SpokenLayer March 26, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 26, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Anatomy of a Government Failure By Art Carden The coronavirus pandemic has all the earmarks of a classic market failure: with every action, you create benefits or costs that spill over onto other people. When you get a flu shot, you make it less likely that people will get the flu.

SpokenLayer March 26, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 26, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. 800 Medical Professionals Caution Against Draconian Responses By Edward Stringham If you depend only on mass media during this crisis, one’s perspective can become distorted.

SpokenLayer March 25, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 25, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. When Will the Lockdown End? By Gerald Dwyer When will the lockdowns and business restrictions end? This is an extremely important question, the importance of which doesn’t seem to be widely appreciated or even acknowledged.

SpokenLayer March 20, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 20, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Coronavirus and the Human Connection By Allen Mendenhall “Only connect!” reads the epigraph to E.M. Forster’s novel Howards End. That phrase possibly encapsulates Forster’s entire philosophy.

SpokenLayer March 19, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 19, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. An Epistemic Crisis By Jeffrey Tucker This pandemic crisis is not only about health and economics; we are also experiencing an epistemic meltdown. The core question concerns: knowledge. Information. Accurate information.

SpokenLayer March 18, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 18, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles.

SpokenLayer March 16, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 16, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. How the US Botched Coronavirus Testing By Adam Thierer Many Americans are wondering why public health officials are not doing more to speed up deployment of coronavirus testing kits. What would happen if a private team of doctors offered an effective test before federal regulators approved one? Dr.

SpokenLayer March 11, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 11, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. In a Disease Panic, the Free Market Is Your Friend By Jeffrey Tucker That hand sanitizer you are using, where did you get it? The local store or an online shop. And who made it? Private enterprise, operating based on profit and loss within a market economy.

SpokenLayer March 10, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 9, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Why the Draconian Response to COVID-19? By Jeffrey Tucker Imagine if you are the organizer of a major arts and tech event that attracts a quarter-million attendees. One week out from the conference, the mayor cancels your event.

SpokenLayer March 9, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for March 9, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Martin Couney Saved the Preemies By Arthur Diamond Martin Couney did not invent the premature infant incubator. Stéphane Tarnier probably deserves the most credit for that. What Couney did was to overcome the obstacles that kept incubators from working well and from being widely adopted.