Wildlife trafficking between Mexico and China, the rules on federal judicial misconduct, and what inflation means for health care costs.
| What does economy-wide inflation mean for the prices of health care services? Prices for goods, services, and labor have all risen significantly over the last year, but health care service costs are only modestly above pre-pandemic levels and have remained steady in recent months. Matthew Fiedler examines why this has been the case and discusses the implications for overall U.S. inflation, Medicare prices, and beyond. Read more |
| China-linked wildlife poaching and trafficking in Mexico Though wildlife trafficking between Mexico and China receives little international attention, it is growing and compounding the harms to Mexican biodiversity posed by preexisting poaching for other markets. In her new report, Vanda Felbab-Brown explains China’s role in this trade and outlines what can be done to protect the vulnerable species affected. Read more |
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