Trade Deficit Confusion Is Bipartisan
President Trump and his trade advisers are the most vocal in putting forward misguided views on the trade deficit, but, unfortunately, their position is a bipartisan one. Here ’s something Congressman Brad Sherman of Californiasaid recently:But Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Asia and the Pacific subcommittee, told Inside U.S. Trade he would be “surprised if any [bilateral] deal is finalized in the next 12 months.” Sherman met with Gerrish late last week, he said.“Look, we spent 50 years telling the world that the only moral and correct thing to do was to have the United Sta...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 12, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Simon Lester Source Type: blogs
Top 10 Entrepreneurs Reveals Their Success Stories
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Life gives chances to those who look for them. People say that success happens suddenly, to some extent that is a truth, success is a matter of moments, but to achieve those moments people with courage and valor strive day and night without giving value to themselves. They give importance to their time and utilize it in altering their condition from nothing to someone who matters. Their stories are motivating...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chris Albert Tags: featured motivation success Entrepreneurs life simon sinek success stories Source Type: blogs
Papua New Guinea is no longer polio-free
Last week we discussed the case of polio in Venezuela that turned out not to be polio. Unfortunately the same cannot be concluded about a bona fide case of polio in Papua New Guinea. Surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) revealed a 6 year old boy in Papua New Guinea with lower limb weakness on […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - June 27, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information cVDPV OPV Papua New Guinea poliovirus Sabin vaccine reversion viral viruses vrus Source Type: blogs
Travel Ban Cuts Immigration 93%, Travel 86% From Targeted Countries
The Supreme Courtupheld the legality and constitutionality of President Trump ’s travel ban this week, but it had alreadyallowed the ban to go fully into effect on December 4, pending its final decision. We nowhave five full months of data from the State Department to see how the ban has affected immigration and travel from the countries that the ban targeted. Overall, we have seen a dramatic decline in visa approvals, affecting most notably Iranians and Yemenis.Figure 1 shows the difference in the average monthly visa issuances for temporary visitors (i.e. nonimmigrants) and immigrants (i.e. permanent residents) for the...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 27, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
Venezuela is still polio-free
In early June it was widely reported that the first case of poliomyelitis in 30 years had been identified in Venezuela (see this Tech Times report as an example). Fortunately these reports were incorrect, and Venezuela remains free of polio. Let’s unpack exactly what happened. In early June the Pan-American Health Organization reported that on […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - June 21, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information acute flaccid paralysis AFP OPV poliovirus Sabin vaccine vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis vaccine-derived poliovirus vapp VDPV Venezuela viral viruses Source Type: blogs
U.S. Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council: Right Decision, Bad Optics
Confirming rumors that had been circulating for weeks, the Trump administration announced that the United States will withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council. That body consists of 47 member states with rotating, staggered 3-year terms. It is tasked with protecting human rights as well as highlighting and condemning regimes that violate those rights. The Council has been controversial since its inception, especially among American conservatives. George W. Bush ’s administration declined to make the United States a member when the UN General Assembly established the Council in 2006. President Obama reversed that decisio...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 20, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
For Lower Gas Prices, Scrap the Jones Act
Drawing attention to rising gas prices this week, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York)called for President Trump to ease pain at the pump by leveraging his relationships with key OPEC leaders as well as the presidential bully pulpit to exert pressure on oil companies. “These higher oil prices are translating directly to soaring gas prices, something we know disproportionately hurts middle- and lower-income people,” the senator added.While his apparent belief that gas prices are determined more by the whims of corporate leaders than market forces is severely misguided, Sen. Schumer ’s stated concern f...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 24, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Malaria in Trinidad and Tobago
The following background data on malaria in Trinidad and Tobago are abstracted from Gideon and the Gideon e-book series. [1.2]
Trinidad and Tobago was certified “malaria-free” by WHO in December 1965.
84 cases of malaria were reported during 1968 to 1986 (29.8% due to Plasmodium falciparum)
213 cases were reported during 1968 to 1997 (40% P. falciparum) These figures included 164 cases imported during 1968 to 1977 – 48.8% from Africa.
118 cases were reported during 1989 to 1998 (33.8% P. falciparum)
Incidence data for malaria are depicted in the following graph. Peaks reported during 1966 and 19...
