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 […]
Month: July 2020
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 […]
Zitelmann: Socialism always fails, yet somehow never loses its appeal
By Dr. Rainer Zitelmann In his Lectures on the Philosophy of History, the German philosopher Hegel observed: “But what experience and history teach is this – that peoples and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.” It could well be that Hegel’s verdict is too harsh. Nevertheless, […]
The COVID Crisis Shows How the Postal Service Can Be Saved from Collapse
By Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute As businesses nationwide start to map out reopening for the near-term and the post-pandemic world, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is also facing its own experience in hitting the reset button. New Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy recently took the reins of the organization following the departure of PMG […]
Competitive Spectrum Policies Keep America Online
By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute Video conferences, online classrooms, and telehealth have all become mainstream in 2020. This huge change has been made feasible by federal policies that focus on getting the most value out of America’s telecommunications resources. To replicate this success and avoid future waste, access to American spectrum needs to […]