In a recent AIER article, Justice Will Sellers paid tribute to It’s a Wonderful Life, the 1946 film in which the angel Clarence appeared…
The word “liberal” has a big history. As a political word, it has a definite beginning. Thanks to digitization, scholarship has proven beyond all…
In a recent New York Times article, Paul Krugman dismisses the idea that dollarization might improve Argentina’s economy. He describes dollarization as a magical…
After years of underestimating inflation, Federal Reserve officials now appear to be overestimating it. The personal consumption expenditures price index (PCEPI), which is the…
The basic problem with each side in today’s culture wars is that they know too much. Progressives self-consciously seek “progress,” (and they know what…
Music doesn’t have economic value. Now, that’s an eye-popping proposition if I ever saw one, so please allow me to flesh it out. The…
Tracking and describing all ESG-related legislation falls well beyond the scope of this column (and this series) but surveying the legislative landscape will help…
In The Constitution of Liberty, F. A. Hayek famously observed that “The mind can never foresee its own advance.” One reason we can’t foresee…
Not long ago, on my commute home, the Rolling Stones’ song, “Time is on my Side,” came over my radio. And when I heard…