How the U.S. government measures inflation, underlying sociopolitical conditions in Taiwan, and legislation on how to handle personal data.
| Vaccine passports underscore the necessity of US privacy legislation “The future of the nation’s pandemic recovery may depend on providing evidence of vaccinations while also protecting personal privacy.” As digital health certificates become more commonplace, Nicol Turner Lee, Samantha Lai, and Emily Skahill argue for federal privacy legislation to guide how personal data is handled to avoid the abuse of fundamental rights. Read more |
| Taiwan’s vitality Amid Taiwan’s recent COVID-19 outbreak and stringent containment measures, the country’s many preexisting challenges are coming to the fore, including political polarization, fertility and childcare problems, and more. Margaret Lewis writes that addressing these issues requires domestic political resolve and a desire by the electorate to put collective prosperity over partisanship. Read more |
| How the US government measures inflation What is the consumer price index? How are tax brackets adjusted for inflation? How do price indexes account for quality change? Nasiha Salwati and David Wessel answer these questions and more in their new explainer. Read more |
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