Topic: 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

Classical Liberalism, Government, Leadership, Property Rights

Neither Democracy Nor “Union Democracy” are Ideals

– November 5, 2023

“‘Democratically’ violating people’s rights is the default setting for legislation and regulation today, rather than the rare exception.” ~Gary Galles

Education, History, Leadership, Young Voices

Academics Make Lousy Leaders

– October 31, 2023

“Academics, despite having an immense amount of knowledge on particular issues, are unable to convert that knowledge into effective politicking.” ~Joseph Bouchard

Art and Culture, History, Leadership, Property Rights

Mound Bayou: Guns, Civil Rights, Free Speech and The Emmett Till Murder

– October 24, 2023

“During the trial of Till’s murderers, Dr. T.R.M. Howard’s Mound Bayou home became a ‘black command center’ for witnesses and journalists.” ~David T. Beito

Economic Education, Leadership, Policy, Taxation

Joe Biden, Shifty Economists, and the Big Lie

– October 10, 2023

“America’s federal tax system remains steeply progressive, and no politically motivated data manipulation will ever alter that fact.” ~Phil Magness

Art and Culture, Economic History, History, Leadership

How Little Mound Bayou Became a Powerful Engine for African American Civil Rights and Economic Advancement

– October 9, 2023

“Many African Americans carefully kept track of events in the town, seeing it as a test case for Booker T. Washington’s theory that a prerequisite for political rights was the slow accumulation of economic power.” ~David Beito

Art and Culture, Education, Leadership

I’m Tired of Being Presumed to Be an Uncivilized Brute

– September 15, 2023

“The prevailing assumption, it seems, is that, but for these ‘training’ sessions, campuses would be overrun with blackface-wearing homophobes who routinely trade grades for sex.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

Authoritarianism, Environmentalism, International, Leadership, Regulation

ESG as a Plan B for the Development Rights Agenda

– September 10, 2023

“ESG won’t be going away. It will be renamed and reinvigorated as mechanisms for oversight and reporting are revamped and rolled out.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson

Books, Government, Leadership, Philosophy

If We Live by Lies, We Will Demand Deceitful Politicians

– July 19, 2023

“When we choose to live in an inner world governed by our self-deception, we get a government ruling by deceit and vigorously stifling alternative views. ” ~ Barry Brownstein

Books, Economic Trends, Leadership

The Battle for Business Autonomy

– July 15, 2023

“Business leaders must be prepared for congressional hearings more than competitive pressures and entrepreneurial aspirations increasingly require prior approval or must adhere to the scrutiny of external assessment bodies.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson