SpokenLayer January 21, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 21, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. John Stuart Mill on Slavery By Richard Ebeling One of the most heated and controversial issues today concerns the place of slavery in the history of the United States, and attitudes toward the institution of human bondage in the Western world in general.

SpokenLayer January 17, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 17, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Planning and the Pokemon Problem By Art Carden Fundamentally, there are two different ways to solve what Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok call “the great economic problem” of getting the most out of our resources.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 16, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Best Way to Help Haitians? Help Them Get Out of Haiti By Art Carden Ten years ago, a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti. It was a punch in the gut for a country that was already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as humanitarians, aid workers, and missionaries never seem to tire of telling us.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 15, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Effect of Data Lags on Monetary Policy By William J. Luther Advanced, money-using economies occasionally encounter temporary periods of underproduction, where resources are not sufficiently utilized and some workers are rendered unemployed.

SpokenLayer January 14, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 14, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. What If There Was No Legal Smoking Age? By Max Gulker Liberty is sometimes a tough thing to watch.

SpokenLayer January 13, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 13, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Eulogy for Neil Peart By Pete Earle The announcement of the death of Rush drummer Neil Peart came as a tremendous shock.

SpokenLayer January 10, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 10, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. In Argentina, Inflation Is a Monetary Phenomenon By Nicolás Cachanosky Peronism is returning in Argentina. On December 10, Alberto Fernández assumed the presidency of Argentina.

SpokenLayer January 9, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 9, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Does Your Family Need a Brand? By Bruce Yandle Investing in brands, or what economists call reputational capital, is critically important for organizations that hope to be successful in the marketplace.

SpokenLayer January 8, 2020 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 8, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Despite Everything, Markets are Still Working in Healthcare By Jeffrey Tucker At the end of three frustrating days trying to find a doctor who would see me for a minor malady, a friend shot me a link to this: LiveHealthOnline. He said he gets all his prescriptions this way. Call anytime.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for January 7, 2020. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Where are the Flying Cars? By Peter C. Earle We’re now two decades into the century, and as always with a year ending in zero or five, one begins to take stock of things we’ve seen, hoped to see, and detect the absence of. We’ve had a decade without a recession.