By Elise Amez-Droz and Lyndi Schrecengost, courtesy of the Mercatus Center “I wish that legislators better understood our actual day-to-day lives and the impact of this outdated legislation. On the most basic level it is difficult to navigate the challenges of a child with special needs. It is even more stressful to have limited options […]
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WeChat or We Don’t Chat? A Total Ban on WeChat Goes Too Far
By Huan Zhu, courtesy of the Cato Institute WeChat is an internet application owned by Chinese tech company Tencent. It may not sound familiar to most Americans, but it is a tool widely used in China and among Chinese communities world‐wide. It is a one‐stop‐shop that combines payment services, social media, messaging platforms, and news outlets. […]
Verdict on the Covid-19 Lockdown: A Giant Mistake with Huge Public Safety Risks
By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, National Tax Limitation Committee The nightly news networks continue their Covid-19 fear campaign as they watch the nation’s employment levels improve to the advantage of President Trump and Congressional Republicans. They continue to emphasize masks, distancing, outside eating while they denigrate group settings (except for “peaceful” […]
The Big Problem with Price Controls: Scarcity
By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute One of the most pressing problems facing Americans and the U.S. healthcare system is the affordability of prescription drugs. An estimated 58 million Americans face medication insecurity and have “been unable to afford prescribed drugs at least once in the last 12 months.” The Organization for Economic Co-Operation […]
Jones Act Is Crucial to Countering Chinese Power
By George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom A recent Department of Defense (DOD) report reveals that the communist Chinese regime has surpassed the United States in missile development and the number of warships and air defense systems. China is progressing towards their goal of achieving dominance in the next 20 plus years. It has long […]
The Ten Commandments of Capitalism
By Michael Strong, Conscious Capitalism Those of us who are committed to a better world for all know that capitalism (i.e., a system of free enterprise based on private property and rule of law) is the only path forward. In The Ten Commandments of Capitalism: The Secret Recipe for Equitable Prosperity, Ralph Benko provides […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: When in doubt, raise taxes. That’s the New Jersey way!
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor Summer’s over and it’s back to work…well for the rest of us. Not Congress, of course. They are too busy campaigning and recessing to do something as simple and BIPARTISAN as passing coronavirus relief for us working folks. Well, free market policy people are still working — offering […]
WSJ: There is more to medicine than randomized controlled trials
Writing for the Wall Street Journal’s opinion page, Allysia Finley explains that while randomized controlled trials can yield important insights, it is a medical mistake and a disservice to patients to dismiss other types of evidence. Very relevant in the context of COVID-19 treatments, especially hydroxychloroquine. “Some experts have dismissed the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine, or […]
Pro-growth policies are getting America back on track
By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, National Tax Limitation Foundation Fall is traditionally a time to count our blessings. Fortunately the latest economic figures show we have much to be thankful for in America, regardless of the COVID-19 shutdown, which has been extended and expanded unnecessarily by “Blue state” governors and mayors. With the […]
Does The Unemployment Fall Prove The $600 Benefits Didn’t Disincentivize Work?
By Ryan Bourne, courtesy of the Cato Institute The unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4 percent. While an accurate pre‐crisis comparator unemployment rate is undoubtedly slightly higher than this, this was an unexpectedly sharp fall in the official jobless rate. The glass half‐full reading is this: despite the massive pandemic shock, the unemployment […]