Articles
Century-Old Anchor: The Cost of Keeping Up with the Jones Act
Imagine that you wanted to do some grocery shopping. To do so, you drive your car from your house not to the grocery store, but to a parking lot miles […]
Why Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Card’ Visa Is Way Overpriced
Last month, President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the United States government would be “selling a gold card,” with permanent residency status and a pathway toward […]
Price Growth Slows in February
After disappointing readings in November, December, and January, inflation appears to be slowing once again. Could this mark the return to sustainably low price pressures? The Bureau of Labor Statistics […]
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rose Modestly in February 2025
AIER’s proprietary Everyday Price Index (EPI) gained moderately in February 2025, continuing a climb that began in November 2024. The index rose by 0.51 percent to 292.4, its highest level […]
DOGE’s Waste Hunt Can’t Fix Social Security — But It’s Fixable
What, exactly, has DOGE found so far in its investigation of Social Security? For the most part we don’t know. But Elon Musk has posted several jaw-dropping items on X […]
DAFT Decisions: Why Deficits Are Future Taxes
In 2009-10, I was invited to dozens of speaking opportunities, as well as lots of radio and television appearances, because of my association with the “Tea Party.” Though now increasingly […]
Financing the Federal Government: How Government Takes & Spends Your Money
This Explainer will cover where the government takes revenue from, how it spends those dollars, how it prioritizes spending, and what’s projected for the future.
The Never-Ending Myth of the “Rich Getting Richer”
The classic tale of “the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer” never seems to get old. The newly released Takers Not Makers report from Oxfam fuels the idea […]
The Global AI Race: the US Creates, China Copies, and the EU Regulates
Me: “Hey Siri! Write me an essay on artificial intelligence showing how the USA., China and the European Union interact with AI.” Siri: “Ok! The USA innovates AI, the Chinese […]
The Committee to Destroy the World (Economy)
In the 1990s, Time magazine ran a famous story about “The Committee to Save the World” with a picture of Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan, and Lawrence Summers on the cover. […]
