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,...
Thomas A. Berry The Fifth Circuit has had a mixed record lately on First Amendment issues (with the biggest lowlight being its decision upholding Texas’s...
Colleen Hroncich After a string of holidays from October through December, January can seem like a letdown. Unless you’re someone—a parent, student, teacher, education entrepreneur, or...
David Boaz The Washington Post reports: [Maryland Gov. Wes] Moore is not close to accomplishing his moonshot goals — among them, eliminating child poverty...
Nicholas Anthony Financial privacy has been under fire for decades, but that hasn’t stopped government officials from trying to establish even more invasive approaches....
Colleen Hroncich For parents or teachers seeking a strong civics education, the Bill of Rights Institute is a one‐stop shop. Founded in 1999, BRI offers a wide...
Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos Libertarians around the globe have rightly celebrated Javier Milei’s election as Argentina’s president and his first measures...
Adam N. Michel The federal government makes hiring a nanny or other household employee a labyrinthine nightmare of tax, labor, and immigration law. These rigid rules...