DIGITAL DANGERS: Does America Need a Digital Dollar?
In what seems like a relentless drive toward self-actualization, discussion of the digitalization of the dollar has been winding its way through economic and...
CANARY IN THE COVID MINE? New Zealand One of First Developed Economies to Raise Rates
New Zealand is preparing to raise interest rates after locking down hard for COVID-19. Stephen Wright reports at The Wall Street Journal:
New Zealand largely...
Whistleblower Thinks Facebook Doesn’t Censor Enough
A former Facebook employee, Frances Haugen, has blown the whistle on some of the company's procedures, sending information to legislators, regulators, and The Wall...
THERE’S A PILL FOR THAT: Merck Preparing COVID Therapy Pill
Merck is preparing a COVID treatment in pill form with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics that could cut hospitalizations and deaths from COVID by 50%. Timothy Annett...
Democrats Carve Out Tax Loopholes for Friends
Democrats in Congress are writing up some of the biggest tax increases in history, but not before making sure they protect their friends with...