Romina Boccia Congress will soon consider the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which would unfairly increase benefits...
Jeffrey Miron A common critique of marijuana legalization asserts that marijuana use causes mental illness. Numerous studies document a correlation between use and conditions such...
Scott Lincicome Today we’ve published three new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: “The Trade Balance and Winning at Trade,” by Andreas Freytag and...
Kayla Susalla During the October 1 vice-presidential debate, when asked about holding parents accountable for mass shootings in schools, Sen. JD Vance (R‑OH) responded,...
David J. Bier Many people wrongly believe that immigration is critical to the illicit supply of fentanyl in the United States. However, proponents of...
Jeffrey A. Singer Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012. The states began allowing retailers to sell marijuana...
Emily Ekins A newly released national survey from the Cato Institute of 2,000 Americans conducted by YouGov finds that two-thirds (66%) of Americans say...
Jennifer Huddleston In July 2024, millions of individuals and businesses found their lives disrupted by a global IT outage caused by a faulty update...
Jeffrey A. Singer A qualitative study published August 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that “semaglutide products are actively being sold...
Jeffrey Miron In many high-paying occupations, the proportion of racial and ethnic minorities is below their percentage in the population (see, for example, these...