SpokenLayer August 20, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 20, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Massachusetts’ Addiction to Regulation Keeps Most Pot Sales on the Black Market By Max Gulker Since Massachusetts residents passed a 2016 referendum legalizing recreational cannabis, the fate of the industry has largely been in the hands of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission.

SpokenLayer August 16, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 16, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Erratic Policies Pummel Consumer Sentiment in Early August By Robert Hughes The preliminary August results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment fell sharply from the final July result. Consumer sentiment fell to 92.1 in early August, down from 98.

SpokenLayer August 16, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 16, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles.

SpokenLayer August 15, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 14, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Three Errors of Conspiracy Theory, Even True Ones By Jeffrey Tucker Some years back, a friend came to me, a bit sheepishly, and suggested that he suspected the existence of a plot at his workplace. Some people he had previously trusted seemed to be up to no good.

SpokenLayer August 14, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 14, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. How Much Damage Will Come from this Trade War? By Richard M. Ebeling First, the good news: the U.S. and world economies have not imploded, so far, as fallout from the rising trade tensions between the Trump administration and Xi Jinping’s government in China.

SpokenLayer August 13, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 13, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Have Two-Income Households Made Us Poorer by Donald Boudreaux Two weeks ago I argued that assertions of American middle-class economic stagnation are deeply mistaken. In reality, America’s middle-class is thriving and growing more prosperous.

SpokenLayer August 12, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 12, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. “Do Something” Is a Dangerous Demand to Make of Politicians by Jeffrey Tucker Do Something, goes the suddenly popular chant. In response to the wave of mass killings this year, it’s being shouted at any available political figure. Be careful what you ask for.

SpokenLayer August 9, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 9, 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 August 8, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. To Fight Hate, Celebrate Capitalism By Jeffrey A. Tucker I absolutely do not recommend that you read the blood-thirsty manifesto by the El Paso mass murderer, but, if you do, you will notice two main themes. First, he hates non-whites and wants them exterminated. Second, he despises commercial capitalism.

SpokenLayer August 7, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for August 7, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. The Pseudoscience of Leadership By Pete Earle Although I’m not a fan of the regular season, I always watch the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament.