Jeffrey A. Singer On November 25, the New York Times reported that President-elect Donald Trump intends to punish Americans by making them pay more for goods—including domestic manufacturing inputs—imported from Canada, China, and Mexico (our three largest trading partners) until the US wins the war on drugs. Trump ignores the fact that illicit drugs are largely smuggled by US citizens through ...
Online advertising can be costly and scalable, but ensuring that ad spending is protected and effective is a major challenge, with significant resources lost to malicious third parties. With the vast amount of money spent on digital ads, brands face the challenge of protecting their ad budgets from being wasted on incorrect placements or fraudulent activities. On a bright note, ...
Asda has appointed former chief executive Allan Leighton as its new chair, replacing Lord Stuart Rose amid ongoing challenges including an IT overhaul and declining sales. Leighton, who led Asda from 1996 to 2000, is set to steer the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain through a critical period of transformation. Lord Rose, 75, who served as chair since 2021 and took ...
Ministers should grant farmers an inheritance tax holiday to prevent unfair treatment under upcoming tax changes, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The IFS has warned that the government’s proposed changes to agricultural taxes risk treating some landowners unfairly and could impact food security if not mitigated appropriately. Last month, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her budget that ...
The new Trump administration has a generational opportunity to expunge anti-merit identity politics that have infected and disabled so many American institutions and to bring back merit. So do governors and legislators in the states where Republicans won mandates in this election, too. For nearly a century following the Pendleton Act of 1883, our federal government used difficult tests to ...
The Biden administration is expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for people with Medicare and Medicaid through a new proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services, a White House official says. Medicare currently only covers these drugs for people who are diagnosed with diabetes or cardiovascular disease with obesity, or for people who are ...
The ‘Fog of War’ is the strategic message that Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to signal last week to President Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Pentagon and military and political leaders across the U.S. and NATO. This iconic metaphor, coined by the renowned Prussian military strategist Karl Von Clausewitz in his seminal work ‘On War,’ connotes the inherent uncertainty ...
The influencer marketing industry was priced at 21 billion in 2024 and is projected to rise to 25 billion pounds by the close of 2024. Consumers commonly invest in the product recommendations of their chosen influencer; others are turned away by what they deem inauthentic content. In the run-up to Christmas and in the digital age of the investigative consumer, ...
Casinos and bookmakers across Great Britain are set to face a mandatory £100 million annual levy to fund research, education, and treatment of gambling-related harms, under new government proposals expected to be announced imminently. The move aims to replace the current voluntary donation system with a statutory levy, compelling gambling operators to contribute a fixed percentage of their gross gambling ...
Annual salaries in the UK have increased at the fastest pace since 2021, driven by a surge in Christmas hiring that is revitalising the job market. According to job search engine Adzuna, the average advertised salary stood at £39,234 in October, marking a 6% increase compared to the same month last year. This is the highest annual rise since April ...