SpokenLayer November 1, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 1, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. We Need More Andrew Yangs, Not Just One Max Gulker Our economy needs more Andrew Yangs. The Democratic presidential hopeful spent the better part of the last two decades as a serial entrepreneur. Some of his startup ventures were wildly successful, others failed.

SpokenLayer October 31, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 31, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles.

SpokenLayer October 30, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 30, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech By Max Gulker In an article titled “How We Can Break Up Big Tech,” Senator Elizabeth Warren details her aggressive plan to remake firms like Amazon and Google that most of us use almost every day.

Americans Love Foreign Trade by Pete Earle October 29, 2019 A recent Gallup poll reveals something that everyone except for the President and his chief economic adviser, Peter Navarro, seem to know: Americans love trade, and their already-scant support for the trade war is waning.

SpokenLayer October 28, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 28, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. How to Ask for a Raise by Jeffrey Tucker Do you want to be paid more? Of course. Does your employer want to reduce labor costs? Probably. It’s the negotiation between the two desires that yield wages and salaries.

SpokenLayer October 25, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 25, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Accidental Brilliance of Silly Putty By Jeffrey Tucker Here’s the word of the day: viscoelastic. It is a substance that seems solid but slowly drips into a puddle over time. The same substance if pulled quickly snaps and breaks.

SpokenLayer October 24, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 24, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles.

SpokenLayer October 23, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 23, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. My Busted iPhone Is Not Good for the Economy By Art Carden Truth be told, I’m something of a klutz. This was evident in August when I was at the gym and dropped my phone. The phone landed just so, and the edge bent in just such a way as to make it irreparable.

SpokenLayer October 22, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 22, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Three Biggest Myths of Political Economy By Donald Boudreaux Myths abound. This reality is unsurprising given that the number of ways to be wrong is immensely larger than the number of ways to be right.

SpokenLayer October 18, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 18, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. I Scoot by Michael Munger I’m 61 years old, and I’m in shape, if round is a shape. And I’m well past whatever athletic capacity I once had. But I walk a lot. In cities, I try to walk anywhere I can.