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How State-Funding of Activist Groups Makes Britain Less Safe

Activist pro-immigration groups in Great Britain, while being heavily funded by government money, are using that money to stop orderly immigration and replace it with chaos. Taxpayers are not only on the hook to fund these groups, but also bear the brunt of immigration failures.

March 8, 2024

Tom DiLorenzo on Antitrust, Abe Lincoln, and the Future of the Austrian School

Mises Institute President, Tom DiLorenzo joins Bob to discuss his early days getting into economics, and some of his important work on antitrust policy.

March 8, 2024

Biden Proposal to Raise the Corporate Tax Rate

Chris Edwards President Biden is expected in his State of the Union address to propose raising the federal corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. The administration says it wants to make “big corporations pay their fair share” and reverse the “massive tax giveaway

Senator Wicker Can’t Wave away Our Dangerous Jones Act Reality

Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome In last week’s Wall Street Journal, we called for reforming protectionist laws to improve the flailing US maritime industry. In particular, we proposed that the federal government allow American firms to purchase oceangoing ships from allied shipyards for use in domestic

Fact-Check: Taxes on the Rich

Chris Edwards In his State of the Union address, President Biden is expected to discuss raising taxes on the rich. As he often does, Biden may claim that the rich pay lower tax rates than firefighters or school teachers or that the rich pay a tax rate

Global Debt Levels Are a Ticking Time Bomb

High debt levels function as a drag on economic growth, siphoning off resources from productive investment and stifling innovation and entrepreneurship.

No, There Is Not a Perfect Open Border System between the States

Open-borders advocates often point to the alleged openness of borders between the individual states in the USA. However, a closer look shows there are many restrictions most Americans are unaware of.

The Price of Shortsightedness: Emergency Spending’s $2 Trillion Interest Tab

Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Over the past 30 years, we estimate that emergency spending has generated almost $2 trillion in interest costs. Congress should reject the allure of costly, short‐term budget thinking and offset new emergency spending. Tonight, President Biden will address the nation in his State

Help Us Give Scholarships for AERC!

Over the last thirty years, this conference has been the first step to a career in academia for many Austrian scholars. Please consider funding scholarships for the best and brightest to come to AERC.