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1 week ago | 
thebanker.com | Silvia Pavoni |Steve Hanke
Economists around the world have not been shy in their critique of US President Donald Trump’s trade views. Among them is Steve Hanke, who served as an adviser to US President Ronald Reagan and is known for his work on the Reagan-era privatisations. He is currently a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
duluthnewstribune.com | Steve Hanke
The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst for change in the judicial system, speeding up the adoption of remote court hearings. The Minnesota Judicial Branch has made significant investments in technology to facilitate these hearings, aiming to improve access to justice, enhance efficiency, and meet evolving needs, especially during and after the pandemic. We now have the ability to hold all hearings over Zoom. But just because we can, should we?
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Steve Hanke
Zara owner Inditex has sharply increased its use of air freight to bring clothes from factories in India to its logistics hub in Spain to avoid …
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
duluthnewstribune.com | Steve Hanke
How do you prepare for a job that no one can prepare for? This isn’t meant to be a rhetorical question. As a new judge, I am often asked what orientation looks like for the position. There is frankly an enormous amount to learn about being a judge that can only be learned through the actual practice of judicial duties. Fortunately, Minnesota has an exceptionally strong judicial education program.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
duluthnewstribune.com | Steve Hanke
I trace my interest in our justice system back to reading former Winona County, Minnesota, Judge Dennis Challeen’s columns in the Winona Daily News. Judge Challeen lived in a floating cabin anchored to an island on the backwaters of the Mississippi River. We call them boathouses in Winona, not houseboats, which are “river-fairing” boats with motors that have onboard temporary living quarters. Boathouses are semi-permanent floating structures. But I digress.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
mesabitribune.com | Steve Hanke
It is a pleasure and honor to take over the Judge’s View column from retiring Judge Dale Harris. His articles have informed, challenged, and inspired many, including myself. I trace my own interest in our justice system back to reading former Winona County Judge Dennis Challeen’s editorial columns in the Winona Daily News. Judge Challeen lived in a floating cabin (called a boathouse, not a houseboat) anchored to an island on the backwaters of the Mississippi River. We call them boathouses in Winona.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
independent.org | Steve Hanke |John Greenwood
Since the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, most countries have witnessed a rapid runup in inflation followed by hasty retreat. For some nations, the trips been a wild rollercoaster ride, a lurching ascent towards a summit where the houses below look like Monopoly pieces, followed by a steep, head-spinning drop. For others, the journey has resembled a snowmobiles wintry climb up a low, sloping hill, and the gliding descent down the other side. Only the general, up-and-down pattern is the same.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
independent.org | Steve Hanke |John Greenwood
The tide has suddenly turned on the economics consensus among everyone from Keynesian professors to Wall Street commentators. Their expectations for a soft landing have fallen to earth.
The immediate trigger for the shift and the selloff in equity markets was a run of adverse data last week. It began on Wednesday, with higher claims for unemployment insurance, followed on Thursday by weak purchasing-manager indexes for manufacturing and services.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
ivoox.com | Steve Hanke
Descripción de What's Behind The Recent Market Sell-Off? (live advisor Q&A) After declining for weeks, the global market sell-off accelerated on Monday. Why? The professional financial advisors endorsed by Thoughtful Money answered this + a number of other burning questions viewers asked in this live Q&A session
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
wsj.com | John Greenwood |Steve Hanke
WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 2:20WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekPlay video: WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekThe tide has suddenly turned on the economics consensus among everyone from Keynesian professors to Wall Street commentators. Their expectations for a soft landing have fallen to earth. The immediate trigger for the shift and the selloff in equity markets was a run of adverse data last week.
