SpokenLayer April 13, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 13, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Why Is a Texas Hospital Furloughing Nurses? By Jeffrey Tucker If you watch the national news, you hear nonstop and correct reports of crowded hospitals and morgues, exhausted overworked doctors and nurses, and healthcare systems stretched beyond belief.

SpokenLayer April 9, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 9, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Ten Days that Shook the World By Jeffrey Tucker Going through my personal financial statements for the last 30 days, I’m reminded of how this nightmare unfolded. My last trip to the old New York was on March 12. I was with AIER’s videographer Taleed Brown.

SpokenLayer April 8, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 8, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. This Economy Can Revive By Steven Kates We are on the breathtaking edge of a global consensus on entering a socialist compact to manage the economy from the center. It is a truly terrifying prospect, made all the worse because of how complacently it has all been accepted.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 7, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. With Knowledge Comes Rationality, by Jeffrey Tucker. Thinking back to the information chaos of six weeks ago, we might be able to make some sense of the panicked response in the U.S. to tell everyone to stop what they were doing and do nothing for the duration except eat and watch movies.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 6, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles.

SpokenLayer April 3, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 3, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Cash Is King in COVID-19 By JP Konig Worries about the coronavirus and the government’s response are having dramatic impacts on our financial decisions. One of the instruments that people are turning to is the good ol’ fashioned banknote.

SpokenLayer April 2, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 2, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. You are Conserving Toilet Paper, Aren’t You? By Jeffrey Tucker You are indeed conserving toilet paper. You have never had such an appreciation for it. It’s “white gold.” There it is spooling off the role. You used to grab lots and use it with abandon.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for April 1, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Creation of a Surveillance-and-Snitching Society, by Art Carden. Shelves were stripped bare as governments responded to the coronavirus epidemic by shutting down schools and businesses.

SpokenLayer March 31, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 31, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Coronavirus as Ideology By Jeffrey Tucker Like you, I try to get out once a day to keep clarity of mind, whether out for a walk or, even better, to experience something of commercial life out there, truncated as it might be.

SpokenLayer March 27, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 27, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Why the Shortage of Medical Equipment? By Robert Wright One of the truly disappointing aspects of the COVID-19 Catastrophe of 2020 has been the dearth of PPE, shorthand for Personal Protective Equipment. You know, face masks and such.