Milton Friedman famously recognized that policy change only happens in crises: Only a crisis — actual or perceived — produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are…
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We rarely hear positive things about plastic. Headlines overflow with alarming statistics on microplastic contamination and unsettling images of ocean pollution. Yet plastic has quietly played an essential role in…
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“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing,” philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler once quipped. While the statement holds…
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A debate is raging over housing policy. Many state lawmakers have proposed overriding local growth controls — land-use regulations on housing, such as restrictive zoning requirements — in order to…
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The AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflected a noticeable downshift in US economic momentum in March 2025. The Leading Indicator fell from 54 in February to 42 in March —…
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The AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflected a noticeable downshift in US economic momentum in March 2025. The Leading Indicator fell from 54 in February to 42 in March —…
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“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing,” philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler once quipped. While the statement holds…
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A debate is raging over housing policy. Many state lawmakers have proposed overriding local growth controls — land-use regulations on housing, such as restrictive zoning requirements — in order to…
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Recent polling reveals a startling development: one in four young people has a positive view of communism as an economic system. One in four is, by chance, around the same…
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An important discussion is playing out on the political right regarding strategies and tactics for engaging society. A recent exchange between Chris Rufo and Jonah Goldberg, among others, discussed whether…