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Ruger, Shellenberger Testify Before Congress on USAID Waste, Abuse, and Censorship
American Institute for Economic Research President William Ruger and investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger testified before Congress on Thursday to highlight waste and abuse in the United States Agency for International […]
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In Memory of Richard M. Doncaster
We write today to honor Richard Doncaster, a recently deceased friend of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and its wholly owned subsidiary the American Investment Services (AIS). Richard […]
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Harwood Economic Review: Dispelling Economic Myths
Our latest issue explores why economic misconceptions persist and the vigilance required to counter them.
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Harwood Economic Review 90 Years of New Perils
AIER’s dedication to classical liberalism drives us to address both long standing and unforeseen challenges to American values. This issue tackles emergent threats to freedom: wokism, growing Fed mandates, and ESG among others. As threats to liberty expand, our commitment to safeguarding fundamental American ideals does as well.
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90 Years of New Deals
The intellectual progeny of the New Deal continue to surface in American economic and political discourse: the Fair Deal, the New Frontier, the Great Society, the Freedom Agenda, Build Back Better, and others. But just as upon our 1933 inception we fiercely opposed their progenitor, ninety years later AIER remains every bit in the fight.
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Does the 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? Phil Magness at the Soho Forum Debate (Video)
“Magness and Holton recently debated the resolution: ‘The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and the role of African Americans in American history.'” ~ AIER
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In Retrogress
Bad and disproven economic ideas have an uncanny longevity. While knowledge tends to be cumulative in most intellectual fields, the accumulation of knowledge in economics and finance seems to follow a more cyclical pattern. In this edition of the Harwood Economic Review we examine some recent examples of those, and discuss why ideas akin to…
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Harwood Prize for Intellectual Courage Awarded to John P.A. Ioannidis
“John Ioannidis has fearlessly defended good science for decades. He has shown firmness, integrity, and intellectual courage against powerful false narratives, and AIER is proud to honor one of the top free thinkers of our time.” ~ AIER
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On the Cusp
As inflation rises, the range of future outcomes broadens. Consumers rebalance budgets as price changes occur. Producers must now estimate not only the price their goods and services will fetch in the future, but future costs of production. Unsound money heightens uncertainty. We are at the cusp of change: but to, or toward, what?
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Facing the Music
One year ago, in the Summer 2021 issue of the Harwood Economic Review, we asked: “Is Inflation Back?” The answer is now clear. Inflation is back – and at 40 year highs. After years of easy money, it is time to face the music.
