October 23, 2020 Last Rites for Venezuela’s State‐Owned Oil Company In a sense, PDVSA is the Venezuelan economy, and even by SOE standards, the company is grossly mismanaged. National Review (Online) By Steve H. Hanke
October 23, 2020 Is NATO Ally Turkey Forcing a Dangerous US‐Russia Confrontation? Washington should continue its effort to be a helpful mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Responsible Statecraft By Ted Galen Carpenter
October 23, 2020 A Major Flaw in the French–Lebanese Connection In the case of Lebanon, a country whose lifeblood has been the importation of capital, capital controls would be a killer. National Review (Online) By Steve H. Hanke
October 20, 2020 Fine, Let’s Talk about Section 230 Eliminating or reforming Section 230 would more likely strengthen the biggest internet players, rather than hobble them. The Dispatch By Scott Lincicome
October 16, 2020 SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings Have Become Kabuki Theater Amy Coney Barrett is now sailing toward confirmation, but not because we learned anything about her during this week’s hearings. Inside Sources By Ilya Shapiro