SpokenLayer October 17, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 17, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Introduction to the Farsi Edition of Human Action By Jeffrey Tucker You will soon discover that Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is the monumental and magisterial economic treatise of the 20th century. As the owner, you will return to it constantly throughout your life.

SpokenLayer October 16, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 16, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Case for Free Trade is Unilateral by Donald Boudreaux The economic and ethical case for a policy of free trade does not depend upon the actions of other governments.

This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 15, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Why Is AIER Publishing Karl Marx? By Jeffrey A. Tucker Karl Marx is the muse behind some of today’s worse political thinking. Not that the people who echo his eat-the-rich, conflict-based social vision have ever read him.

SpokenLayer October 14, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 14, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Why Women Workers Might Be Less Willing to Delegate By Jeffrey Tucker People love demographic generalization of the workplace because they simplify what is actually incomprehensibly complex.

SpokenLayer October 11, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 11, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Federal Reserve’s “Independence” Masquerade By Alexander Salter Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently extolled the importance of central bank independence.

SpokenLayer October 10, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 10, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Americans Aren’t Volunteering or Giving to Charity Because They’re Broke By Chloe Anagnos Volunteering rates have been on the decline since 2003, according to a 2018 analysis of Census Bureau data by the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland.

SpokenLayer October 9, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 9, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. A Country Is Not a Club By Donald Boudreaux In a recent civil but vigorous discussion about immigration, a friend attempted to justify immigration restrictions by analogizing democratic countries to clubs.

SpokenLayer October 8, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 8, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Joker and the Ideology of Destructionism By Jeffrey Tucker It’s a movie about one man’s descent into madness,” he said. “Nothing else.” So warned the ticket seller at the theater after I told him which movie I was going to see: The Joker.

SpokenLayer October 7, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 7, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Very Idea of Economic Policy Is Itself Dangerous By Stephen Davies In the last few years, the topic of trade and trade policy has returned to center stage in the United States, thanks to the protectionist policy and rhetoric of Donald Trump.

SpokenLayer October 4, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for October 4, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. How To Prepare Yourself for Recession Luke DeLorne Economists seem to love tracking and predicting business cycles. AIER has used leading economic indicators to help predict peaks and troughs in the U.S. economy for more than five decades.