Platforms deliver on promises, and that’s why they exist. Platforms don’t sell anything on their own, but instead sell connections....
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Economic freedom matters to economic development. Indeed, a wide body of empirical literature points to limited government, secure property rights,...
The latest batch of Fauci files was supposed to have been released on Twitter in January, but has gone AWOL,...
Despite common assertions to the contrary, government spending does not necessarily cause inflation. Whether it does so depends on the...
Hotter-than-expected inflation has rekindled fears about a wage-price spiral. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Jason Furman argues the Fed...
The reparations movement has gained tremendous ground in recent years by offering promises of compensation to the descendants of slavery’s...
As the old country proverb goes, “if it’s happened once, it’s damned-shor’ gonna happen again.” Robert Wright’s forthcoming book, New...
In my first essay for AIER, back in July, 2018, I wrote: I’m a ‘directional’ libertarian. That means that if...
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its latest personal consumption expenditures price index (PCEPI) estimation on February 24. The PCEPI...
An issue on which economists’ thinking differs most distinctly from that of non-economists is jobs. The economist understands that jobs...
