Twenty-five years ago, Bill Clinton was gearing up to “save” Social Security. The year was 1998, and the national mood…
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Peter C. Earle The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.21 percent to 296.7 in August 2025. Our proprietary inflation…
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The laws of economics can be seen at work nearly everywhere if one only endeavors to take note of them.…
Read More » On September 5, President Trump signed an executive order making The Department of War an official secondary name for The…
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“History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes,” is a famous saying attributed to American author Mark Twain. When you read…
Read More » This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the Banking Act of 1935, the law that gave the Federal Reserve its…
Read More » In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker recounts an interaction with…
Read More » “I don’t give a sh*t what you call it.” So wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in response to journalist Brian…
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President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) is a mixed bag for the Federal Reserve. On the one hand, OBBB’s…
Read More » National security is the textbook case of a subsidized public good — taxpayer-funded, centrally coordinated, and traditionally insulated from market…
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