By Erik Sass TES Editor Some things never change, although they can certainly take on frightening new forms. Venezuela is a perfect example. As the country which used to be one of South America’s richest enters the final stages of socialist collapse, collectivist ideologues all around the world are once again grasping for […]
By Erik Sass TES Editor One of the more confounding mysteries of U.S. public health regulation in recent years has been the crackdown on new forms of nicotine delivery, including e-cigarettes and vaping. On the face of it these new technologies, though still bad for human health, are vastly preferable to regular cigarettes, […]
By Erik Sass TES Editor “In Spain we have a saying that something is ‘riskier than a monkey with a machine gun,’” Juan Fina, president of La Unión de Contribuyentes (Spanish Taxpayers’ Union) told the audience at the European Resource Bank’s meeting in Chisinau, Moldova, on March 29, 2019. That’s the level of danger Spanish politicians are […]
This letter is a response to an op-ed titled “Why We Should Take Back Americans Who Fought for ISIS” by Bryant Neal Viñas from March 4, 2019. To the Editor: Bryant Neal Viñas writes that the United States should take back “those Western foreign fighters who do not have ‘blood on their hands’ — didn’t kill […]
By Erik Sass TES Editor Paris in spring 2019 is a study in contrasts, juxtaposing fabulous cultural treasures with damaged storefronts and heavy police presence, testimony to the populist eruption that has rocked France in recent months. The contrasts were no less vivid – and the social ferment just as evident – during the […]
Often cited in ambitious carbon-reduction goals, carbon capture technology is technically feasible but unlikely to offer long-term benefits. This was according to an analysis by Andre Wendt published by the European Center for Austrian Economics Foundation (ECAEF), based in Liechtenstein.
Although French President Emmanuel Macron offers a number of good, if vague, ideas in theory, on issues like international trade he actually sounds a lot like protectionist U.S. president Donald Trump, Epicenter’s Adam Bartha writes, citing Macron’s proposals like a “European preference” for government procurement. Even worse is Macron’s proposal for centrally controlled wages, which […]
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar released a proposed regulation earlier this month to roll back the practice of rebates in the pricing of prescription drugs in Medicare Part D and Medicaid managed care programs. Sec. Azar and others in the department have made the elimination of rebates paid by manufacturers to pharmacy […]
The FT’s Martin Wolf issues a stirring (well, fairly exciting) call for sensibly radical tax reform. This includes “destination-based cash flow taxation,” which promises to rebalance taxation from production to consumption.
The Times of London, no enemy to money or the rich, feels compelled to clear its throat and issue a stern warning that tax dodging and avoidance is really not fair play. The Times view notes that a third of British billionaires have shifted their residence or are in the process of doing so. It […]