David Hume’s Stark Warning: Reason Serves Passion
David Hume’s A Treatise of Human Nature has been called “one of the keystone books of western…
Will Undermining the Dollar Bring an American…
For decades, America’s manufacturing sector has seemingly eroded, with jobs and production shifting…
A Brief History of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was opened in 1914. It was an enormous undertaking. The canal took ten years to…
The Civil Service War: Can Trump Succeed Where Other…
Writing eight years ago in USA Today, I cheered: “President Trump’s proposed budget takes a big step…
What a Trumped-up Fed Means for the Global Economy
President Trump is bringing federal agencies to heel. Is the Federal Reserve next? Our nation’s…
The Tariff Trade-Off Many Economists Ignore
At its core, economics is about making choices. We face trade-offs. If you want more of this, you…
Business Conditions Monthly January 2025
In January 2025, the AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators showed moderate economic momentum,…
How Congress Created the Doctor Shortage
Today (Mar 19, 2025) is Match Day — the medical equivalent of the NFL Draft — when would-be medical…
The Strategic Crypto Reserve Threatens to Repeat…
The Trump administration’s initiative to establish a Strategic Crypto Reserve — framed as a way to…
Despite Uncertainty, Fed Holds Rates Steady
The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee left the target range of its policy rate unchanged…
