Yes, you read that correctly: abolishing U.S. federal estate tax, commonly derided as the “death tax,” would help preserve large amounts of privately owned forest in the U.S., according to an intriguing piece by Ross Marchand in Real Clear Policy. Death tax currently stands at 40% of the value of the […]
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Merit-Based Immigration Reform Shouldn’t Sideline Families or Refugees
A new attempt at immigration reform looms, the RAISE Act, touting “merit-based” credentials – but reform supporters should beware of the proposed reform’s limits on immigration based on family connections and refugee status, Sam Peak argues in the OC Register. In fact the reform, contrary to its intended purpose, would likely end up […]
Net Deforestation Nearing Zero
One of the most charming qualities of trees is their ability to absorb atmospheric CO2, and the loss of large tracts of forested land is widely imagined as a contributing factor to global warming. Except it’s just not true, as Alexander Hammond points out in Human Progress, noting that environmental activists’ claims about […]
China’s swine fever epidemic is so bad it’ll make your blood clot
In Foreign Policy, veteran science writer Laurie Garrett presents a devastating picture of the potential impact of China’s swine fever epidemic. Garrett connects the dots from dying pigs to President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, arguing that escalating tariffs are poised to combine with the spreading virus to wreak havoc on markets for pork, […]
Venezuela vs. Chile: Socialism In a Nutshell
While Venezuela’s agony is all the evidence we should ever need of socialism’s disastrous outcomes, an even more crushing indictment lies in the stark contrast between Venezuela and Chile, which has embraced broadly market-friendly policies over the last few decades. In their essay in CapX Marian Tupy and Alexander Hammond highlight the vast […]
Something good actually happened: Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada
Free trade supporters and internationalists got a glimmer of hope this week with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico and Canada. So will the rest of the world please start making sense now? We can only hope! Trump originally imposed the tariffs in […]
Which is Worse: California’s Legal Activism or WHO’s Bad Science?
By Richard Tren, TES Contributor When it comes to innovation, particularly in the technology field, California has long been a leader, home to so many innovative companies that come up with services and products that make all of our lives better. California is also innovative when it comes to environmental trends, however […]
North America trade harmony would bolster U.S. in China trade war
TES GeoPolicy Editor Daniel McGroarty, a former White House staffer and congressional expert on resource and defense issues, argues in The Hill that a return to harmony in North American trade pacts would strengthen Donald Trump’s hand in ongoing U.S.-China trade talks. It also puts the U.S. in a better position to handle […]
Resource Wars: Can the U.S. Lose a War it Hasn’t Fought?
By Daniel McGroarty TES GeoPolicy Editor “A fight between the United States and China is brewing over 5G and the question of who can be trusted to control the world’s wireless infrastructure. But scant attention is being paid to an issue of arguably greater importance to the future of the world’s economy and […]
This Is South Africa’s Last Chance To Turn Back
Richard Tren, TES Contributor South Africans head to the polls this week and the ruling ANC will almost certainly be returned to power, despite years of low economic growth, high unemployment, and endemic corruption. Loyalty to the party that Nelson Mandela led and that helped to usher in democracy trumps, for the […]