By Peter J. Ferrara, Senior Fellow at The Heartland Institute Perhaps the most important issue facing the country during the next four years is how our President will steer the economy and bring us out of the coronavirus recession. If history is any indicator, a Joe Biden Presidency would stifle the economic recovery. […]
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Let’s Stop Fighting And Attack The Virus Together
Ralph Benko, Chairman of The Capitalist League, has a brilliant op-ed in USA Today together with Joan Blades, Co-Founder of MoveOn.org. Hailing from very different political persuasions, they make a powerful case for putting aside our differences to fight the virus together. I, Ralph, the conservative Republican, recognize my adversary Joan’s authentic compassion […]
Now That the U.S. Has Banned Huawei’s 5G… Will China Sell Us the Rare Earths to Build Our Own?
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor In the great U.S.-China decoupling, the U.S. picked up a key ally this week, with the UK’s announcement that it would reverse itself and ban Huawei’s 5G network, just in time for the U.S. to slap travel sanctions on Huawei employees. The implication is clear: the U.S. […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Deregulation = Gourmet Eats At Highway Rest Stops
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor I think what we really need is a baseball season, or some first-run movies. Well, if we have to deal with politics, Free Market policy people are working to offer better perspectives and policy options for the problems of the day. Here’s this week’s news … Leading […]
Rapidly Declining Unemployment Indicates Economic Recovery
By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, NTLF The unemployment report for June continued the great news in May, despite efforts to scare off recovery through further COVID-19 “shutdown scares”. May’s unemployment report showed an all-time one month record increase in new jobs of 2.5 million, producing a decline in unemployment of […]
Consumers Pay When Patent Trolls Monetize ITC Loopholes
By Krisztina Pusok and Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has become an increasingly popular venue for patent complaints, allowing patent trolls to exploit the loopholes in ITC practice for financial gains. Unless the ITC’s statute or practice adjusts to better reflect the realities of modern products and innovation […]
Ché Guevara’s house is for sale, and we want to buy it
By Federico N. Fernández, courtesy of Fundación Internacional Bases Fundación Internacional Bases, a think tank headquartered in Rosario (Argentina), wants to purchase the house in which Ché Guevara was born. Located in the center of Rosario, the apartment is on the second floor of a lovely French neoclassicist building. The purchase of the […]
As Natural Disasters Become More Frequent, Climate Change Mitigation Is Critical
By Liam Sigaud, American Consumer Institute As the U.S. economy continues to be stifled by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential for other major disasters loom and provide warnings of the importance of preparation and planning. The effects of climate change on the U.S. depend not only on the extent temperatures rise, […]
Brimen: How the U.S. Can Win the Trade War with China
By Erick A. Brimen In my new Fortune editorial, I explain how the United States can facilitate investments in special economic zones in Latin America to fuel development and relieve the driving pressure behind immigration. But these zones present an even bigger opportunity: rebalancing trade with China. The U.S. needs to revive […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Admin, govs cut 727 regulations to unleash recovery
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor July 4 may be past, but it’s always a good time to celebrate Freedom and Liberty. Fortunately Free Market people are always working to help secure these precious possessions with better perspective and policy options. So for Liberty, here’s this week’s news … Freeing Us […]