Open letters addressed to Mark Zuckerberg haven’t tended to be encouraging pep talks, but Steve Forbes isn’t interested in lecturing the world’s most powerful nerd – he wants him to make the most of Facebook’s planned digital currency, Libra, unveiled last week. Forbes, a media publisher, onetime presidential candidate, and frequent economic […]
Author: Erik Sass
Public-Private Partnerships Are Key to Universal Health Care
While most countries have pledged to establish universal healthcare (UHC) – typically in their constitutions or as part of international treaties – it’s no surprise that when it comes to implementation, reality generally lags far behind promises on paper. However there’s an important potential force multiplier: cooperation with the private sector, all […]
Tax Cuts Are Lovely, But For Heavens’ Sake Spread Them Around
Conservative proposals to slash UK income taxes represent a welcome vote in favor of investment and job growth, but some of the schemes from leading Tories – read, Boris Johnson – are too top-heavy, doling out relief to high earners while offering the struggling middle class scraps. That’s according to Katie Andrews of the Institute […]
We Need A Rational Harm Reduction Strategy for Veterans’ Health
By Rory E. Riley-Topping, veterans’ advocate and TES Contributor The sentiment “horror vaccui,” which translates to “nature abhors a vacuum,” is usually attributed to Aristotle. The phrase loosely means that if you take something away, something else will naturally end up filling that space. In terms of military and foreign policy, […]
WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Pig Book Roots Out Govt Waste
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor The Media is breathlessly watching for war with Iran, the President announces his campaign for re-election, Joe Biden goes unapologetically racist and Congress continues to be ineffective. Meanwhile, free market conservatives continue to work on legislation, policy initiatives and practical approaches. Here’s a roundup of this week’s […]
Rather Than “Green New Deal,” How About A “Green Real Deal?”
Calls for a sweeping “Green New Deal,” costing a mere $93 trillion, naturally give fiscally responsible sorts the willies and should be a sobering prospect to anyone who happens to remember that we are stone cold broke. However, how about a Green “Real Deal,” involving a more limited set of public-private works, undertaken […]
Refugees: The Secret Ingredient To Economic Success
By Rana Novack, Social Impact and Innovation Evangelist I had never before heard the term “Conflict Cuisine,” so in March of 2018, when I was asked to speak to students in a course by the same name at American University in Washington, DC, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I learned […]
Lilly CEO: Rebate reform wills save big on prescription drugs
The Trump Administration proposed new rules for pharmacy benefits managers promises to save Americans billions of dollars thanks to lower prices for prescription drugs, according to Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, writing in an op-ed for USA Today. The proposed rule would require rebates from pharmaceutical companies to health insurance plans […]
District Woke: Sorry, RBG’s Wrong on South Africa
By Richard Tren, TES Contributor A friend of mine likes to describe Washington, DC as the “parasite on the Potomac.” The city is home to countless bureaucrats, lobbyists, lawyers, and non-profit workers who, in some way or another, make a living off the federal government and far too often at taxpayers’ expense. The […]
China Is Fueling Centrifugal Forces At Its Peril
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs At the southern tip of the Chinese mainland lie not one but two territories in conflict with the communist leadership in Beijing: Hong Kong and Taiwan. Those who have been following the news from the region since […]