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June 23, 2021
Antiwar.com

The Biden Administration Is Committed to Human Rights: Except When It Isn’t
… preemptively imposed “devastating” consequences by using sanctions to starve already impoverished people, and Biden has yet to change U.S. policy. Vietnam is 19 (3/16): “Vietnam is a one‐party state, dominated for decades by the ruling Communist Party …
By Doug Bandow
June 22, 2021
Conservative Home

The Tax Hikes That Could Fall in the South. And Tear the Tory Coalition Apart
Who’s going to pay for all this? Andrew Neil’s GB News interview of Rishi Sunak has changed the fiscal conversation. The Chancellor deflected the question by saying he couldn’t discuss tax policy outside of Parliamentary “fiscal events …
By Ryan Bourne
June 22, 2021
National Interest (Online)

North Korea Faces Hunger, Malnutrition, and Maybe Worse
… sending heavily‐subsidized food supplies and oil to North Korea after the end of the Cold War.” Pyongyang made other policy mistakes that exacerbated these problems. The DPRK eventually recovered, though malnutrition remained common in some areas and the country …
By Doug Bandow
June 22, 2021
China-US Focus

The G-7 and NATO: Trying to Placate Washington, but Not Antagonize Beijing
Efforts to placate both the United States and the PRC are proving ever more challenging, and that situation is not likely to ease.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
June 21, 2021
American Institute for Economic Research

Does “Expected Inflation” Explain or Predict Inflation?
There might be higher inflation ahead, but neither year-to-year CPI changes, the 2020 lockdowns, or news-based monthly opinion polls about expected inflation provide reliable advance clues.
By Alan Reynolds
June 21, 2021
Blog

Robert C. O’Brien Supports the Jones Act. But Does He Understand it?
Former National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien recently penned an op‐ed in support of the Jones Act. But the piece raises the question of whether O’Brien fully understands the law, with misleading and inaccurate information in abundance.
By Colin Grabow
June 21, 2021
Antiwar.com

US Should Close the Door to Ukrainian Membership in NATO
Through no fault of their own, some nations end up in bad neighborhoods.
By Doug Bandow
June 18, 2021
Blog

Does a Stronger Dollar Really Spread Inflation Globally?
A rising dollar should have a dampening effect on prices of internationally traded commodities priced in dollars, which is the opposite of spreading inflation globally.
By Alan Reynolds
June 18, 2021
Blog

How American Steel Protectionism Harms American Manufacturers in One Simple Chart
Data show that the United States continues to be an Island of High-Priced Steel, in which trapped U.S. steel consumers - whose workers, output, and investment dwarf those of the steel industry - face a major cost disadvantage versus their competition in Europe and elsewhere.
By Scott Lincicome
June 17, 2021
Cato Daily Podcast

El Salvador Goes All-In on Bitcoin
The government El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin as its currency, but that has problems. What does that mean for average people, and how could they have done it better? George Selgin offers a few ideas.
Featuring George Selgin and Caleb O. Brown
June 17, 2021
Blog

The Bitcoin Law: Counterfeit Free Choice in Currency
El Salvador’s popular though controversial young President, has accomplished what many, myself among them, thought might never happen.
By George Selgin
June 17, 2021
American Conservative

Presenting the Chinese Dragon as a Giant Panda
Xi Jinping tells his diplomats to make 2021 the summer of love, but there’s a lot to cover for.
By Doug Bandow
June 17, 2021
American Spectator (Online)

Biden Is Wrong: Europeans Should Focus on Europe, Not Asia
They should get their militaries in shape before they start talking about confronting others, like China.
By Doug Bandow
June 17, 2021
Blog

Get Ready for Price Controls if Inflation Accelerates
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the 1971 price controls, we should not forget that the loss of economic freedom is a high price to pay for a false promise to end inflation by suppressing market forces.
By James A. Dorn
June 17, 2021
Central Banking

It’s Time to Smash Iran’s Endemic Inflation
As Iran goes to the polls, high inflation is still plaguing the economy. Steve Hanke looks at solutions
By Steve H. Hanke