Reprinted from EconLib Many great movies are “based on a true story”—meaning some parts are true, but the details, even entire plotlines, are embellished with what is sometimes called “poetic...

U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 372,000 jobs in June. While that result would be considered very strong by longer-term historical comparison, it is on the lower end of recent gains (see...

People frequently allege that, under capitalism, employers don’t pay workers what they are worth to them. Gallup reported in 2018 that 43 percent of workers think they are underpaid, while...

In this episode of Liberty Curious, AIER Senior Research Faculty Ryan Yonk joins Kate Wand to discuss Public Choice theory, which James Buchanan famously described as “politics without romance.” Liberty...

The Biden Administration, under the auspices of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced plans to force cigarette makers to reduce the amount of nicotine in their products by...

Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance rose 4,000 for the week ending July 2nd, coming in at 235,000. The previous week’s 231,000 was unrevised from the initial tally (see...

The same policymakers who wanted to shut down the American economy for an indefinite period to save just one person from dying with Covid refuse to shutter an increasingly dangerous...

Reprinted from the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal By now, only the most dishonest or intentionally ignorant observers deny the existential crisis facing higher education. Universities no longer...

The European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) (Photo by Hrald (CC-BY-SA-3.0)) These too-cute-to-handle balls of spines are commonly seen snuffling around the garden. They are not only round and spiky, but have...

By Jessica Brandt, Valerie Wirtschafter A picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows the headquarters of state broadcaster China Central Television in Beijing, China. (The Yomiuri Shimbun via Reuters Connect)...