By Will Duffield, Courtesy of the Cato Institute The bipartisan, process oriented “Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act” joins a recent parade of Section 230 reform proposals. Sponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Thune (R-SD), the PACT Act proposes a collection of new requirements intended to optimize social media platforms’ governance of user speech. These government mandated […]
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Europe Needs the “Frugal 5” – Now More Than Ever
By Dr. Barbara Kolm, Austrian Economics Center Unprecedented. This is quite possibly the best word to describe the recovery measures the European Union has come up with over the weekend to thwart the dramatic economic effects COVID-19 will have on the continent. As part of the Recovery Fund program, EU leaders have agreed to […]
Africa must expand its clinical trial capacity
It would be an understatement to say that international coordination to the COVID-19 response has been wanting, with global organizations and national governments frequently at odds and confusion prevailing generally. The problems resulting from this lack of coordination are especially serious in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), notes Patrice Matchaba, Group Head of Global […]
What can drug companies do to combat racial disparities?
In light of the disproportionate toll COVID-19 has taken on ethnic minorities in the United States and elsewhere, public health authorities are making it a top priority to address racial disparities in healthcare provision and medical science. In an insightful new commentary for Politico, Tim Garnett, chief medical officer of Eli Lilly and Company, […]
Climate Change Highlights the Need to Reform the National Flood Insurance Program
By Liam Sigaud, American Consumer Institute For years, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which maintains a near-monopoly over the flood insurance market in the U.S. and covers more than 5 million properties nationwide, has been drowning in red ink. Without significant reforms, it will only get worse. The NFIP, which is overseen […]
EU’s green push should leverage digitalization
“Towards a green, competitive and resilient EU economy: How can digitalisation help?” By Annika Hedberg & Stefan Sipka, courtesy of the European Policy Centre EU leaders stress the importance of the green transition and digital transformation and consider it crucial to the EU’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Rightly so. Aligning the EU’s green […]
The Economic Fallacy of Borrowing at Low Interest Rates
By Veronique de Rugy and Jack Salmon, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Recessions and national emergencies often cause large increases in government spending, soon followed by higher levels of deficit and debt. While this makes sense during an economic or other crisis, it should not generally be encouraged or perpetuated, particularly using ignorant and […]
Herrin: FDA Denying Patients Fundamental Freedom of Choice
By Christina Herrin, Director, Free to Choose Medicine As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the United States, Americans need the freedom to try potentially life-saving medicines. Unfortunately, the U.S. FDA’s antiquated, rigidly bureaucratic structure is making this impossible – and it needs to change now. The Heartland Institute launched the Free […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Fighting Discrimination in School Funding
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor The Viral Rollercoaster — We unlock, we lock back down. Cases surge, deaths don’t. Schools to open, schools stay closed. It almost seems like politics and policy is rational and sane in comparison. Well, virus or no, Free Market policy people are working to offer better perspectives and […]
The race for CARES Act (taxpayer) broadband funds
By Johnny Kampis, Taxpayers Protection Alliance As the race for broadband funds from the CARES Act heats up, policy experts and taxpayer advocates hope the money ends up in the right place to help close the digital divide. The relief package, passed and signed into law in March, included $150 billion in relief […]