Countries with the Highest Shares of Their Populations Living in the U.S.
David J. BierThe United States is home to immigrants from every country in the world, but people are much more likely to leave some countries than others. The probability of a person from a given country immigrating to the United States can be broadly measured by dividing the number of immigrants in the United States by the country’s population plus the country’s population.Figure 1 shows the origin countries for people with the highest likelihood of immigrating to the United States. The immigration data come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey as of July 1, 2021 and the country population da...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 29, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
The Bitcoin Law: Counterfeit Free Choice in Currency
George Selgin“Why should we not let people use freely what money they want to use? [They] ought to have the right to decide whether they want to buy or sell for francs, pounds, dollars, D-marks, or ounces of gold. I have no objection to governments issuing money, but I believe their claim to amonopoly, or their power tolimitthe kinds of money in which contracts may be concluded within their territory …to be wholly harmful.”—F.A. Hayek,Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation, p. 17.So, it has happened: a country —an honest to God,bona fide, country, complete with its own flag, coat of arms, seat at the U.N., a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 17, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Misguided Opioid Narrative Takes On More Water
Jeffrey A. SingerThe seemingly unsinkable prevailing narrative that the opioid overdose crisis was caused by health care practitioners ‘hooking” their pain patients on opioids just took on more water.Researchers in the surgery departments at Case Western Reserve University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and American University of Antigua College of Medicine expected that opioids used to manage pain in trauma patients would lead to a higher rate of injury‐related deaths—including the subcategories of suicide, homicide, and “unintentional deaths” (a leading cause of which is drug overdoses). Using sta...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 6, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
A Legislative Review of Restrictive Provisions Governing Women ’s Access to Abortion in the Eastern Caribbean
Anika Gray (University of the West Indies), Taitu Heron (University of the West Indies), A Legislative Review of Restrictive Provisions Governing Women ’s Access to Abortion in the Eastern Caribbean, SSRN: This paper examines legal provisions governing abortion in Antigua&... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - September 4, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Burden of Age-Related Disease Varies Broadly Between Regions of the World
Researchers here present an interesting view of the variance in the burden of age-related disease exhibited by populations around the world. Unsurprisingly, the impact of age falls most heavily on those living in the poorest and least developed regions. Modern medicine and the other comforts of technology, for all that they do not directly target the causes of aging, do manage to have a sizable influence on the pace at which aging and age-related disease progresses over a lifetime. The largest gaps are mostly likely due to a combination of sanitation, particulate exposure from fires, and control of pathogens - akin to the ...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 15, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Here ’ s to a New Year & a New Start in 2019
I won’t be sad to see 2018 leave.
It’s been a rough year. For the country. For mental health advocates. For the public mental health system in America. And for me personally.
I’m not sure where to begin. But I’m pretty certain where this will end.
When every day becomes a chore, and every morning a challenge to wake up to, you know you’re at your wit’s end. 2018 was a lot like that for me. Despite the joys — such as celebrating my 15th wedding anniversary with my wife back in Antigua — it was hard to find some glimmer of light in the darkness.
You see, my Dad lost his battle...
Source: World of Psychology - January 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Grief and Loss Holiday Coping Source Type: blogs
Reforming the Diversity Visa Could Pay for the Wall: Here's How
Any bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government and deal with DACA would have to legalize some of the DREAMers, increase border enforcement, amend the diversity immigrant visa program, and fund the construction of a border wall. Democrats have compromised on the border wall but they are still only going to fund about half the lowest estimated cost of about $8 to $10 billion. There is a way to fund construction of the border wall without using taxpayer money or for Congressional Democrats to allocate a penny more than the $8 to $10 billion that they are considering: The Border Wall Investment Visa Program (BWIVP).As pr...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 22, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Guide to the Diversity Visa: Demographics, Criminality, and Terrorism Risk
ConclusionThe diversity visa is a relatively small green card category that has allowed in about a million legal immigrant principals since 1993, or about 5 percent of the total. As far as we know, immigrants who entered on the diversity visa are responsible for committing one terrorist attack on U.S. soil that murdered eight people. Foreign-born people from countries that have sent many diversity visa immigrants to the United States have lower incarceration rates than native-born Americans. Calls to end the diversity visa based on a single deadly terrorist attack are premature. Table 1Diversity Visa Admissions by ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 2, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Travel Ban Is Based on Executive Whim, Not Objective Criteria
ConclusionFor countries on the list, and for any country wishing to remain off the list, it is vitally important that they understand which factors led to their inclusion or exclusion. If the United States is acting in good faith —seeking to change behavior as opposed to looking for an excuse to ban people—its criteria should be clearly explained and understood. The Iran nuclear deal, for example, hasvery precise requirements for Iran to avoid sanctions, down to the exact percentage of purity for its enriched uranium. This is very far from the case here.No consistent combination of factors or mitigating factors trigger...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 9, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
Mental Health & the Psychology of Surviving a Hurricane
After having lived through my second hurricane in Florida (Hurricane Andrew was my first), I have some ideas about what makes the experience less stressful for those who are stuck in place. While I can’t begin to imagine the devastation experienced by many living in the Florida Keys and many of the Caribbean islands, I think there are some things you can do that will help your mental health and stress levels.
