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,...
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest 30‐year budget projections forecast rising debt, deficits, and interest costs, which will undermine...
Nicholas Anthony Financial freedom is under fire. Policies like the Digital Asset Anti‐Money Laundering Act, the Credit Card Competition Act, the Consumer Financial Protection...
Thomas A. Berry Federal law is full of deadlines. But in federal court, most deadlines are flexible. Courts can usually extend a deadline when there...
Peter Goettler I’m excited to announce that today Cato launches its new quarterly magazine Free Society. Free Society will replace our long‐running bimonthly Cato...
Chris Edwards The federal low‐income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is an awful program for the reasons discussed in this 2017 study. I’ve recently focused—here,...
Travis Fisher Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) will hold a confirmation hearing for three new nominees to the Federal Energy...
Romina Boccia The Financial Report of the United States Government (also known as the Financial Report) raises significant concerns about the country’s long‐term financial...
David J. Bier This updates an earlier post. Student visas are the primary jumping‐off point for most high‐skilled immigrants to the United States. Immigrants...
Chris Edwards The low‐income housing tax credit (LIHTC) provides $13 billion a year of federal subsidies to state governments, which distribute the benefits to favored...