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State-Level Strategies for Constraining Spending
11 oktober 2023 · 10 min
States are under more serious constraints than the feds when it comes to spending levels. There are still more steps governments can take to do so. Vance Ginn with the Pelican Institute details some of the ways states can get more control over budgets. Lees meer
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Counting the Costs NIMBYism Imposes on Everyone Else
10 oktober 2023 · 15 min
It's worth knowing just how costly it is to effectively give the loudest voices at a zoning board meeting the power of the veto. Chris Denson of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation discusses the tax NIMBYs impose on the rest of us. Lees meer
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State Drug Sentencing amid Increasing Fentanyl Overdoses
9 oktober 2023 · 13 min
Misconceptions about the motivations of drug dealers and users have likely worsened the increases in drug overdoses. Are state lawmakers rethinking how they approach drug-related sentencing? Lauren Krisai of the Justice Action Network comments. Lees meer
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When Lawmakers Don't Make the Laws (State Government Edition)
8 oktober 2023 · 12 min
The people who write the rules under which we must live generally ought to be subject to accountability from voters. That's not a controversial proposition, but how it works in practice is more complicated. Daniel Dew of the Pacific Legal Foundation comments. Lees meer
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High Interest Rates and the Debt Doom Loop
7 oktober 2023 · 18 min
The ability for the U.S. to escape the consequences of high spending and massive debt may be declining faster than conventional wisdom would have predicted. Cato's Norbert Michel and Romina Boccia detail the issue. Lees meer
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Pregnant Workers, Fairness, and Maximizing Workplace Flexibility
6 oktober 2023 · 13 min
So many well-intentioned laws run into basic incentive problems. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act appears to be another law aimed at protecting many women from mistreatment that may create perverse incentives. Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Lees meer
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An Overbroad Federal Swipe at 'Gamified' Investing
5 oktober 2023 · 11 min
New tech threatens the ability for investors to understand what they're doing, or so the leaders of the SEC seem to believe. But what would their proposed federal regulations do to change that? Jack Solowey and Jennifer Schulp comment. Lees meer
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The Unprecedented Removal of the U.S. House Speaker … and What’s Next
4 oktober 2023 · 21 min
The U.S. House is without a Speaker after a small revolt within the Republican Party that removed Kevin McCarthy from that job. With yet another fight over spending just a few weeks away, Cato’s John Samples and Chad Davis explore what might be coming next. Lees meer
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Defending Globalization Means Embracing Comparative Advantage
3 oktober 2023 · 17 min
When politicians decry the production that's done overseas, it's a good time to take stock of a most basic economic concept: comparative advantage. Don Boudreaux discusses what it means. Lees meer
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Feds vs. States on Trimming Medicaid Rolls
2 oktober 2023 · 10 min
The Biden White House has urged states to slow the pace of trimming Medicaid enrollees. Why? Rea Hederman of the Buckeye Institute comments. Lees meer
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A Federal Plan to Expand Racial Categories Is a Bad Idea
28 september 2023 · 11 min
Why does the Office of Management and Budget want to expand racial categories in the United States? Alex Nowrasteh discusses his new paper that explains why such an expansion is a bad idea. Lees meer
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California May Join States Legalizing Psychedelics
27 september 2023 · 11 min
California Governor Gavin Newsom is mulling legislation that would legalize possession of small amounts of multiple psychedelic drugs. Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the implications for medical practitioners. Lees meer
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The Nonemergency Emergency Spending Causing a Fiscal Emergency
27 september 2023 · 11 min
The emergency spending that's come to characterize an increasing share of federal outlays has contributed mightily to current fiscal woes. Jonathan Bydlak of the R Street Institute comments. Lees meer
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A Glimpse at a Trump Foreign Policy Agenda for 2025
24 september 2023 · 10 min
Donald Trump might prefer to leave Congress out of the loop on decisions about which nations or actors receive U.S. weapons. A new Heritage Foundation report also leans toward giving POTUS fewer checks on foreign policy moves. Jordan Cohen comments. Lees meer
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The Supreme Court's Opportunity to Restore Unsung Rights
23 september 2023 · 11 min
The Supreme Court long ago erred in gutting a key provision of the 14th Amendment. Anastasia Boden says a case the court could take up this term gives them an opportunity to repair that mistake. Lees meer
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How Putin and Kim Meeting Changes the War in Ukraine
22 september 2023 · 9 min
Seeking fresh weaponry for his war in Ukraine, Russia's Vladimir Putin met with North Korea's Kim Jong Un recently. Eric Gomez discusses the geopolitical considerations. Lees meer
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Saudi Arabia: Pariah or Partner?