Source: GIDEON blog - April 28, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology Graphs ProMED Source Type: blogs
Nicaragua and the Irony behind its Orthodox Economic Policies
Nicaragua is in flames as the 11-year-old kleptocracy of Daniel Ortega is rocked by massive protests that threaten its continuity. The unrest began afterthe government announced some adjustments to its bankrupted social security system. Ironically, for a self-proclaimed socialist who constantly rails against U.S. imperialism, Ortega was implementing the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Ortega ’s second spell in power has been quite the puzzle. He was a fervent supporter of the late Hugo Chávez and continues to be one of Venezuela’s most vocal allies in Latin America. Huge billboards that portra...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 25, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
World Top 5 Wellness Retreat destinations for Body and Mind
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Wake up and enjoy a rich and healthy breakfast in bed. Open the window and the view is amazing. You aware with aesthetic treatments and several hours of massage to free yourself from the stress and tension. In addition, spend time meditating in a splendid Buddhist temple. Get a result to clear mind to continue with your daily life full of positive energy.
No, it is not just a dream, to find moments ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: sophiapeterson Tags: health and fitness meditation destinations Wellness Retreat Source Type: blogs
Venezuela's Petro: Fool's Oil
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world. Crude exports earn the country 95 per cent of its foreign exchange. That figure used to be lower, but relentless nationalization and the government ’s insistence on controlling prices and exchange rates have made other exports unviable. Not that productive activity has reoriented inward:the IMF expects Venezuelan GDP to have dropped by 15 per cent in real terms each year in 2016 and 2017, and to do so again in 2018. This is a country in freefall.Nor have price controls helped to sustain Venezuela ’s currency. The bolivar, dubbed with cruel irony ‘strong’ because ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 29, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Diego Zuluaga Source Type: blogs
Inflation Is Largely a Global Phenomenon
When economic journalists speculate about loominginflation risks in the U.S. or any other country, they implicitly assume that each country ’s inflation depends on that country’s fiscal or monetary policies, and perhaps the unemployment rate. YetTheEconomist for March 3rd–9th shows approximately 1 –2 percent inflation in the consumer prices index (CPI) for virtually all major economies. Inflation rates were surprisingly similar regardless of whether countries had budget deficits larger than ours (Japan and China) or big surpluses (Norway and Hong Kong), regardless of whether central banks experimented with“quant...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 9, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Reynolds Source Type: blogs
A Free Trade Valentine
Today millions of Americans will celebrate Valentine ’s Day by purchasing roses for their loved ones and, in so doing, will participate in one of the everyday miracles of capitalism which too often escape our notice. As a recentWashington Post article points out, these roses will most likely have been grown thousands of miles away in Colombia, flown to the United States aboard cargo jets, and then delivered to florists and other retailers at the cost of a mere $1.50 per stem. That this is possible is not only a tribute to the magical powers of capitalism, but —as the newspaper notes—free trade and a2012 agreement be...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 14, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
New Human Freedom Index: A Decline in Global Freedom
The newHuman Freedom Index is out today. For a third year, the annual report —published by Cato, the Fraser Institute in Canada, and the Liberales Institut in Germany—paints a broad picture of personal, civil and economic freedom in the world. It uses 79 indicators in 12 areas ranging from freedom of religion to freedom to trade.Here are some highlights. Global freedom has declined slightly compared to last year ’s report and compared to 2008, the first year for which we have complete data. Switzerland is the freest country in the world, followed by Hong Kong, which fell from first place for the first time since the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 25, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Ian V ásquez Source Type: blogs
Prior Presidents ’ “Travel Bans” Are Different From President Trump’s Ban
President Trump ’stravel ban Proclamation that bans immigration and travel from seven countries (and limits it from an eighth) is based on authority in immigration law that other presidents have used. But all but one of these bans were quite different from President Trump ’s. They banned at most a few thousand—almost always specifically named—individuals based on their personal conduct, not their nationality. In the one exception, not all nationals were banned, and the requirements to end the ban were very clear. Neither of which can be said for the Trump ban.Different in ScaleNo president has attempted to ban as m...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 16, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
