The Futility of Covid Passports ⋆ Brownstone Institute
Well, pointless from a public health perspective—but useful for generating demand for pharmaceutical corporations that manufacture vaccines.

Australia
Peter Dutton addressees potential exemption from US tariffs
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia’s most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
Richard Holden Is Wrong. Ross Gittins Is Right About The Economics Rot
Those are all reasonable and true statements. It was one of Gittins’ better columns. But not according to Richard Holden, an economics professor at the UNSW Business School. In this publication, he described it as a “shocker”. According to Holden, the suggestion that economists don’t “care about how the economy really works” was “wrong, silly and offensive”.

International
Global Affairs Canada Contributed $1.6 Million In Taxpayer Funds To BBC Charity Pushing DEI In Africa
GAC allocated most of its $1.5 million contribution to a gender equality initiative in Tanzania, “Broadcasting for Change: Empowering Young Women Through Media.”

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Asks Entire Cabinet to Resign After Trainwreck 6-Hour Meeting
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro requested the resignation of all of his government’s ministers.

Business, Finance & Investment
Office vacancy rates hold steady
Office vacancy rates across capital cities have remained steady over the last six months following a supply increase.

Digging a little deeper into global liquidity
Liquidity is a concept critical to understanding investment markets. Back in mid to late 2022, we wrote several posts on our blog and articles in The Australian, compelling investors to consider and pay attention to the very low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios at which equities were trading. In the case of U.S. small-cap companies, for example,… Continue reading →

Culture
Downsizing the Federal Government
Over the next four years, we must take many interconnected steps to modernize, shrink, and renew our system of government. The Cost of Regulation The cost to the country of inefficient federal regulations is stunning. The Compet…

The strange reluctance to see Jews as victims
Even the sight of three emaciated hostages was not enough to shake the lie that Jews are oppressors.

Crypto & Blockchain
Easy Crypto - The world’s choice for crypto
The world’s favourite place to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Delivery in less than 2 minutes, easiest order process, and we’re open 24/7.

Four Major Crypto ETFs Likely Coming Soon, Bloomberg Analysts Say – But There’s a Catch
Bloomberg analysts Balchunas and Seyffart predict high approval odds for crypto ETFs, with Litecoin at 90%, followed by Dogecoin, Solana and XRP, pending SEC decisions.

Postscript
George Floyd’s Legacy Goes Up In Flames
Certain moments define a man. Certain moments define a nation. On rare occasions, the two collide.
