“IEA responds to Labour Party’s manifesto” Courtesy of the IEA Commenting on the Labour manifesto, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs Mark Littlewood said: “With today’s tax burden now at a 50-year high, the Labour Party’s plan to hike taxes and borrow hundreds of billions of pounds cannot end well for […]
Author: Erik Sass
No more meat-homogenous mass: the quest for fake meat that looks real
Startups and agri-giants all over the world are engaged in a race to make fake meat that looks, feels, and tastes real — combining the virtues of plant-based protein or lab-grown cells with the enjoyment of a slab of real beef (or pork or chicken). And for reasons that aren’t entirely clear Israeli […]
China cracks down on illegal vaccines in swine fever disaster
Illegal vaccines threaten to exact a heavy toll in conjunction with China’s continuing epidemic of African swine fever, which has killed (or forced authorities to preemptively cull) hundreds of millions of pigs since it began spreading in spring 2019. Chinese food regulators and health authorities are cracking down on illegal vaccines used by […]
WEEKLY UPDATE: Can economic freedom survive populism?
The future prosperity of the world hangs in the balance The wave of populism that has swept the world in recent years had its origins in a number of converging trends, including large-scale migration, globalization, and the financial crisis of 2008, all of which fueled a sense that legacy elites are self-interested and […]
There are actually two possible “no deals”
“What would a ‘No Deal’ after the transition period look like?” By Dominic Walsh, courtesy of Open Europe How ‘No Deal’ could happen after the transition period The revised Withdrawal Agreement agreed by Boris Johnson’s Government replaced the UK-wide ‘backstop’ with a new Protocol that applies only to Northern Ireland. Unlike the previous deal, […]
We Need to Defend Innovation in Latin America
By Federico Fernández, founder, Somos Innovación We live in an era where great things have happened thanks to innovation. Everybody loves innovation and recognizes that is a force for progress. With the exception of maybe North Korea, no government in the world has an official policy to prohibit innovation or harass innovative people. […]
Advancing Free Markets in Populist Times
By Iain Murray and Johan Norberg “National conservatism” is the flavor of the month, it seems. Recent European elections have seen parties that espouse big government and nationalism gain ground in both Poland and Germany – and the Polish government has duly announced a bigger role for the state in the economy. In the […]
Canada passed a free trade deal with itself – and it’s still not enough
“Interprovincial trade: Alberta in first place, Quebec in last” Courtesy of MEI While Canada continues to negotiate free trade agreements with numerous countries, the provinces maintain obstacles to trade within our own borders. The MEI and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) have listed them from best to worst in a ranking of Canadian […]
Brexit uncertainty cost UK new Tesla gigafactory
“Brexit uncertainty means Tesla choses Germany for European for new factory” By Professor David Bailey, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe Last week Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Brexit uncertainty was a factor in the firm’s decision to build its first major European factory near Berlin in Germany rather than the […]
Pro- and anti-Brexit electoral alliances start to take shape
“Pro- and anti-Brexit electoral alliances start to take shape” By Stephen Booth and Anthony Egan, courtesy of Open Europe The UK’s general election campaign is yet to get into full swing. A few more details have emerged regarding the Brexit policies of the major parties but the most significant developments are how the parties […]