21 september 2023 · 11 min
What does the United States get in terms of security enhancement given its informal, but pricey financial commitment to Saudi Arabia? President Biden is advancing a plan that would formalize security guarantees to Saudi Arabia. Cato's Jon Hoffman comments. Lees meer
Pariah or Partner: Reevaluating the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
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Does School Choice Raise the Price of Private Education?
20 september 2023 · 14 min
School choice is on the march so it's reasonable to ask if the shift toward relatively more students receiving private school educations will raise prices at those schools? Cato adjunct Jason Bedrick comments. Lees meer
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Guns, Drugs, Hunter Biden, and the Selectively Long Arm of the Law
19 september 2023 · 11 min
The President's son, Hunter Biden, now faces charges related to his drug use and gun ownership. It illustrates, as Clark Neily details, the enormous discretion wielded by prosecutors. Lees meer
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The Tremendous Upside of Humanitarian Sponsorship for Escapees of Authoritarianism
18 september 2023 · 19 min
"Parole sponsorship" allows individuals in the U.S. to sponsor people fleeing unstable or authoritarian regimes. The Biden administration has reinvigorated the program for people from a handful of countries. David Bier says it delivers great benefits. Lees meer
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Why Do Rights-Violating University Officials Get Qualified Immunity?
15 september 2023 · 12 min
What happens when public university officials violate your free speech rights? Often the get qualified immunity, thus shielding them from consequences of those actions. Casey Mattox with Americans for Prosperity comments. Lees meer
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Joe Overton, Policy Change, and the 'Overton Window‘
14 september 2023 · 14 min
Policy change can be a long slog. The now-famous "Overton Window" gives us a way of thinking about how change happens. Joe Lehmann of the Mackinac Center discusses how the late Joe Overton thought about policy change. Lees meer
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Defending Globalization Today
13 september 2023 · 16 min
Globalization's opponents are loathe to admit that the process of expanding the movement of goods, services, and people relatively freely across borders has paid enormous dividends for a very long time. Scott Lincicome explains why free trade and migration deserves a vigorous defense. Lees meer
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A New Nicotine Prohibition Push in States
12 september 2023 · 13 min
States and localities, grimly unaware of the predictable consequences of prohibition, are moving ahead with plans to make cigarettes and other nicotine products a matter of criminal law. Jacob Grier is author of The New Prohibition. Lees meer
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The Local Tradeoffs That Can Address the Housing Crisis
11 september 2023 · 14 min
The American housing crisis was largely created by local governments. Fixing it demands local innovation. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project details some local fixes to address the mismatch between supply and demand in American housing. Lees meer
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Are Lifetime Bans on Firearm Ownership 'Cruel and Unusual' Punishment?
8 september 2023 · 14 min
What are the implications of a federal court panel's decision that a lifetime ban on voting rights for felons is "cruel and unusual punishment"? Cody Wisniewski of the Firearms Policy Coalition comments. Lees meer
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State-Level Handouts to the Middle Class
7 september 2023 · 12 min
State-level programs intended for the very poor should not be expanded to include the middle class. Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center details some such programs states are working to expand. Lees meer
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NatCons vs. FreeCons
2 september 2023 · 14 min
National conservatism (or conservative nationalism) may have had its moment, but a group of so-called Freedom Conservatives have unveiled a statement of principles that includes a more robust voluntary sector of society. Stephanie Slade of Reason comments. Lees meer
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Montana's Bipartisan Housing Turnaround
1 september 2023 · 17 min
The American housing crisis can be fixed mostly by states and localities. How did Montana advance a more rational set of housing policies? Kendall Cotton of Montana's Frontier Institute explains. Lees meer
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Contradictions of the Farm Bill
31 augustus 2023 · 8 min
The Farm Bill puts food subsidies and healthy eating at odds with one another. Cato's Chris Edwards comments. Lees meer
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Setting the Table for Medicare's Drug Price Negotiations
29 augustus 2023 · 15 min
How will Medicare and drug companies effectively negotiate on matters of price? What are the real deficiencies in how drugs get to the people who need them? Michael Cannon comments. Lees meer
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Building Confidence and Competence through Montessori Education
23 augustus 2023 · 18 min
The methods of Maria Montessori aim to help young people take charge of their learning at a younger age. Jesse McCarthy, founder of MontessoriEducation.com, believes those methods prepare young people to thrive and build civil society. Lees meer
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Teaching Kids How to Learn from the Past
22 augustus 2023 · 25 min
The Tuttle Twins author Connor Boyack brings that same didactic approach to history in a new series of books aimed at young people. Lees meer
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Psychedelics and the Advance of Cognitive Liberty
21 augustus 2023 · 26 min
Psychedelics have powerful impacts on the human mind, and researchers are finding new ways to use those drugs to help people overcome mental difficulties. Do they also herald a new freedom of thought? Mason Marks of the Petrie-Flom Center comments. Lees meer
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PayPal Makes Big Entry into Stablecoins
18 augustus 2023 · 15 min
PayPal's entry into stablecoins promises big potential benefits to consumers across the financial sector, but how well founded are regulators' fears? Cato's Jack Solowey highlights the legitimate concerns. Lees meer
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The Promise of a Special Economic Zone in Honduras
17 augustus 2023 · 12 min
Próspera aims to present a new model for governance, and Honduras has led the way in fostering it. J Robertson directs development for Próspera. Lees meer
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Do Pot Smokers Have Second Amendment Rights?
