By Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute While still trying to process the unwelcome news that we’re going to have to grind through yet another year of drought, California energy officials told us to also be ready for the power to go out when the days grow long and warm. “The managers of […]
Tag: statism
Biden’s Programs Would Fail for Many Reasons
By Chris Edwards, Cato President Biden is proposing to expand federal intervention in many areas that are the responsibility of state and local governments and the private sector. His $2.3 trillion jobs plan would subsidize broadband, automobiles, the electric grid, manufacturing, highways, transit, water systems, and much else. His $1.8 trillion families plan […]
Central Bank: A Blurred Entity
By Enrique Blasco Garma of Libertad y Progreso DATA CLAVE- The main purpose of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is to preserve the value of the currency. Inflation, which is now 75 years old, confirms the failure of BCRA. Why can’t it deliver? The State subordinates the value of the currency to finance the […]
On vaccine, World Health Assembly putting cart before the horse
By Roger Bate, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) The World Health Assembly which begins today is the most important in living memory. Normally it lasts for a mind-numbingly boring week and addresses myriad issues, but this time it’s only taking two days, with the focus on Covid-19. NPR is setting this up as […]
Will this Black Swan make us stronger?
“The corona shock: the virus, an almost black swan and a changed world” By Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel, courtesy of HWWI The ultimate system shock For a globalized and permissive society it is the ultimate, the greatest conceivable state of emergency: from one hundred to zero, from unlimited freedom of movement to […]
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 […]
Warren’s “Medicare for All” isn’t progressive — it’s conservative
By Michael Ostrolenk, transpartisan social entrepreneur Sen. Elizabeth Warren is among the few contenders who qualified for the next round of debates. She is also one of the most vocal candidates in support of expanding Medicare for All programs. Progressive as expansion may appear on face value, the reality is that […]
Capitalism, the Most Effective Remedy for Poverty In History, Is Under Attack
By Dr. Barbara Kolm, Director, Austrian Economics Center During the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which took place in January, the newest edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer was released. The results were shocking to say the least: 56 percent of respondents agreed that “capitalism as it exists today does […]
The deep roots of Argentina’s bad ideas
“Argentine legislation plagued by false economic theories” By Antonio I. Margariti, courtesy of Fundacion Libertad Tolerance and action Today, the philosophical concepts that govern the development of Law are almost exclusively the work of experts who are inclined to give preponderance to Public Law over Private Law. However, it would be unfair […]
Canadian consumers would pay price for digital tax
“Taxing the tech giants: Canadian consumers and businesses will pay the price” Courtesy of MEI/IEDM During the last federal election campaign, all parties promised to raise taxes on the digital giants. Although this is on ice awaiting the conclusion of OECD discussions on the matter, the idea is still present in the public […]