Brian Albrecht

Brian Albrecht is chief economist of the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) and co-writes the newsletter, Economic Forces.

Nov 21, 2025

Let's Learn From Meta's Antitrust Case What Not To Do With AI

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg’s decision dismissing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against Meta, which accused the company of maintaining a...
Aug 14, 2025

6 Reasons Tariffs Are A Terrible Way To Tax

Some principles of taxation
Apr 9, 2025

Tariffs Didn't Drive 19th Century Growth, They Won't Now

Innovation, capital, and labor drove industrial growth in the nineteenth century.
Feb 11, 2025

DeepSeek Is a Reminder That There’s No AI Monopoly

The startup allays fears about market concentration.
Feb 7, 2025

Chaos Kills Coordination

Policy chaos doesn’t just make headlines; it fundamentally disrupts economic calculation and prosperity.