“The International Monetary Fund reckons economic recovery for many countries will take a long time” By Lukas Rühli, courtesy of Avenir Suisse Almost eight months have passed since Avenir Suisse on March 9 discussed the IMF’s regular GDP forecasts and calculated the enormous economic downswings suffered by various countries since the start of the […]
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The Way Back for America: “Operation Legend”, Returning to Work and School, and Tax Reform Education
By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, National Tax Limitation Foundation Chaos continues in Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York, and other Democrat/Progressive cities more than two months after the death of George Floyd, the ostensible cause of the protests and lawlessness that have swept our country. This has combined with “swings” in […]
Ferrara: Obama & Biden Produced Worst Recovery Since the Great Depression
By Peter J. Ferrara, Senior Fellow at The Heartland Institute Perhaps the most important issue facing the country during the next four years is how our President will steer the economy and bring us out of the coronavirus recession. If history is any indicator, a Joe Biden Presidency would stifle the economic recovery. […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Raising Taxes During a Disaster Is A Very Bad Idea
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor Here’s some great public mental health advice: stay home, wear a mask, and definitely wear earplugs and blinders when you watch TV news. Or you can just read about free market policy people who are working through the storm, offering perspective and policy options to lead us to […]
German economic recovery has begun
“Economic bottom has been overcome” Courtesy of RWI Essen The RWI expects German economic growth to slow by 5.8 percent this year due to measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The economy is expected to grow by 6.4 percent in the coming year. The unemployment rate is expected to be 5.9 percent this […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Feds Shouldn’t Cover State Budget Shortfalls
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor They say bad things come in threes. Well, we’ve had a pandemic, a wave of protests and riots, so what else does 2020 have in store for us? But no matter the obstacles, free market policy people keep right on working, offering perspective and policy options to lead […]
Cut Red Tape to Boost the COVID-19 Recovery
By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute Recent employment data suggests that America is on the road to economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Despite the nascent evidence of better times ahead, the economy in 2020 will not inevitably look like it did in late 2019. To help workers find jobs in this new […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Admin Has Chopped 570 Regulations
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor America is opening up! Kind of. Different states, curiously reflecting their red/blue political leadership, are opening at different paces. Except, of course, for the House of Representatives which apparently feels that the best way to represent the American people is to not go to work. Oh well, that’s […]
Athletes lead mainstreaming of cannabis products
Never mind what doctors say, go with the jocks: celebrity endorsements are the next big thing for cannabis-related products, and pro athletes are leading the way, notes the Guardian. In fact some are even getting into the cannabiz themselves, lending their names to products intended […]