Mohamed Moutii

  For decades, America’s dominance in technology has rested on a simple but powerful principle: permissionless innovation—the idea that individuals and companies are free to build and experiment without first seeking government approval. This philosophy, which allows innovation by default unless clear harm is shown, unleashed breakthroughs from the personal computer to the internet, making the […]

For more than a century, America’s greatest strength has been its ability to attract the world’s most talented people — the scientists, engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs who made the U.S. the center of global innovation. The H-1B visa was introduced in 1990 and became the modern tool for sustaining that legacy, offering a structured pathway for highly […]

  Europe once again stands at the edge of a technological revolution—this time, in quantum computing. Widely regarded as the next tech frontier, quantum promises capabilities far beyond today’s supercomputers, with applications in drug discovery, battery development, communications, navigation, defense, and cybersecurity. As the United States and China race ahead in artificial intelligence, Brussels sees quantum […]

  Introduction Since returning to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has made the Federal Reserve a central target of his presidency. At first, there were hints of serious reform, including talk of a Fed audit with Elon Musk and even considering former Congressman Ron Paul—long a critic of the Fed as an institution and of […]

We are pleased to announce a new collaboration between the Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues (IREF) and the European Center for Austrian Economics Foundation (ECAEF), focused on publishing a series of articles on economic and fiscal topics. It emphasizes our commitment to independent thought, academic freedom, and critical inquiry.   On July […]