The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 led governments around the world to adopt an extraordinary set of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), including lockdowns, school closures, limits on mobility, and border…
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For decades, America’s dominance in technology has rested on a simple but powerful principle: permissionless innovation—the idea that individuals and companies are free to build and experiment without first seeking…
The widely circulated news that the EU is backtracking on the ban on selling cars with internal combustion engines in 2035 is greatly exaggerated. Rather than a U-turn, it’s more…
Trump’s H-1B Restrictions: A Blow to Innovation and America’s Global Competitiveness
For more than a century, America’s greatest strength has been its ability to attract the world’s most talented people — the scientists, engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs who made the U.S.…
We have witnessed a food delivery boom in the last decade, yet one such system has operated successfully for over 130 years. In Mumbai, India, five thousand delivery men distribute…
Over the past two years, a striking new force has reshaped global political movements. Generation Z—once dismissed as apathetic, distracted, and politically disengaged—has emerged at the forefront of protest worldwide.…
Taxes and tariffs are—unsurprisingly—a major topic for economists. On one hand, they generate huge inefficiencies, deadweight losses, and perverse incentives; on the other hand, they reveal the fascinating creativity with…
George Bush, then a presidential candidate, famously said at the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans: “read my lips: no new taxes”. The pledge not to tax the American…
Introduction The new UK government elected in July 2024 has promised a ‘decade of national renewal’, realised through its Industrial Strategy, its Infrastructure Strategy, and the transition to Clean Power.…
As you read this, 103,000 men, women, and children in the U.S. are waiting for a kidney. Last year alone, over 43,000 transplants were performed. Yet, 17 people die every…

