Courtesy Libertad y Progreso LA MAÑANA ONLINE – According to estimates by some national media, the “blue” dollar had a 118% rise during 2020, and according to economist Aldo Abram, executive director of the “Libertad y Progreso” Foundation, the “gap” between this parallel quotation and the value of the official exchange rate it will […]
Month: March 2021
Central banks don’t have to pick winners and losers to fight climate change
By Rebecca Christie, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute Suddenly central banks are in the middle of the climate-policy debate and it always seems to zoom in on one question: Should they stop buying “brown” bonds? Either yes, and the traditional inflation-fighting mandate goes out the window, or no and the central bank is leaving […]
Yes, the public debt still matters — now more than ever
“Masking the Dangers of Debt” By Jack Salmon, courtesy of the Mercatus Center In these early days of the Biden administration, some monetary policy decision-makers seem excited about pushing our national debt to record levels and beyond. Only four years ago, then Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen said that our debt trajectory should “keep […]
Digital euro? What could possibly go wrong?
“The Dangers Lurking behind a Digital Euro” By Thorsten Polleit, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center Neosocialist China does it, Sweden does it, and many other states want to do it, too: to issue digitized central bank money for everyone. The European Central Bank (ECB) is also working on such a scheme. It wants […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: No, We Don’t Need An EVEN Bigger IRS
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor Okay Policy Fans, America has now officially entered a period of “Middle Child Syndrome” policy. Middle Child Syndrome is when a family’s middle child feels (and often is) ignored, slighted, unnoticed, even abandoned. And that is just how Middle America, and moderates of both parties, must feel in […]
How to Protect Against China’s Plan for Economic Dominance
By George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has consistently revealed itself to be a rogue regime. China operates “re-education camps” where unpopular minorities are systematically imprisoned, tortured, raped, and killed. The communist regime defends the existence of these camps while denying the atrocities committed in them. These denials are […]
‘Hero Pay’ Laws Exacerbate Food Deserts
By Derek Hosford, American Consumer Institute The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says there are 13.7 million Americans with limited access to healthful and affordable food – a severe problem that is being exacerbated by legislative and regulatory policies that are raising consumer prices and increasing labor costs forcing some grocery stores to close […]
Regional cooperation to fight marine plastic pollution
“Recommendations for Regional Action to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution” Courtesy of IASS Potsdam In recent years, images of whales and sea turtles starving to death after ingesting plastic waste or becoming entangled in so-called ghost nets have led to a growing awareness of the crisis of marine plastic pollution. The total number of plastic […]
Unions Must Stop Prioritizing Politics Over Jobsr
By Peter Roff, TES Contributor At their peak, unions represented more than a third of American workers. Now, after several decades of continuing decline, less than 10 percent of workers in the private sector are part of organized labor. And with so much of American manufacturing having moved offshore to escape the less-than-friendly […]
Targeted relief boosts lockdown compliance
“Targeted COVID-19 relief programs improve compliance with confinement measures” Courtesy of IZA Until a vaccine becomes available for the entire population, social distancing is doomed to remain a matter of life or death. Compliance with social distancing measures requires civic-mindedness, law enforcement, and the capacity to satisfy basic needs from home. In particular, stay-at-home […]