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Is the U.S. dollar at risk of losing its position of international dominance? I’ve been seeing some breathless speculation to that effect over the past few weeks; I’ll talk about the sources of that speculation in a minute. But let me first note that this isn’t a new question. Indeed, I wrote about it at length a few years back. And by a few years I mean four decades. I published a paper titled “ The International Role of the Dollar: Theory and Prospect ” in 1984, in which I concluded that an end to dollar dominance was possible but not probable, and that it wouldn’t make much difference even if it did happen. Obviously, the world has changed immensely since I wrote that paper, and there have also been some important advances in the theory of international currencies. But both the logic behind the dollar’s (continued) dominance and the reasons not to make a big deal out of that dominance remain pretty much what they were all those years ago. So where is the death-of-the-dollar … [Read more...] about Wonking Out: Is the Dollar’s Dominance Under Threat?

Josephy Amosi Kamanga, who lives in Malawi, couldn’t afford to pay the examination fee for his eldest child, so she dropped out of school two years ago. She later got pregnant and is living at home. The fee that changed his daughter’s life? Just $4.98. That story comes from GiveDirectly Inc., an American charity that offers a simple proposition: Give poor people cash, with no strings attached, and good things will tend to happen. It certainly did to Kamanga and his family. GiveDirectly gave him $51.75 a month for a year. That enabled him to reopen a shop that sells soap, drinks, body lotion, sugar, eggs and cooking oil, and to buy a secondhand phone to operate the business. With the profits from the grocery he covered school expenses for three other children. He told a GiveDirectly interviewer that the news he’d been selected to receive the money “brought joy in my heart.” Traditional aid, however well intentioned, can be insensitive to the needs of the poor. Massive donations of … [Read more...] about Do Handouts Work?

If seeing is believing, the recently released video footage showing the attack on Paul Pelosi shouldn’t just make people think twice about conspiracy theories, they should result in a plethora of apologies. But here in the real world, neither of those things happened—even after definitive proof was presented. Consider the case of Brian Claypool , a criminal defense attorney and Fox News talking head who was confronted with the truth on live TV last week. In case you missed it, Claypool was on Fox News to talk about the attack, when he asked, “Where is the evidence of a breaking and entering?” He was interrupted by co-anchor Sandra Smith, who informed Claypool that “There’s video of [the perpetrator] breaking through the house.” The video was then shown on the screen, as co-anchor John Roberts chimed in, saying: “He’s clearly using that [weapon] to break in.” After a few seconds of stunned speechlessness, Claypool stammered: “Yeah, okay, but can’t we talk more … [Read more...] about MAGAs Won’t Let Go of Their Paul Pelosi Conspiracy Theories

Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ There’s a paradox that sits at the center of our mental health conversation in America. On the one hand, our treatments for mental illness have gotten better and better in recent decades. Psychopharmaceuticals have improved considerably; new, more effective methods of psychotherapy have been developed; and we’ve reached a better understanding of what kinds of social support are most helpful for those experiencing mental health crises. But at the same time, mental health outcomes have moved in exactly the wrong direction. In the United States, there is a death by suicide about every 11 minutes, and about half of those who die by that method have not received mental health care. Rates of anxiety, depression and eating disorders have skyrocketed among young people in recent years. From 2009 to 2015, rates of emergency room visits for self-harm more than doubled for girls ages 10 to 14. [You can listen to this episode of “The Ezra Klein … [Read more...] about A Top Mental Health Expert on Where America Went Wrong

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List brings much-needed attention to courageous Christians around the world who suffer because of their faith. Released on January 17, the annual World Watch List is a ranking of 50 countries where severe persecution and discrimination against Christians prevail. Today, more than 80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious freedom is highly or severely restricted. For millions of people, repression, violence, and discrimination are a part of daily life. Governments and hostile regimes prevent individuals from living in accordance with their faith. As the latest World Watch List confirms, Christians are no exception. PROMINENT NYC VENUES REPEATEDLY HOST CHINESE OFFICIAL WHO PRAISED CCP, DENIED UYGHUR … [Read more...] about Persecution of Christians skyrockets worldwide as 360 million oppressed. We must stand for religious freedom