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November 5, 2021
Blog

NYC and Miami Mayors Want Bitcoin, Public Digital Currency Left Waiting
With private cryptocurrencies regularly reaching new heights and continuing to gain U.S. politicians as supporters, one can’t help but wonder: does America need a public digital currency?
By Nicholas Anthony
November 5, 2021
Briefing Paper

No. 128
A Simple Proposal for Regulating Stablecoins
There is nothing inherently problematic about a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, and a properly structured one would likely spur further innovation to the U.S. payments system, benefiting millions of people.
By Norbert Michel and Jennifer J. Schulp
November 4, 2021
Blog

Aging U.S. Great Lakes Fleet Another Example of Protectionist Failure
… has purchased entirely new ships for $50 million. It’s difficult to figure out what national interest current U.S. policy is supposed to be serving. It plainly isn’t promoting a more efficient water transportation network on the Great …
By Colin Grabow
November 4, 2021
The American Conservative

Lebanon Calls Out the Royals
When will the Biden administration do something to check the Saudi and Emirati cruelties in Yemen?
By Doug Bandow
November 3, 2021
Blog

Democratic Tax Plan Would Corrupt Financial Statements
… markets and investors. At the same time, politicians would likely start pressuring FASB to change GAAP rules for their tax‐policy ends, which would further reduce the utility of financial statements for capital allocation. A Bloomberg piece identified other possible …
By Chris Edwards
November 3, 2021
Antiwar.com

Whose Life Is It Anyway? — US Government Is Not Responsible for Saving Errant Americans around the World
Americans should be free to wander the world. However, global gadabouts are responsible for the risks that they take.
By Doug Bandow
November 3, 2021
Blog

Build Back Slower
Congress wants ports to pollute less, unless they do it with automation.
By Scott Lincicome and Ilana Blumsack
November 3, 2021
Blog

Did September’s Inflation Rise to a 30-Year High?
Inflation is still too high, but it has been slowing in recent months – not rising to new record heights.
By Alan Reynolds
November 3, 2021
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 275
The Smoot-Hawley Trade War
Our results show that countries that responded to Smoot-Hawley with retaliatory tariffs reduced their imports from the United States by an average of 28–32 percent, while countries that protested the implementation of the Smoot-Hawley tariff also reduced their imports by 15–23 percent.
By Kris James Mitchener, Kirsten Wandschneider, and Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke
November 2, 2021
Ink Stick Media

Afghanistan and the Danger of Small Arms Transfers
The fallout from so many weapons ending up in the hands of the Taliban and other violent groups will be felt for decades.
By A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen
November 2, 2021
National Interest (Online)

Is the South Korea Nuclear Umbrella Worth the Risk to America?
If Pyongyang ultimately refuses to limit if not end its program, the United States and ROK will have to adapt. Which could ultimately result in a nuclear South Korea.
By Doug Bandow
November 2, 2021
National Interest (Online)

How China Could Test the U.S. Commitment to Taiwan
Xi Jinping and his colleagues would have legitimate reasons to doubt whether the United States would be willing to risk a horribly destructive war with China over small islands that are merely claimed by Taipei.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
November 1, 2021
Blog

Should the Bankrupt Feds Subsidize Cash-Flush States?
Right now is a particularly poor time to increase federal spending on state activities because the federal government is running massive deficits, while state and local governments are running surpluses as tax revenues pour into their coffers.
By Chris Edwards
Fall 2021
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance

Vol. 33 No. 4
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On Monetary Growth and Inflation in Leading Economies, 2021-2022: Relative Prices and the Overall Price Level
By John Greenwood and Steve H. Hanke
November 1, 2021
19FortyFive

How to Solve North Korea: Time to ‘Replace’ Kim Jong-Un?
A more creative solution is called for. It is time to find a double for Kim.
By Doug Bandow