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Space Tourists Could Boldly Go Where There is No Space Law
Space tourism is fast becoming the new frontier in the transportation business. Driven by profit-making private venture capital, the push to offer customers some direct or indirect experience with...
Is Uber Just a Software Company?
Uber’s arm’s-length relationship with its drivers just got a bit closer after the California Labor Commission ruled that one of the ride-hailing company’s motorists in San Francisco is an...
Substantiating Australian Voter Claims that Housing is More Affordable Elsewhere
Housing affordability continues to be an issue of importance to voters, with a recent Fairfax-Ipsos poll showing 69% of Australian capital city residents disagree that housing is affordable for...
The Road to a Ratified TPP was Always Going to be Long
Republican leaders and President Obama appear to have aborted a plan to put off a “final” vote on a fast-track trade bill until the end of July and may...
Labor Migration is but One Hurdle for African Sport
The Egyptian government recently took steps that have led to labeling football fans as terrorists. The arrest and detention of alleged members of the Ultras White Knights (UWK), a...
Australian Coal’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Talk of the demise of Australian coal production is largely political, not economic. The problem for the countries that presently mine and burn coal is that there are currently...
The Affordable Care Act 5 Years In: How Costly Has It Been?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a significant bill, enacted into law in March 2010 with the goal of providing accessible and affordable health care for all Americans. Rising...
A Game Show, Transparency and Risk Aversion
Remember the Fawlty Towers episode in which a slice of veal that may or may not have been coated with rat poison is rescued from the kitchen floor and...
Britain’s Unsustainable Fiscal Policy as Told by the OBR
The recent general election offered the electorate a big fiscal choice over the speed and extent to which the deficit, and public spending, should be cut. The electorate plumped...
The EPA Curbs Airline Emissions, Sort Of
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week issued a “proposed finding” that greenhouses gases from aviation pose a danger to the health and welfare of current and future...