results in growing CEO pay. It’s basic economics.” ~Vincent Geloso

Economic Theory, Leadership

Are CEOs overpaid?

– January 8, 2024

“Behavioral economics contributes the insight that different kinds of compensation incentivize, reward, and support different kinds of behavior, so a range of justifications for executive compensation may come into play and need to be considered by directors and the compensation committee.” ~Robert Mulligan

Art and Culture, Entrepreneurship, International, Leadership

Why Mr. Beast Is Under Fire for Bringing Clean Water to 500,000 Africans

– November 15, 2023

“This is the real reason Mr. Beast is taking so much heat. He’s showing the power of voluntary action and the miraculous power of the profit motive.” ~Jon Miltimore

Art and Culture, History, Leadership

Zora and Eleanor: Toward a Fuller Understanding of the First Lady’s Civil Rights Legacy

– November 15, 2023

“Though often a critic, Hurston would have never disputed Eleanor Roosevelt’s remarkable effectiveness as a champion for civil rights, including numerous and undeniable examples of when her tenacity brought to light and remedied injustices.” ~David Beito

Government, Leadership, Public Choice and Public Policy

Before Moving From DC, Move Federal Employees from San Francisco

– November 14, 2023

“To enforce coordination within the federal executive and between federal agencies and state governments — correcting a fatal flaw in Nixon’s original plan — the President should appoint a representative to each state capital.” ~Charles Keckler

AIER Classics, Economic Education, Leadership

In Memoriam: Maureen H. Foulke 1929 – 2023

– November 8, 2023

“Maureen was a dear friend to the community of AIER supporters. We will greatly miss her enthusiasm, energy, and charm.” ~John L. Barry