By Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute As the U.S. Postal Service remains a topic of great interest for lawmakers, taxpayers, and the general public, a non-profit group, American Oversight notably received a vast trove of documents dating back to early 2020. The collection of nearly 10,000 pages released on September 17th includes communications of […]
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Dr. Brian Tyson’s First-Person Account of Treating COVID-19 with Hydroxychloroquine
By Brian Tyson, MD We heard about a virus coming out of Wuhan, China, in January of 2020. I had a feeling it was going to makes its way to the US due to all the international travel. I told my wife Fabiola: we need to get prepared, and we are going to need […]
Johnson’s recovery plan is a shortcut to bankruptcy
“‘Build Back Better’ will only Bankrupt Britain” By Kieran Neild-Ali, courtesy of Taxpayers’ Alliance For many people, these political party conferences have been a busted flush. A series of pre-planned and therefore pointless speeches, delivered deadpan to a webcam. But as we face the worst recession in Europe, what the Prime Minister has […]
EU has limited options to combat “illiberal democracy”
“State of the Rule of Law in the EU: EU’s limited options against democratic erosion in Hungary and Poland” By Aneta Navrátilová, courtesy of Europeum At the end of September, the European Commission published an EU-wide law report on the rule of law situation in the European Union. It is a very first report […]
Protectionism didn’t help rust belt states
“Tariffs, Michigan, and the Perils of ‘Political Protectionism’” By Scott Lincicome, courtesy of the Cato Institute Conventional wisdom among the D.C. punditocracy is that protectionism, while likely bad economics, is good politics because it can boost critical “Rust Belt” swing states that have large manufacturing sectors and have been hit hard by globalization. A new St. […]
Time for a tech-driven platform to boost global debt transparency
By Rym Ayadi and Emilios Avougleas, courtesy of the Centre for European Policy Studies The Covid-19 pandemic has caused widespread concern about debt unsustainability in both developed and emerging economies. To address this challenge, in its April 2020 Communiqué, the G-20 launched a restructuring initiative with regards to debt in the poorest countries (under the G20 […]
Regional ties with China boosted access to masks
“Corona: Provincial partnerships with China improve access to protective masks” Courtesy IFW Kiel During the peak phase of the corona pandemic, Chinese exports of critical medical goods such as protective masks went primarily to economic and political partners. Chinese companies were able to push through drastic price increases against industrialized countries like Germany. “In […]
School reopenings didn’t cause COVID spike in Germany
Courtesy of IZA School closures have been among the most common non-pharmaceutical interventions to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to UNESCO estimates over 60% of the world’s student population have been affected. Experts estimate the economic and social costs of school closures to reach up to US$ 15 trillion of […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: OK! It’s Time for Common Sense Criminal Justice Reform
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor As this terrible election season hurtles to an end, we face the prospect of interminable days, weeks or months fighting over, squabbling and litigating who won. The good news? Well, while the politicos and their lawyers go at it, there is still work being done. Free Market advocates […]
More Ambitious Legislation Needed to Protect People, Crops, and Ecosystems
Courtesy of IASS Potsdam Whether the air that we breathe will be cleaner or dirtier in the future will largely be determined by two key factors: pollutant emissions and climate change. In a new publication, the authors analyze projections of future air quality and compare their various effects on human health, crops, and ecosystems. The […]