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Trade reforms can boost access to critical medicines

“Overcoming obstacles to medicines access” Courtesy of the Geneva Network   As member states of the World Health Organization gather next week in Geneva for the World Health Assembly, a global coalition of 29 think tanks calls on governments to commit to simple reforms that will accelerate access to medicines, including those in the process of being […]

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Washington Beyond the Headlines: Time to Ditch Quarterly Reports?

By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor   The Election and Halloween are over. Which was scarier? Now we are all drinking heavily in disgust or celebration…unless you’re a lawyer in which case you are in Lawyer Heaven litigating the results. For the rest of us, back to work. Just like the Free Market advocates and […]

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Barrett Confirmation Is a Rebuke to Radical Left

By Nathan Williamson, Capitalist League   Last week’s confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court represents a win for those that believe “America is Good” — as canonized in Claremont Institute Chairman Thomas Klingenstein’s highly acclaimed viral speech bouncing around social media.    The fact that Justice Barrett was so vehemently opposed […]

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Dr. Peter McCullough interviewed on health news censorship, the FDA, and more

Click on this link  to hear an episode of Accad and Koka with an interview of Dr. Peter McCullough including an engaging review of early outpatient treatment of COVID-19, levels of evidence, inpatient treatment, and clinical outcomes across the globe in patients receiving care for COVID-19.  The interview touches on controversial figures such as the […]

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COVID-19 Will Cost the World $24.4 Trillion, And Recovery Will Be Very Uneven

“The International Monetary Fund reckons economic recovery for many countries will take a long time” By Lukas Rühli, courtesy of Avenir Suisse   Almost eight months have passed since Avenir Suisse on March 9 discussed the IMF’s regular GDP forecasts and calculated the enormous economic downswings suffered by various countries since the start of the […]

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Europe’s banking union should learn the right lessons from the US

By Anna Gelpern and Nicolas Véron, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute   In revived discussions on European banking union, some have suggested a new regime to deal with failing banks, alongside existing ones, drawn from parts of the United States’ bank resolution framework. This fragmented approach could be counterproductive. Europe should adopt a unitary regime, […]

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With tax revenues rising, states do NOT need more federal aid

“State and Local Tax Revenues Are Rising” By Chris Edwards, courtesy of the Cato Institute   A Wall Street Journal news piece this week was titled “U.S. States Face Biggest Cash Crisis Since the Great Depression.” But new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis suggest that the Journal headline and story were needless scaremongering. The BEA data […]

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Massive Stimulus Proposal Is Another Bad Idea

“Another Bad Idea” By Jack Salmon, courtesy of the Mercatus Center   There is a disconnect between proposed stimulus spending and improving economic conditions.   Policymakers have been quarreling over the content and size of a proposed new stimulus spending bill for five consecutive months now. In the latest round of discussions, Democratic lawmakers called for […]

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Washington Beyond the Headlines: Norquist Demolishes Price Controls (Again)

By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor   Fall suddenly hit the East Coast with colder temperatures, early nightfall, leaves all over the ground and dark skies (with or without rain) during the day. Just the time to stay inside and curl up with a hot beverage and some good policy. Luckily, we have just the […]

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Trump’s Blue Collar Tax Reform Boom Restored — but Biden and Harris want only repeal

By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, National Tax Limitation Foundation   Tax Reform in the form of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is supporting booming economic growth to this day. Just reported third quarter numbers set an all time record: 33.1% growth over the second quarter, for a 7.4% annualized rate. […]