Author: Ava Nelson
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Why the Fed’s Pause on Interest Rate Hikes is a Mistake
When John Taylor, my colleague at the Hoover Institution, developed the Taylor rule for monetary policy, he evaluated the effectiveness of various inflation-fighting practices based on patterns observed over many years around the world. The Taylor rule is frequently cited by economists because it works. The rule is based on theory and evidence, and it…
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Investigative Report Reveals PLA’s Covert Virology Research at Wuhan Institute of Virology
An investigative report published in the Times of London this week reveals that China’s People’s Liberation Army has been conducting virology research with potential military applications at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) since at least 2017. Intercepted secret Chinese communications, as reported in the Times, suggest that this “covert project of dangerous experiments” was…
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Donald Trump’s Double Standard on Classified Documents
As a mere dilettante of the 2D game, I wonder if the nation’s many multidimensional-chess players can tell me which variant of strategic dexterity this bewildering little incident is supposed to represent. Some of Mr. Trump’s advisers have been telling him for months that he needs to return the documents. But other allies, including Tom…