Economy Trump’s Maduro Move: Geopolitics Has Returned to Energy Markets by January 7, 2026 by January 7, 2026 The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is being framed publicly as a counternarcotics and democracy-restoration operation. But it… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The W.E.B. Du Bois We Lost: Marginal Economist? by January 7, 2026 by January 7, 2026 W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (where AIER is now headquartered), in 1868. Today, this towering figure… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Is Crypto Just a Meme Coin Casino? by January 6, 2026 by January 6, 2026 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are widely – but wrongly – panned as unregulated casinos or Ponzi schemes that create no… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Venezuelan Tragedy: Socialism, Entitlement, and Tyranny Are Connected by January 6, 2026 by January 6, 2026 The shocking capture and extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife over the weekend is the culmination… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Medicaid’s Structure Actually Invites Waste and Fraud by January 5, 2026 by January 5, 2026 Recently, Minnesota and Governor Tim Walz have come under scrutiny for Medicaid Fraud. The debacle received renewed focus on December… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The Regulatory Pendulum: Why Financial Rules Keep Missing the Mark by January 5, 2026 by January 5, 2026 Recently, two Federal Reserve governors delivered speeches with interesting differences. Michael Barr warned against weakening bank supervision, citing “growing pressures… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The UN’s ‘International Covenant’ at 50: When Desires Become ‘Rights’ by January 2, 2026 by January 2, 2026 On January 3, 1976 — 50 years ago — the United Nations’ “International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy Even Elon’s Techno-Utopia Won’t Make Money Meaningless by January 2, 2026 by January 2, 2026 Elon Musk recently put forth a bold vision: that within two decades, AI will automate virtually all productive activity, work… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy The National-Security Exception to Free Trade Is Real. So Are Its Tradeoffs. by January 1, 2026 by January 1, 2026 The most credible exception to the case for free trade policy is rooted in concerns about national security. If complete… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Economy New York’s Death Wish by January 1, 2026 by January 1, 2026 Zohran Mamdani garnered a bit more than 50 percent of the vote in the recent New York City mayoral election.… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
