Cracking down on underreported crypto taxes
This post reviews recent federal government efforts, through the IRS and legislation, to close the $1 trillion gap between cryptocurrency taxes owed and those actually paid. Continue Reading
Author: Lianne Hart
Will the Mexican auto industry survive the USMCA and AMLO?
Mexico’s government and auto industry have good reason to be worried about the future. International trade fellow David Gantz explains why. Continue Reading
Q&A: Fallout from Afghanistan
Since U.S. troops began leaving Afghanistan in May, a spiraling military, humanitarian and political crisis has left many looking for answers. Joe Barnes, a former career State Department diplomat and now the Baker Institute’s Bonner Means Baker Fellow, provides his perspective in a Q&A for the Baker Institute Blog. Continue Reading
Biden, Nixon and Afghanistan
In the absence of a viable alternative that does not involve an open-ended commitment in Afghanistan, Biden’s plan to withdraw makes sense — even if it does entail potential real costs and real risks. Continue Reading
The uncharted territory of taxing non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
How does the market in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) operate and how are the often extraordinary proceeds taxed? Read on to find out. Continue Reading
Mexico’s midterm elections: Winners and losers and their Impact on U.S.-Mexico relations
President López Obrador and his MORENA party lost significant ground in Mexico’s June 6 midterm elections. The potential damage to the binational relationship caused by a more fragmented congressional environment in Mexico, with a president unwilling to negotiate with the opposition, cannot be underestimated. Continue Reading
Biden foreign policy: Truth in advertising
Joe Biden entered the presidency with long record on a broad range of foreign policy issues, and he has conformed closely to expectations. But the years ahead will show how effective he will be in the fundamentally altered geopolitical landscape of a multipolar world.
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