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Inflated Grades Deflate Future Earnings
The Daily EconomyGrade inflation may feel harmless, but it quietly erodes learning. The real cost of an easy A? About $10,000 per student, according to new research. -
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The Secret Life of the US Energy Grid
The Economist Next DoorIn this episode of The Economist Next Door, Paul Mueller is joined by AIER colleagues Julia Cartwright and Ryan Yonk for a wide-ranging conversation on the past, present, and future […] -
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Permission to Earn a Living: History, Economics, and the Ethics of Occupational Licensing
ExplainersWhere occupational licensing exceeds genuine public safety needs, it substitutes centralized judgment and political privilege for the preferences of consumers and workers.
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The Daily EconomyBy hiking its hotel tax to 19 percent, Chicago is funding marketing meant to draw visitors — but higher costs are likely to deter the very tourists it hopes to attract. -
The Daily EconomyAcross political eras, corporations have been recast as either predatory villains or tools of the state — distorting their proper role in a free economy.
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The Daily EconomyTurning off the lights is easy. Creating them—and the progress they bring—was humanity’s true achievement.
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The Daily EconomyThe Fed’s lack of clear rules makes it vulnerable to outside pressure. A commitment to price stability could force Congress to confront its own excesses.
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The Daily EconomyCloud seeding is a cost-effective, free-market alternative to billion-dollar water infrastructure projects. It can provide flexible, locally driven solutions to western water shortages.
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The Daily EconomyGeopolitical tensions and the global financial system have changed dramatically since 2000. Markets rise and fall; what’s propelling gold?
Trade, National Security, and American Prosperity Conference
April 1, 2026 | 8:00 am – Afternoon
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Trade policy and its relationship to national security is now one of the most contentious issues in American politics, Congress and the administration are debating the growing use of tariffs as a tool of national security, as well as the downstream consequences for both economic growth and American alliances. This conference is designed to provide a serious, nonpartisan forum to discuss and debate those issues as well as possible ways forward.
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Exploring the full range of conservative thought through conversations and debate.
There has never been conformity or unanimity among conservatives. Conservatism contains many different factions and varieties of thought. The Philadelphia Society has always been dedicated to fostering conversation. This volume is published in that spirit.
