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When the internet went mainstream at the turn of the twenty-first century, it was widely celebrated as a revolutionary force for freedom and democracy....
The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is being framed publicly as a counternarcotics and democracy-restoration operation. But it is oil — not...
W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (where AIER is now headquartered), in 1868. Today, this towering figure of the early civil...
In the late nineteenth century, local governments in Britain invested substantial sums in running water infrastructure. Running water made cities more attractive and also...
American kids’ ability to focus is under a full-frontal assault, and it should be taken seriously as a national threat. Attacks come from all...
Owing to the ongoing federal government shutdown, a number of key US economic data releases are currently unavailable. The Federal Reserve, the Bureau of...
Americans are afraid of their healthcare system — and that fear is justified. Families worry that an accident or illness will bankrupt them, and...
To develop effective responses to populism, it is essential to first understand its nature and underlying causes. Just as bait must appeal to the...
For much of the twentieth century, the American Dream promised a straightforward bargain: work hard, save wisely, and secure a comfortable life. Today, that...
For 24 years, Gene Weierbach has operated his home-based car garage on his rural 16-acre property near Allentown, Pennsylvania. A well-loved mechanic, Gene chose...
After several years of calm, stress is again building in the hidden plumbing of the US financial system — the short-term funding markets that...
When my eldest son was four years old, he climbed on top of a batting cage at a park in New Jersey. Several bystanders...
“Chicken” is a game where two people, or two groups, want different things, in a context where “I win/you lose.” That is, there are...