“Free Trade on Trial: Healthcare Security in a Pandemic” By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center The novel coronavirus pandemic has prompted some skeptics of free trade to argue during this election cycle that we need to repatriate supply chains and make more pharmaceuticals and medical supplies at home. But curbing the freedom […]
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It’s past time to get rid of “no-knock” warrants
“Breonna Taylor Is Another Victim of the War on Drugs” By Jeffrey Miron and Erin Partin, courtesy of the Cato Institute Yesterday Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced charges against one of the three officers who killed Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical worker who was shot when police raided her apartment on the suspicion that her ex‐boyfriend, […]
Is Trump too good at hypnosis for his own good?
You’ve probably heard of Donald Trump and have likely read analyses, whether rueful or celebratory, of his uncanny persuasive powers. However, somewhat less discussed are his bonafide hypnotic abilities, which have been pointed out by a few commentators (including Dilbert cartoonist and Trump fellow traveler Scott Adams, who may have studied with the same […]
Chile’s nighttime curfews for COVID-19 make no sense
“Curfew” By Sylvia Eyzaguirre T., courtesy of CEP One of the fundamental functions of the Constitution is the creation of the State. It determines political organization, shapes the state, the government and the political system. The monopoly of force in the hands of the State makes citizens vulnerable to the eventual emergence of a […]
Canada’s clean fuel standard will hurt economy, slow recovery
“The CFS: A Measure That Will Hurt Canada’s Economic Recovery” By Miguel Ouellette, courtesy of MEI Toward the end of 2016, the [Canadian] federal government announced its intention to consult the provinces in order to develop a new energy policy, namely the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). Its objective is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Brexit: disruptions ahead, deal or no deal (but especially no deal)
“What Would No Deal Mean?” Courtesy UK In A Changing Europe The most immediate and visible impact of a no deal with the EU will be seen at the border, with risks of queues and shortages of food, a new report by academic think tank UK in a Changing Europe finds. The report, What […]
Africa benefits from trade with Asia (and not just China)
Courtesy of IFW Kiel Trade relations between Africa and Asia, especially China, increase the prosperity of African countries. This is because they have been able to increase the value added of their exports and also export more to the rest of the world. Moreover in many African countries, China is not the most important […]
What explains the unexplained gender pay gap?
Family choices affect pay differences between men and women Courtesy of IZA Across the developed world, women continue to earn substantially less than men. In the U.S. and Germany, for example, the gender pay gap amounts to roughly 20% of men’s average wages. While a substantial part of this gap can be attributed to gender […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: High Speed Rail Didn’t Work in California, Let’s Try It in Texas!
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor An election! The Supreme Court! And a pandemic! The politicians and the pundits are delirious, and there’s no place to hide for the weeks ahead. Still, free market advocates and organizations will still go (somewhat) sanely about their business — offering policy and programs to combat the problems […]
Public health regulators put advocacy before pandemic preparation
“WHO and PHE put ‘advocacy’ before pandemic preparation, says new research” Courtesy of the IEA The World Health Organization and Public Health England’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been littered with failure and incompetence – in large part because both agencies spread themselves thinly over a huge range of medical, political and social […]