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,...
Colin Grabow The George II is a case study in Jones Act dysfunction. Delivered in December 1980 by a now‐defunct Louisiana shipyard, the forty‐three‐year‐old containership—long in...
Jennifer Huddleston Last week, I spoke on a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) about the intersection of tech and competition policy. While many headlines...
Marc Joffe and Krit Chanwong California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024–2025 budget includes a provision to raise taxes on the state’s Medicaid‐managed care providers. This...
Eugene Gholz Last night’s US/British strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen escalated operations to protect shipping in the Red Sea from an expensive...
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp After a decade of intransigence, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday finally approved the first Bitcoin ETFs,...
Walter Olson “Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity,” was The Hill’s headline. “U.S. president could have a rival assassinated and...
David J. Bier President Biden is asking Congress for $13.6 billion to fund border enforcement operations, a significant portion of which will go to Immigration...