Trade Justice Delayed Is Trade Justice Denied: How to Make WTO Dispute Settlement Faster and More Effective

Until recently, the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process had served as a beacon of hope for being one of the fastest and most effective international dispute settlement systems in the history of the world. Today, with the process so much slower, governments can have a three-year or longer “free pass” to implement illegal protectionist measures while litigation drags on. A new brief by Cato scholars James Bacchus and Simon Lester proposes reforms to speed up the process.

Trade Justice Delayed Is Trade Justice Denied: How to Make WTO Dispute Settlement Faster and More Effective
By James Bacchus and Simon Lester

Evidence Pours More Cold Water on the False Narrative that Prescriptions Caused the Opioid Crisis

The true narrative is that drug prohibition is the cause of the overdose crisis.

Evidence Pours More Cold Water on the False Narrative that Prescriptions Caused the Opioid Crisis
By Jeffrey A. Singer

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Is Wealth Inequality a Crisis?

Senators Warren and Sanders are proposing a new annual wealth tax to address the issue of wealth inequality. However, wealth inequality gives very little indication of poverty versus prosperity. Plans to address this issue should aim to expand everyone's wealth, not divide it up.

Video: Is Wealth Inequality a Crisis?

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