By George Coetzee Although the ongoing vaccination campaign shows promise in turning the tide against the coronavirus, gaps in access and acceptance persist, posing a particular threat to underserved populations and developing nations. I have worked on the front lines during both of SA’s Covid-19 waves, and seen first-hand that the drug ivermectin is […]
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Who Lives in Rural Areas?
By Randal O’Toole, Cato Institute One of the provisions of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan is to spend $100 billion bringing broadband internet services to “more than 30 million Americans” who live in rural “areas where there is no broadband infrastructure that provides minimally acceptable speeds.” That’s $3,333 per person or about $8,800 […]
Review of the Emerging Evidence on Ivermectin
Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19 American Journal of Therapeutics: May Jun 2021 – Volume 28 – Issue 3 – p e299-e318. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001377 Read the full article here. Abstract Background: After COVID-19 emerged on U.S shores, providers began reviewing the emerging basic science, […]
Mining Could Be Key to Peru’s Economic Recovery
By Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) IPE projects that 2.3 million new jobs would be generated by projects identified in a new mining portfolio. The study “Contribution of Mining to the National Economy”, prepared by the Peruvian Institute of Economy (IPE), was presented as part of the “Road to the 14th Symposium of […]
In Defense of the Freelancer
By Bill Wirtz The European Commission is setting itself up for creating new legislation regarding freelance work. In many European countries, services such as Uber, Bolt, or Deliveroo are coming under fire because they practice working with freelancers. For instance, the Uber app matches passengers with self-employed drivers.. The driver gets the fare […]
Trade Club for Climate
By Galina Kolev, Hubertus Bardt A trade policy approach to climate challenges can give a positive impetus to WTO reform based on the commitment to a common target and reinforced by the urgency of that target. Trade policy has the potential to contribute substantially to curbing climate change. However, the global trade system […]
Greenland’s Welfare Trap Replays in Canada
By Peter Holle, Frontier Centre For Public Policy This month, there was an unusual amount of international attention given to the Greenland election. This is a vast country with a tiny population of only 50,000. Every year, Denmark transfers $700 million to help fund Greenland’s government. This is a huge amount of […]
EV Subsidies are a Renewable Waste
By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute As part of his recently released infrastructure plan, President Joe Biden has vowed to overhaul the American electric vehicle (EV) industry with $174 billion worth of spending. But in his rush to spread the cash around, President Biden appears to be doubling down on environmentally inefficient and […]
How the Private Sector Could Help to Fight the Next Pandemic
By Haig Simonian, Avenir Suisse Hindsight, it is said, offers 20:20 vision. With the Coronavirus pandemic now into its second year, experts and governments around the world have become much savvier about how to deal with an international health crisis. If that knowledge could be harnessed to tackle the next pandemic – which […]
Biden’s Programs Would Fail for Many Reasons
By Chris Edwards, Cato President Biden is proposing to expand federal intervention in many areas that are the responsibility of state and local governments and the private sector. His $2.3 trillion jobs plan would subsidize broadband, automobiles, the electric grid, manufacturing, highways, transit, water systems, and much else. His $1.8 trillion families plan […]