This December marks the first anniversary of my AIER book, Pathways to Policy Failure. It contains a great deal of insight into public policy, but came out too late to […]
Tag: Policy
A Path Forward in Policing in 2022
In 2021 the nation struggled to come to terms with the complexities of policing. The prior year had been held hostage by sloganeering, as though you could create safe and […]
The Shady Side of Student Loan Forgiveness
As the collective student loan debt in the U.S. surpasses $1.7 trillion, President Joe Biden’s administration is gearing up to provide over $11.5 billion in student loan relief for nearly 600,000 borrowers. […]
Democrats’ Minimum Tax Proposal Won’t Force Amazon to Pay More In Taxes
Biden’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill is going up in flames—and fast. It seems that every day congressional Democrats propose a new tax to help pay for the now $1.75 […]
Can You Even Be An “Informed” Citizen?
Right after the famous “invisible hand” quote in The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith writes: What is the species of domestic industry which his capital can employ, and of which […]
Behind Seemingly ‘Objective’ Statistics
Statistics are often useful. Their careful collection and interpretation can improve both the practice of social science and the formation of public policies. But statistics also are often harmful. They […]
The Great Barrington Declaration One Year On
From October 2-4, 2020, the American Institute for Economic Research hosted a small conference for scientists to discuss the harms of the Covid-19 lockdowns, and maybe hint at a path […]
Fumento Misdiagnoses Remdesivir
Lawyer and author Michael Fumento recently argued in an AIER article that the FDA’s approval of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir has failed patients and provides another example of the failure […]
People Have Few Protections Against Law Enforcement Civil Asset Forfeiture Practices
Imagine a world where police officers regularly confiscate property from civilians, based only on officers’ accusations of criminal conduct. Imagine that these allegations are never examined by a judge and […]
Opportunity Costs and the Economic Impact Report: They Didn’t See That Coming
This exchange recently took place during a virtual presentation of an economic impact study arguing that failure to approve a $20 billion transportation plan for the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan […]