‘Meals tourism is useless, however one thing extra attention-grabbing is rising’
Brian Lee at The New York Instances
Individuals can now “observe meals cultures develop in real-time, formed by migration and web connectivity,” says Brian Lee. The “outdated mannequin of chasing cultural cachet by touring to particular locations for ‘genuine’ native delicacies is fading quick,” and the “actual chopping fringe of culinary exploration lies not in vacation spot touring however within the subsequent wave of third-culture cuisines.” The “world’s subsequent nice delicacies” is “being created proper now, within the areas the place cultures, traditions and applied sciences mingle.”
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‘Adoption adjustments lives. We owe it to households to make it simpler and cheaper.’
Mandi Genord at USA At the moment
Adoption is a “daunting greenback quantity for a lot of households,” however politicians can “assist alleviate this adoption deterrent by making the adoption tax credit score refundable,” says Mandi Genord. This “would assist kinship and fixed-income households specifically afford adoption and care that always comes post-finalization.” It’s “time for lawmakers to alleviate a number of the monetary stress concerned in adoption and encourage extra households to welcome kids into their dwelling — as a substitute of permitting kids to languish in establishments.”
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Mihir Sharma at Bloomberg
The “actual downside with India’s commerce coverage lies in a seemingly harmless administrative process that does not sound half as harmful as tariffs,” says Mihir Sharma. Most Indians “do not complain about import taxes a lot as they do about non-tariff obstacles to commerce.” If India “really needed to guard shoppers, then it might — like many different nations — merely exempt items from this requirement that had cleared regulatory and high quality obstacles in tightly monitored markets.”
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‘Is Trump’s bombast good diplomacy?’
Doug Bandow at The American Conservative
Donald Trump’s “bombast, whereas a MAGA fan favourite, is undercutting American pursuits,” says Doug Bandow. His “rhetoric makes resistance extra doubtless, and if his targets do not give in, he’ll appear like the proverbial paper tiger. America can be “higher served by restraint, extra like Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘communicate softly and carry an enormous stick.'” A “MAGA warrior ought to notice that whereas bombast can serve a function, it is not usually one of the simplest ways to pursue America’s ends.”
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