Myth That Health Outcomes and Costs Are Better In Socialized Healthcare Systems: Part 1- Rationing
By Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly…
Benn Steil: Did Russia Really Dump Its U.S. Debt?
Russia dumped 84% of its American debt,” blared a July CNN headline. Russian central-bank head Elvira Nabiullina said the sales were just part of “diversifying the entire structure…
Why Bolivia Is Not a Socialist Success Story
by Brittany Hunter Venezuela is a disaster; this is an indisputable fact. When people are eating their pets to avoid starvation, something has gone horribly…
The Blockchain Is a Tempting Target for Central Banks
For the past several years, one of the most consistent themes in the world of of central banking has been the ongoing drive to…
The Case Against Antitrust
By Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly…
Zero Hedge — Bank of America: These Are The 6 Triggers For The Next Market Crash
With the S&P just one big short squeeze away from all time highs and Q2 earnings for the most part blowing away expectations, the…
Hurting the Poor by Standing in the Way of Technological Progress
by Mary Lucia Darst In the February 2018 issue, Forbes Magazine published their annual Fintech 50, a list of the top fifty companies most expected to…
Benn Steil: Trump said the trade deficit hands jobs and wealth to other countries — here’s why that’s wrong
“The United States has an $800 Billion Dollar Yearly Trade Deficit because of our ‘very stupid’ trade deals and policies,” tweeted President Trump in…
CFR: Trump’s Tariffs Are Hurting U.S. Competitiveness
by Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca President Trump says that America running a trade deficit means that “jobs and wealth are being given to other countries.”…
China is in Trouble
By Ronald-Peter Stöferle Mark J. Valek Before we discuss the economic situation of China, a few words about China’s strongman, Xi Jinping. The “new…