SpokenLayer December 3, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for December 3, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Decrying Inequality Is a Tactic that Only Benefits Government By Edward Stringham The 2020 presidential field is saturated with candidates decrying wealth inequality and making the argument to soak the rich.

SpokenLayer December 1, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for December 1, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 28, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Why that Hotel Shop Undershirt Is So Expensive By Art Carden “What do you need?” “Undershirts.” I was in a hotel gift shop and not optimistic. “Right this way.” I was surprised. I guess they have undershirts after all, I thought.

SpokenLayer November 27, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 27, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Market Is a Symphony of Creation By Art Carden I just ate a delicious sandwich. It was called the blue river brisket, and it had brisket, cheddar cheese, bacon, purple slaw, garlic mayo, and barbecue sauce heated and served on a kaiser roll.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 26, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Confessions of an Affluent Welfare Bum By Warren C. Gibson My wife and I may not actually be affluent by Silicon Valley standards. Let’s just say we live comfortably and are able to donate generously to worthy causes. Why am I telling you this? Because I sometimes feel like a welfare bum.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 25, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Immigrant Next Door by Robert Wright I was one of almost 100 people to turn out on a cold South Dakota night for a roundtable discussion on immigration hosted by the local chapter of Americans for Prosperity.

SpokenLayer November 22, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 22, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. One Hundred Exhortations: Why We Hate Airports By Jeffrey Tucker Not for at least six months or so had I been in an airport. It was my choice. The trains are just too wonderful: no scans, solid internet at no extra charge, large seats, glorious scenery.

SpokenLayer November 21, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 21, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Microsoft and the 4-Day Workweek By Chloe Anagnos One of the most groundbreaking characteristics of a developed economy is the freedom entrepreneurs and firms have to develop their companies as they see fit.

SpokenLayer November 20, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 20, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Bourbon for Breakfast After 10 Years By Jeffrey Tucker It was last year when I was invited to address a dinner party. I arrived to find a copy of Bourbon for Breakfast, my 2010 book, at every place setting. I was momentarily mortified: this is surely not my best material.

SpokenLayer November 19, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 19, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Unbearable Drabness of Command Economies By Anthony Gill During my first year of graduate school at UCLA in the mid-1980s, I was paired with a roommate from the People’s Republic of China.