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,...
John Mueller Impelled by an overwhelming desire to hunt down those who were responsible for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the United States...
Marc Joffe Tiffany Henyard, mayor of Dalton, Illionis. (Screenshot, vodolton.org) The drama unfolding in Dolton, Illinois may seem irrelevant to those of us who...
Colleen Hroncich Catholic schools are known for many things—quality academics, character formation, a family‐ friendly atmosphere, teaching self‐discipline, and more. They aren’t necessarily known for...
Ian Vásquez For more than 30 years, I and a number of my Cato colleagues have been travelling to Argentina, where we have participated in countless meetings,...
Daniel Raisbeck Colombian President Gustavo Petro. In June of 2022, a slight majority of Colombian voters elected Gustavo Petro as president. To say that they...
Ryan Bourne As I outlined in “Five Fiscal Truths,” the United States faces an alarming fiscal outlook characterized by historically high budget deficits, high accumulated...
David Inserra Last month, Instagram users took notice of two features that change how much political content users see on Instagram. However, the rollout...