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,...
Emily Ekins This 4th of July, 248 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, a new forthcoming Cato Institute national survey finds 76% of...
David J. Bier The immigrant share of the US population is approaching near‐record highs of about 15 percent nationwide. However, this share is still...
Thomas A. Berry On June 28, the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overruled the 40‐year‐old Chevron doctrine. My immediate reaction to the decision is...
Romina Boccia What if the story we were told about Social Security’s financing was just a myth? As the program faces increasing financial strain, it...
Adam N. Michel A recent G20 proposal for a globally coordinated wealth tax on the world’s billionaires highlights an under‐discussed risk of the tools being...
Thomas A. Berry Three years ago, Texas passed a law declaring that large social media services are “common carriers” subject to onerous regulations dictating what...
Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: Update on the lawsuits regarding the SAVE plan...