16 augustus 2023 · 17 min
Tens of millions of Americans use federally illegal drugs, often in states where those drugs are legal. Do those people have the right to possess firearms under the Constitution? The feds seem to think they don’t. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in last week. Cato's Clark Neily comments on the case. Lees meer
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New Trump Indictment: Georgia Edition
15 augustus 2023 · 13 min
Former president Trump and more than a dozen codefendants will face charges in Georgia over claimed attempts to subvert the will of Georgia voters in 2020. Cato’s Clark Neily discusses the indictment. Lees meer
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Will Consumer Welfare Cease to Guide Corporate Mergers?
15 augustus 2023 · 13 min
New proposed merger guidelines would have a negative impact on consumers and companies of all sizes, according to Cato's Jennifer Huddleston. Lees meer
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A 'Link Tax' Won't Save Struggling Newspapers
14 augustus 2023 · 13 min
Well-intentioned though it may be, emulating Australia's "Link Tax" would be disastrous for small journalism outlets in the United States. Paul Matzko is author of a new Cato paper detailing the evidence. Lees meer
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Freeing American Families
10 augustus 2023 · 12 min
Being a parent is hard enough. Labor laws, child safety policies, tax and trade policy, and health policies each add impediments to the decision to have more children. A new Cato paper digs into policy reforms. Coauthor Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Lees meer
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China Reshuffles Its Rocket Force
9 augustus 2023 · 10 min
What does a shakeup in the highest levels of China's People's Liberation Army Rocket Force mean for U.S. commitments to Taiwan? Cato's Eric Gomez offers his analysis. Lees meer
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Argentina Should Dollarize Now
8 augustus 2023 · 11 min
Argentina has long had big problems with inflation, so why is dollarization such a hard sell there? Cato's Daniel Raisbeck explains. Lees meer
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Why Does the U.S. Sell Arms to Authoritarian Regimes?
7 augustus 2023 · 8 min
The United States has recently sold weapons to well over 100 countries, many of which have terrible human rights records. Cato's new Arms Sales Risk Index aims to help Congress understand the risks associated with many of those sales. Cato's Jordan Cohen comments. Lees meer
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After SCOTUS Rebuke, Biden Changes Tactics on Student Loan Bailout
5 augustus 2023 · 10 min
Now that the Supreme Court has tossed his original plan, President Biden plans different routes to forgives billions in student debt. Cato's Neal McCluskey discusses the plans. Lees meer
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Amid Trial Preparations on Federal Prostitution Charges, Backpage Founder Takes His Own Life
5 augustus 2023 · 14 min
A week before his trial on charges that his company facilitated prostitution, Backpage founder James Larkin took his own life. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason discusses what's led up to the trial and how prosecutors attempted to stymie the defendants. Lees meer
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Will Credit Downgrades Spur Greater Interest in a BRAC-like Fiscal Commission?
3 augustus 2023 · 11 min
Another credit rating agency has reduced its confidence in U.S. debt. Cato's Romina Boccia explains why it should spur greater interest in a fiscal commission that would stabilize the debt and protect politicians from some of the electoral fallout. Lees meer
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The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism
2 augustus 2023 · 23 min
In The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism, authors Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi dissect the wide range of libertarian thought through history. Coauthor Matt Zwolinski discusses the book. Lees meer
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Some in Congress Have Regulatory Knives Out for Crypto
1 augustus 2023 · 15 min
Cryptocurrency has some powerful enemies, including several members of Congress who appear bent on regulating the products into oblivion. Cato's Nick Anthony explains. Lees meer
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The Green Card Game Shows Why Legal Immigration Is so Difficult
31 juli 2023 · 12 min
The Green Card Game shows just how time consuming, expensive, and complicated it can be to achieve legal status in the United States. Cato's David Bier and Alex Nowrasteh created the game. Lees meer
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