Economy Are Free Traders Materialistic — or Are Protectionists? by January 9, 2026 by January 9, 2026 Recently on Facebook, I shared my Café Hayek post titled “Lower-Priced Goods are a Blessing,… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Why California Is Bleeding Tech Jobs — Decline Is a Policy Choice by January 9, 2026 by January 9, 2026 For much of the last half-century, California benefited from a powerful first-mover advantage. Dense networks… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Data-Sharing Agreements for Fintech: the Market Solved What DC Couldn’t by January 8, 2026 by January 8, 2026 Private markets work well when they are allowed to function free from big government directives.… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy ‘The Last Generation of Freedom’? The Quiet Growth of Global Surveillance Culture by January 8, 2026 by January 8, 2026 When the internet went mainstream at the turn of the twenty-first century, it was widely… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Trump’s Maduro Move: Geopolitics Has Returned to Energy Markets by January 7, 2026 by January 7, 2026 The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is being framed publicly as a counternarcotics… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The W.E.B. Du Bois We Lost: Marginal Economist? by January 7, 2026 by January 7, 2026 W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (where AIER is now headquartered), in… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Is Crypto Just a Meme Coin Casino? by January 6, 2026 by January 6, 2026 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are widely – but wrongly – panned as unregulated casinos or… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected by January 6, 2026 by January 6, 2026 The shocking capture and extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife over… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Medicaid’s Structure Actually Invites Waste and Fraud by January 5, 2026 by January 5, 2026 Recently, Minnesota and Governor Tim Walz have come under scrutiny for Medicaid Fraud. The debacle… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The Regulatory Pendulum: Why Financial Rules Keep Missing the Mark by January 5, 2026 by January 5, 2026 Recently, two Federal Reserve governors delivered speeches with interesting differences. Michael Barr warned against weakening… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail