Economics
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The Southern Conservative Who Warned Against Authoritarian Temptation
The modern American right could stand to gain from the insight of Richard M. Weaver. Weaver, a twentieth-century conservative of…
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To Make Luxury Affordable, Embrace Consumer Choice
What kind of goods and experiences comprise a “normal life”? In 1900, Henry George thought millionaires lived abnormally because they…
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Meet the Texas Stock Exchange: Wall St Finally Gets Competition
For more than a century, America’s stock listings have been dominated by two addresses: Wall Street’s New York Stock Exchange…
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Why Blaming Walmart and Amazon for Public Assistance Is Misguided
With SNAP funding in the news, we’re seeing a revival of a familiar complaint against big business. The reason millions…
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Data Centers Aren’t the Only Reason Electricity Prices Are Surging
America is on the cusp of the most power-hungry decade in a generation. Federal forecasters expect record electricity demand in…
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Data Centers Aren’t the Only Reason Electricity Prices Are Surging
America is on the cusp of the most power-hungry decade in a generation. Federal forecasters expect record electricity demand in…
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Are the Benefits of AI Worth the Risk of ‘White-Collar Bloodbath’?
In recent decades, and especially since the release of OpenAI’s large language model ChatGPT in 2022, artificial intelligence use has…
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The Miracle of Economic Growth
The post The Miracle of Economic Growth was first published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), and is…
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Apple’s Child-Safety Pivot Shows Shareholder Engagement Beats Divestment
About a year ago, I was in a room full of financial professionals explaining how the corporate engagement firm I…
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Apple’s Child-Safety Pivot Shows Shareholder Engagement Beats Divestment
About a year ago, I was in a room full of financial professionals explaining how the corporate engagement firm I…
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