By Oliver McPherson-Smith, ACI The Department of Energy recently announced plans to develop a strategic uranium stockpile for America’s nuclear energy reactors. While having ample sources of uranium is central to low emissions energy security, the likelihood of running out of the resource is an incredibly rare scenario. Rather than pouring taxpayer money into a redundant stockpile, the […]
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Washington Beyond the Headlines: Just Say “NO” to State Bailouts!
By Andy Blom, TES Correspondent Amidst all of the Coronavirus confusion, hoopla and hysteria, a couple of big questions are emerging: When do we open? Who foots the bill? Serious, and some not so serious, thinkers are putting forth ideas, suggestions, warnings and bulls**t ideas. Will there ever be a normal? (Yes.) Was this […]
Key workers make 8% less than other Brits, on average
“Key workers’ hourly wages are 8% lower on average than other employees” Institute for Fiscal Studies The response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has underlined the critical role of the UK’s key workers, many of whom are in relatively low-paid sectors such as food or social care. Overall, a third of key worker employees […]
State rules stand in the way of social-distancing pharmacy kiosks
“Pharmacy Kiosks, a Form of Telepharmacy, Offer Convenience Along With Social Distancing” By Jeffrey A. Singer, courtesy of the Cato Institute Among the many new realizations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic is how telemedicine has been underutilized and can be a great way to bring health care to millions of people to whom access is otherwise […]
The G20 is a big deal again
“The revived centrality of the G20” By Suman Bery and Sybrand Brekelmans, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute A series of summits of governments and international financial institutions took place in April. Much was expected of these. They were seen as the opportunity for global financial leaders to provide authoritative guidance on the global response […]
President Trump, Use True Capitalism To Restore American Prosperity Fast!
By William R. Collier, Jr. The number one question in America right now? When to reopen for business. The left leans toward delaying the reopening of “inessential” businesses. These are, however, essential to the sustenance of their employees and owners. The right leans toward a fast reboot, devil take the hindmost, on […]
COVID Bailout for the Postal Service: A First-Class Mistake
By Oliver McPherson-Smith and Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute As the Beltway grapples with reviving the American economy amidst Coronavirus, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is asking for $85 billion in government bailout money to weather this crisis. But the costs inflicted by the virus are just a drop in the bucket when […]
Coronavirus vaccine? Not so fast
“Optimism About a Speedy Coronavirus Vaccine Is Misplaced” By Henry I. Miller, courtesy of the Mercatus Center As the outbreak of the novel coronavirus continues to gain momentum in the United States, there is intense interest in the development of a vaccine. Several US drugmakers have begun working on a vaccine, independently […]
Are central banks planning their own cryptocurrencies?
“Do Central Banks Intend to Launch Central Bank Digital Currencies?” By Gordon Kerr, Cavin O’Driscoll and Enrico Colombatto, courtesy of IREF A substantial and growing amount of press attention has been devoted to the subject of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) since last year’s announcement of Libra which spooked regulators at central banks who are […]
Global digital tax proposal is a recipe for decline
“Opinion: Harmful attempts to plan and regulate the global economy” By Prince Michael von Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF Recently, a G20 summit of finance ministers was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main concern of the summiteers was not the condition of the global economy, but two other issues: taxing the digital economy and taming digital […]