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,...
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter An important strand of economic analysis suggests that nudges — non‐coercive policies like providing relevant information or adjusting defaults...
Robert A. Levy Competition is an essential ingredient of capitalism. Accordingly, when a corporation appears to have acquired sufficient market dominance to discourage competitors, it’s...
David Boaz Ideological labels are challenging. They change over time. They often originate as terms of abuse for one’s opponents. The proto‐liberal Levellers in...
Jeffrey A. Singer This week, Idaho’s Republican Governor Brad Little signed HB 617 into law. The bill repeals Idaho’s five‐year‐old law that permits harm...
Chris Edwards In his State of the Union speech on March 7, President Biden complained about corporate tax breaks and argued that corporations should...
Patrick G. Eddington I’ve been in Washington over 30 years, but sometimes even I can be stunned by the short memories and shortsightedness of members of...
Nicholas Anthony Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was recently questioned over growing concerns that a US central bank digital currency, or CBDC, might be launched...
Patrick G. Eddington I’ve been in Washington over 30 years, but sometimes even I can be stunned by the short memories and shortsightedness of members of...
Neal McCluskey In our latest national survey of private school enrollment—released today—46 percent of schools reported enrollment increases between the 2022–23 and current school...