The most important thing is your physical safety and that of your loved ones. But after you’ve accounted for everyone’s physical safety, your psychological and emotional safety are equally important....
Source: World of Psychology - September 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Stress Trauma how to survive a hurricane mental health and hurricane Natural Disaster psychology of a hurricane surviving a hurricane Source Type: blogs
Remembering Giancarlo Ibarguen (1963-2016)
Giancarlo Ibarguen, the former president of Francisco Marroquin University (UFM) in Guatemala, passed away today.
Giancarlo was a friend and teacher to many of us in the international freedom movement, and especially in Latin America. His influence at the University, the center of classical-liberal thought in the region, was large. He was an advocate of innovative and age-old techniques to promote ideas and learning. As Argentine scholar Martin Krause notes, he was an enthusiastic proponent of the University’s “New Media” program and of the Socratic method of teaching. As its chairman and founder, he was the proud ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 9, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Ian Vásquez Source Type: blogs
Where Do K-1 Visa Holders Come From?
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were killed last week in a gun battle with police after they committed a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Malik entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa, known as the fiancé visa, accompanied by Farook. Their attack is the first perpetrated by somebody on the K-1 visa - igniting a debate over increasing visa security.
The government issued approximately 262,162 K-1 visas from 2005 to 2013 – 3177 or 1.21 percent of the total to Pakistani citizens.
Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) SECURE Act identifies 34 countries as particularly terror-prone. There were 32,363 K-1 visa, 12.34 pe...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
As Expected, WTO Clove Cigarette Case Goes Nowhere
K. William Watson
The World Trade Organization’s judicial body determined over two years ago that a U.S. law banning clove cigarettes while leaving domestically produced menthols on the shelf was protectionist discrimination. Now the U.S. and Indonesian governments have reached a “settlement” in which Indonesia agrees to drop the case in exchange for nothing.
Technically, the settlement, as reported, includes a few promises from the United States, but these are so weak as to be practically meaningless. For example, the United States agrees to refrain from “arbitrary discrimination” against Indonesian...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 8, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: K. William Watson Source Type: blogs
True Love & The Bachelorette: Is This For Real?
This guest article from YourTango was written by Dr. Bonnie Ray Kennan.
Come on, admit it. You watched it; I know you did.
This confession comes out in the privacy of my therapy office more than you can imagine. On Monday night you, along with so many others, curled up in front of the TV, grateful to have survived another Monday, and, popcorn in hand, watched the gut-wrenching saga of Des’ and her final choice between Chris and Drew.
This followed a tear-soaked shocker the week before when Brooks, in a first in Bachelorette history, left stunningly picturesque Antigua and a decimated Desiree because he just wasn...
Source: World of Psychology - August 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: YourTango Experts Tags: Celebrities General Relationships YourTango Bachelorette Brooks Closeness Confession Desiree Family Of Origin Final Choice Guest Article Intimacy Kennan Monday Night Popcorn Preface Psychological Terms Pursuer Questio Source Type: blogs
According to Washington Post Exposé, People Who Utilize Tax Havens Are Far More Honest than Politicians
Daniel J. Mitchell
Using data stolen from service providers in the Cook Islands and the British Virgin Islands, the Washington Post published a supposed exposé of Americans who do business in so-called tax havens.
Since I’m the self-appointed defender of low-tax jurisdictions in Washington, this caught my attention. Thomas Jefferson wasn’t joking when he warned that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” I’m constantly fighting against anti-tax haven schemes that would undermine tax competition, financial privacy, and fiscal sovereignty.
Even if it means a bunch of international bureaucrats th...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 9, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Daniel J. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
