By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor Okay everybody, take five. Relax. We have become a nation obsessed with a rush to judgment, an immediate overreaction to almost everything. A policeman stops a teenage girl from knifing another teenage girl and a basketball star — a basketball star! — instantly tweets to attack him. Georgia […]
By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute Shortly after entering office in January 2021, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Lina Kahn to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Responding to the announcement, the FTC’s Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter stated, “her creative energy, groundbreaking antitrust work, and passion for the FTC’s mission make her an excellent […]
By Instituto Millenium, Brazil The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly common in our daily lives in the most diverse ways, whether to log in to a social network through facial recognition, for companies to optimize service, or even for autonomous cars. However, although AI appears to be efficient, the […]
By Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute While still trying to process the unwelcome news that we’re going to have to grind through yet another year of drought, California energy officials told us to also be ready for the power to go out when the days grow long and warm. “The managers of […]
By Bill Wirtz The European Commission is setting itself up for creating new legislation regarding freelance work. In many European countries, services such as Uber, Bolt, or Deliveroo are coming under fire because they practice working with freelancers. For instance, the Uber app matches passengers with self-employed drivers.. The driver gets the fare […]
By Galina Kolev, Hubertus Bardt A trade policy approach to climate challenges can give a positive impetus to WTO reform based on the commitment to a common target and reinforced by the urgency of that target. Trade policy has the potential to contribute substantially to curbing climate change. However, the global trade system […]
By Enrique Blasco Garma of Libertad y Progreso DATA CLAVE- The main purpose of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is to preserve the value of the currency. Inflation, which is now 75 years old, confirms the failure of BCRA. Why can’t it deliver? The State subordinates the value of the currency to finance the […]
By Edward Longe, American Consumer Institute On March 23, 2021, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators led by Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act. If the INFORM Act becomes law, it would “direct online retail marketplaces…to authenticate the identity […]
By Jim Edwards, Executive Director, Conservative Property Rights The bad idea of “international reference pricing” is raising its ugly head again. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reintroduced H.R. 3, which contains several government price controls and other punitive measures. Among them is international reference pricing. So is government price-fixing of 250 medicines […]
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 […]