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,...
Jordan Cohen and Dominik Lett The Biden administration is asking for a $100 billion supplemental spending package for Israel, Ukraine, Indo‐Pacific allies, border security,...
Colleen Hroncich When you visit a Montessori school, there’s a unique feel to it. The multi‐age classrooms are full of hands‐on materials that allow children to...
Walter Olson As I’ve noted before, there are many genuine reasons to be concerned about the practice of so‐called ballot harvesting, in which political...
Alex Nowrasteh Americans widely condemned Hamas’s terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7 and reacted with justified horror at the unconscionable brutality of the terrorists....
Romina Boccia The Fiscal Commission Act is a Promising Start “It’s time for a bipartisan fiscal commission,” writes the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB). I couldn’t...
Jeffrey A. Singer Birthing centers have been gaining popularity as alternative venues for labor and delivery. Nurse midwives usually operate them. In some regions...
Chris Edwards Government legislators pursue spending increases because they believe that spending solves problems in society and benefits their constituents. However, they use methods...
Neal McCluskey Over the last few years, there has been a surge in challenges to books in public school libraries. These “banning” battles have drawn...