By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor While we wait and wonder about the presidency, the pandemic, promised vaccines, pending Brexit and Jeffrey Toobin’s p— er never mind,,, anyway while all that remains up in the air, Free Market advocates and organizations will keep on working, doing the critical policy work that makes a difference. […]
Tag: deregulation
Cut regulations to fight COVID-19, speed recovery
“A Regulatory Fresh Start” By Patrick McLaughlin, Matthew D. Mitchell, and Adam Thierer, courtesy of the Mercatus Center For government regulations to serve the public good, it is essential that they be reviewed occasionally to ensure they are cost effective and not counterproductive. New legislation introduced in Congress last week proposes a formal way […]
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 […]
UK needs tax cuts, regulatory clear-out to speed recovery
“New report outlines deregulatory and tax-cutting measures to reboot Britain” By Julian Jessop and Len Shackleton, courtesy of IEA The uncertainty created by the COVID-19 crisis has reinvigorated many old debates about the role of the state, says a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs and Civitas, written by IEA Economics Fellow […]
Free Private Cities: The Future of Governance
By Titus Gebel, Free Private Cities One thing that COVID-19 will probably change, even after the virus is no longer an immediate threat, is the number of home workers. This number is supposed to remain higher than it was before. Under duress, companies found out that many jobs can indeed be done remotely, saving […]
US ferries sinking under Jones Act
“U.S. Ferry Systems Soaked by Maritime Protectionism” By Colin Grabow, courtesy of the Cato Institute Some of the country’s leading ferry systems are facing an increasingly precarious outlook. In Alaska, questions loom over the state‐run ferry system’s future after the governor and legislature last year endorsed paring back massive subsidies needed to keep it afloat. In Washington state, […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: A Tariff Is A Tax!
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor While the impeachment circus goes on America’s economy surges ahead, unemployment is low and conservative and center-right organizations and individuals are doing lots of work on issues and ideas that affect America, and the world. Read on, it’s a busy week (except in Congress)… Tariff Wars, […]
Washington Beyond The Headlines: New Trade Deals Will Bolster Strong U.S. Economy
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor January 16, 2020 A BIG week in Washington! Impeachment staggers forward as the House finally sends articles of impeachment to the Senate. Of course, this is the government at work, so it’s all about process and now this will drag on for an indeterminate amount of time. […]
“Escape the crisis by growing” is a myth
By Natalia Motyl, courtesy of Ámbito Financiero and Libertad y Progreso Many politicians and professional colleagues declare that to get out of the crisis you have to grow. Which up to a point is obvious. That is why we have to transform the premise “you get out of the crisis by growing” […]
Quebecers receptive to competition in healthcare
“Health care: Quebecers more open to competition for better access” Courtesy of MEI While governments keep shovelling billions of dollars into the country’s health care systems, and results continue to disappoint, a strong majority of Quebecers are open to entrepreneurship in order to alleviate the lack of service, all while maintaining the universal […]