Economy

The American Institute for Economic Research educates people on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government,…

The answer to the question “Who pays the cost of tariffs?” is obviously important. If the costs of all tariffs…

President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh  to succeed Jerome Powell, whose term as Federal Reserve Chair expires in May 2026.…

Donald Trump wants lower interest rates. He has said so openly and has pressured the Federal Reserve accordingly. The political…

Political scientists contend that a defining characteristic of the state is its monopoly on the use of force (or violence).…

The Federal Reserve held its target range for the federal funds rate constant in January 2026 at 3.5–3.75 percent. This…

Landlords are amazing.  That’s perhaps a perverse, controversial statement in these Mamdani-ish times, where “free” socialist housing is all the…

If economic freedom were a stock, analysts would call it boring — and then quietly recommend buying it anyway. For…

While most of my fellow Michiganders like to think of Detroit as the birthplace of the automobile, we have to…