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 —…
Economy
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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…
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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…
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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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In July 1959, at the American National Exhibition in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park, Vice President Richard Nixon stepped into a model suburban kitchen and found himself in a now-famous impromptu exchange…
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Several weeks ago we asked Starbucks, at its annual meeting, about whether this shift away from straws actually created value for shareholders. Their response? “We have not disclosed the financial…
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The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirm that the Federal Reserve has made a lot of progress on inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 2.3 percent…