Tariffs ‘Protect’ Insiders, While Americans Pay the Price
“The Blessings of Protection,” lithograph criticizing steel industry tariffs. Louis Dalrymple. Puck, 1901. Original caption: “The poor foreigner couldn’t get his rails
From ‘Taxachusetts’ to ‘City Upon a Hill’
A historic home along the Battle Road, a preserved route that follows revolutionary events in Lexington and Concord. 2020.A recent Wall Street
Selling a House in Jersey: a Personal Story of Transaction Costs
A home inspector with hard hat surveys a house roof. Lopolo.Anyone who engages in business experiences transaction costs. Many of these costs
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Eases Marginally in August 2024
A woman buys produce at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. 2023.The American Institute for Economic Research’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) declined
Moderate Inflation Affirms Fed’s Path to Easing
Price growth was moderate in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month
Remembering the Truly Forgotten
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty are silhouetted against a New York City in this
Unity in Disunity
Colleagues arrange disparate gears into a cohesive machine.As Jonah Goldberg recently noted in the Los Angeles Times, “All presidential candidates vow to
Overhaul for the Uninsured?
President Barack Obama announces his health insurance plan to a joint session of Congress. Official White House Photo. Pete Souza. 2009. On
Kroger Invests $1B in Antitrust Defense
Signage of Kroger Supermarket in Centerville, OH. 2024.Bloomberg reported recently that “Kroger Co. said it plans to lower grocery prices by $1