On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand sat down with Phil Magness, Director of Research and Education at AIER, to discuss
Reprinted from the Online Library of Liberty In philosophy classes, students sometimes wonder why we continue to read long-dead thinkers like Plato or Descartes, and there
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the total number of job openings in
The Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.2 percent in October, slightly above the neutral 50 level. October
As inflation hits fiat currencies, a new idea is emerging in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. “Flatcoins,” or stablecoins tied to the cost of
Reprinted from the Independent Institute Covid-19 is likely endemic and will remain with us for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, it is also becoming milder. Some
“But the special function of certain Newspeak words, of which OLDTHINK was one, was not so much to express meanings as to
For those in the classical liberal fold, a great deal is rightfully made of “methodological individualism”– the concept that it is the
Reprinted from DC Journal Politicians and a coalition of powerful retail giants are pushing bills intended to limit the fees that businesses pay when a
The stock market finished strong last Thursday despite the latest CPI report showing a 0.4 percent September increase in inflation. Peter C.
Reprinted from Law & Liberty What is generosity? Perhaps generosity’s most authoritative treatment in the history of philosophical ethics is found in Aristotle’s Nicomachean
There has long been a cottage industry of telling Americans they don’t save enough. One of many Wall Street Journal articles in
While I uncompromisingly condemn thievery, I easily understand thieves. Thieves seek to acquire goods they desire at costs they believe are lower
Reprinted from the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Colleges perform two vital functions: They disseminate to the people (especially their own
The final October results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment was little changed from September and
If your only memory of Admiral James Stockdale is his bumbling performance during the 1992 vice-presidential debate, you don’t know the story
