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,...
Chris Edwards and Krit Chanwong The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will restart sending food aid to Ethiopia. USAID had...
Nicholas Anthony There is no question that governments and international organizations are pushing central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. One need only take a cursory...
Alex Nowrasteh The flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border has markedly increased over the last several years. In FY2021, Border Patrol had...
Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon For nearly seventy‐five years, the United States was the leading proponent of rules‐based international trade and investment. While...
Eric Gomez and Benjamin Giltner This is the third of a three‐part series examining US arms sales to Taiwan. The first article outlined our methodology...
Chris Edwards and Krit Chanwong Government infrastructure projects often go far over budget. Around the world, the costs of transit systems, energy developments, and...
Eric Gomez and Benjamin Giltner This is the third of a three‐part series examining US arms sales to Taiwan. The first article outlined our methodology...
James A. Dorn During Mao Zedong’s rule, there was no private housing. All private property was deemed illegal and against Marxist principles. The failure...
Adam N. Michel As Congress considers year‐end legislation, the rum cover‐over program has resurfaced, sparked by the beer industry’s critique of the program’s design....