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 […]
In case anyone was wondering, it’s never good to be identified as a “middleman.” That’s the label being applied to pharmacy benefits managers who are being blamed for jacking up pharmaceutical prices through opaque agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers and insurers, which allow the PBMs to negotiate substantial discounts without passing the savings along to […]
“Why Is an Energy Powerhouse Importing Russian LNG?” By Colin Grabow, courtesy of Cato Institute In the coming days a Spanish-flagged ship, the Catalunya Spirit, will deliver a shipment of Russia-originated liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Puerto Rico. Bizarrely, the United States—a leading exporter of LNG—is nonetheless importing it from a geopolitical rival. And this isn’t a first. […]