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 Recent debates over student loan cancellation ignore a fundamental question: should the federal government be subsidizing such loans in the first place? The...
Alex Nowrasteh I’ve written a series of papers on illegal immigrant crime in Texas based on data from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). My research was featured...
Jeffrey A. Singer According to press reports, the New Zealand parliament is scheduled to take up, as a matter of “public urgency” (enabling lawmakers to...
Chris Edwards Policymakers across the nation are concerned about the high costs of housing for moderate‐income families. One federal response to the problem is...
Alan Reynolds Last May, I wrote a piece called “We Are Measuring Inflation All Wrong: Non‐housing Inflation Is Very Low.” That has not changed. The uniquely...
Jai Kedia Capital One recently announced plans to acquire Discover Financial Services with a $35.3 billion all‐shares transaction. The proposed merger has brought the...
Justin Logan The Biden administration marked the two‐year anniversary of the war in Ukraine by announcing a new round of sanctions and other economic efforts at...
David J. Bier Several news reports indicate that in his upcoming State of the Union address, President Biden plans to announce a major executive action...