‘Local Control,’ Fake and Real

A debate is raging over housing policy. Many state lawmakers have proposed overriding local growth controls — land-use regulations on housing, such as restrictive zoning requirements — in order to let the free market solve the housing crunch. For example, starter home acts preempting large minimum lot regulations were proposed in Arizona, Minnesota, Texas, North…

The Benefits of Expertise — and Its Limitations

“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing,” philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler once quipped.  While the statement holds some truth, expertise undeniably shapes our modern world. Without specialists, many advancements we take for granted — medical breakthroughs, technological innovations — would not exist….

Business Conditions Monthly March 2025

The AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflected a noticeable downshift in US economic momentum in March 2025.  The Leading Indicator fell from 54 in February to 42 in March — a steep 12-point drop — marking the largest monthly decline in that series since April 2020 at the height of the pandemic shock. The Roughly…

Business Conditions Monthly March 2025

The AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflected a noticeable downshift in US economic momentum in March 2025.  The Leading Indicator fell from 54 in February to 42 in March — a steep 12-point drop — marking the largest monthly decline in that series since April 2020 at the height of the pandemic shock. The Roughly…

When Pol Pot Read a Book on Marx

Recent polling reveals a startling development: one in four young people has a positive view of communism as an economic system.  One in four is, by chance, around the same percentage of Cambodians who were murdered by the Khmer Rouge government’s policies of political torture, arbitrary execution, forced labor, mass resettlement, and brutal, intentional starvation…

Suzlon Stock: Yes, This Could Be Your Green Opportunity!

  Suzlon Energy Ltd, India’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, is experiencing a remarkable resurgence in its stock performance, driven by robust financial results, strategic expansions, and favorable policy developments. Stock Performance & Market Capitalization As of May 2025, Suzlon’s stock has gained approximately 575% over the past three years and 55% in the last year….