The Live Free or Die State Points the Way to Low Taxes and Freedom
Once again, in the 2021 Cato Institute rankings of personal and economic freedom, Freedom in the 50 States, New Hampshire…
Zombie Marxism
This December we celebrate the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the communist superpower Ronald Reagan rightly named the “Evil Empire.”…
As Nuclear Weapons Spread, US Should Close its Nuclear Umbrellas
The United States collects military allies like most people accumulate Facebook friends. Washington’s most recent acquisitions in Europe are Montenegro…
America’s Unplanned Constitutional Tradition
In recent years, Gordon Wood, arguably the greatest historian—living or dead—of the American founding, has become something of a punching…
What is Critical Race Theory?
AIER’s Research Director Phil Magness joins James R. Harrigan, AIER’s Senior Editor, and Antony Davies, Professor of economics at Duquesne…
Why carbon taxes really work
A friend recently wrote to me agonising over an ethical question. He was pondering a long-haul trip to see his…
The best podcasts of 2021
I’ll admit, this is a somewhat arbitrary mix of podcasts that are noteworthy because they are particularly wonderful, noteworthy because…
Two cheers for the Christmas newsletter
In these polarised times, one truth can be relied upon to unite the British commentariat: Christmas letters are ghastly. Writing…
My favourite newsletters
Now we live in the substack era, I thought I’d share a few newsletters I enjoy receiving… Admittedly, the line…
How to Take Back Control, one street at a time
“We are not going back to the same old broken model with low wages, low growth, low skills and low…