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Inflation Heats Up in August
Inflation rose slightly in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4…
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From Draining the Swamp to Owning Intel: How the Right Became What It Feared
America has always prided itself on not being a socialist nation. But President Donald Trump now hails a new “golden…
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Twenty-five years ago, Bill Clinton was gearing up to “save” Social Security. The year was 1998, and the national mood…
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.21 Percent in August 2025
Peter C. Earle The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.21 percent to 296.7 in August 2025. Our proprietary inflation…
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Lessons from Google Search Ruling: Markets Evolve, Bureaucrats Don’t
The laws of economics can be seen at work nearly everywhere if one only endeavors to take note of them.…
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Confucius and Trump’s Department of War
On September 5, President Trump signed an executive order making The Department of War an official secondary name for The…
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France’s Financial Misery Is a Bad Omen for Other Countries
“History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes,” is a famous saying attributed to American author Mark Twain. When you read…
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Remaking the Fed: A Look Back at the Banking Act of 1935
This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the Banking Act of 1935, the law that gave the Federal Reserve its…
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The Fed’s Mission Creep Under Jerome Powell
In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker recounts an interaction with…
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Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
“I don’t give a sh*t what you call it.” So wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in response to journalist Brian…
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