On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The program was designed to give private sector retired workers old-age benefits. In the ninety…
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President Trump has, it is clear, upended the global trading system and America’s place in it through his aggressive use of tariffs as a tool of personal power. These actions…
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Twenty years ago, a committee led by former Chair of the US Federal Reserve Paul Volcker released its report. The committee had investigated what had been known as the “oil-for-food”…
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In July 2025 the AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose to 296.1, a rise of 0.10 percent. This is the eighth consecutive monthly increase in the index, which has risen…
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Uber announced last month that it plans to roll out a new feature that would allow female drivers and riders to avoid being paired with men. The feature will be…
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Don’t look now, but free-market economics is coming back into vogue. For the last decade, mainstream economists of both the right and the left have begun to flirt with statist…
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Inflation eased slightly in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month, down from 0.3 percent in June. Core…
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Inflation eased slightly in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month, down from 0.3 percent in June. Core…
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Don’t look now, but free-market economics is coming back into vogue. For the last decade, mainstream economists of both the right and the left have begun to flirt with statist…
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Uber announced last month that it plans to roll out a new feature that would allow female drivers and riders to avoid being paired with men. The feature will be…