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Ukraine Should Not Be A NATO Member
29 juli 2023 · 12 min
The rumblings about adding Ukraine in yet another expansion of NATO raises many important questions, most especially about NATO's purpose. Justin Logan explains why NATO membership should not be in the future for Ukraine. Lees meer
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The Original Sin of U.S. Health Policy
28 juli 2023 · 16 min
The tax code penalizes workers who want to control their earnings and their health insurance. Michael Cannon explains why the income tax is the original sin of U.S. health policy. Lees meer
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The Dissident Project Brings Escapees from Authoritarians to American High Schools
27 juli 2023 · 17 min
The Dissident Project’s speakers travel to high schools to speak to students about authoritarianism, drawing on their own experience living under autocratic rule in their home countries. Grace Bydalek and Frances Hui discuss The Dissident Project’s work. Lees meer
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The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance
26 juli 2023 · 27 min
David Beito is author of The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. Lees meer
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An Assessment of #StopCopCity and Training Centers for 'Urban Combat' Policing
24 juli 2023 · 14 min
Atlanta's Cop City represents an expansion of police training to include more potential "urban combat" scenarios. At least one Cop City protestor has been killed with little explanation by authorities. Patrick Eddington discusses what he's found. Lees meer
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The Impossibility of Policy
21 juli 2023 · 19 min
What makes for good rules? Good rules are often "discovered," according to Cato's Deirdre McCloskey. Lees meer
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New Attempts to Reform Rules for Accredited Investors
20 juli 2023 · 13 min
Accredited investors are supposed to be sophisticated, but the designation is rooted in the size of your portfolio and not your expertise. Jennifer Schulp discusses current attempts at reform. Lees meer
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Defuse the Culture War with Liberated Education
19 juli 2023 · 14 min
The only way to treat all equally, while advancing genuine tolerance, is the good old American value of limited government. Mustafa Alkyl and Neal McCluskey explain what this ought to mean for education. Lees meer
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The Bank Secrecy Act Delivers A Lopsided Privacy Tradeoff
18 juli 2023 · 11 min
The Bank Secrecy Act requires your financial institutions to snitch on you every time you engage in certain kinds of financial transactions. What's the benefit in terms of reducing crime? Nick Anthony says it's hard to tell. Lees meer
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SCOTUS Nixes Souped-Up Independent State Legislature Theory
17 juli 2023 · 13 min
The Supreme Court shot down an extreme version of a relatively new theory of state legislative independence in the context of elections. Walter Olson explains. Lees meer
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Big Taxpayer Bucks for Buc-ee's
14 juli 2023 · 17 min
Buc-ee's has garnered a reputation as an oasis for the weary traveler, but should taxpayers have to support it financially? Cato's Marc Joffe and John Mozena of the Center for Economic Accountability comment. Lees meer
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Congressional Democrats Keep Pushing This One Big Tax Deduction
13 juli 2023 · 8 min
The state and local tax deduction has been curtailed, but many Congressional Democrats wish it would come back in full force. Cato's Adam Michel comments. Lees meer
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SCOTUS Will Weigh in on Taxing Unrealized Income
12 juli 2023 · 9 min
The Supreme Court will take up the case of a one-time tax hike for a highly selective group of Americans on some of their unrealized income. Tommy Berry explains. Lees meer
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An Object Lesson in States Holding Local Governments Accountable
7 juli 2023 · 12 min
How do states hold counties and cities accountable for their financial management? Marc Joffe details a tightening of some accounting requirements in North Carolina. Lees meer
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AI Regulation in Europe versus the U.S.
6 juli 2023 · 10 min
Europe's data privacy rules make regulating artificial intelligence an easier step to take. How will those rules affect the deployment and investment in this new technology elsewhere? Jennifer Huddleston comments. Lees meer
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Standing, the Right Not to Speak, and 303 Creative v. Elenis
6 juli 2023 · 19 min
The Supreme Court’ 303 Creative v. Elenis decision correctly applies First Amendment law to vindicate one of the most important dimensions of human liberty: the right not to speak. Walter Olson explains. Lees meer
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After SCOTUS Rejects Biden Plan, Will Student Debt Cancellation Get Another Round?
4 juli 2023 · 9 min
The Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s ambitious plan to give away hundreds of billions of dollars on behalf of student debtors. The President claimed his legal authority to do so came from 2003’s Heroes Act. Biden has pledged to try again. Tommy Berry evaluates the case. Lees meer
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SCOTUS Clarifies 'True Threats'
3 juli 2023 · 11 min
In Counterman v. Colorado, the Supreme Court clarified what should be treated as a "true threat" going forward. Jay Schweikert discusses the court's opinion. Lees meer
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The End of Racial Preferences in College Admissions
30 juni 2023 · 9 min
The Supreme Court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions. Cato's Anastasia Boden comments on the cases. Lees meer
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SCOTUS Leans on Constitutional Avoidance in United States v. Hansen
29 juni 2023 · 9 min
The Supreme Court upheld the federal criminal prohibition on encouraging or inducing violations of immigration law, and how they did so is notable and disappointing. Tommy Berry comments. Lees meer
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Mr. Modi Goes to Washington
28 juni 2023 · 11 min
What would India and the U.S. get out of a stronger relationship? Is that even likely? Cato's Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar comments. Lees meer
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A Few Avenues for Fixing Broken Federal Budgeting
28 juni 2023 · 16 min
Congress is pretty good at avoiding accountability, opting instead for budgeting gimmicks that aim to hide the true cost of government. Romina Boccia highlights some of the ideas that could change that. Lees meer
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Appealing Questionable Convictions after Jones v. Hendrix
26 juni 2023 · 8 min
A likely bad conviction, a sloppily written law, and the Supreme Court have come together to provide a strange and troubling outcome in Jones v. Hendrix. Cato's Jay Schweikert details what happened. Lees meer
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For the Vast Majority, Legal Immigration to the U.S. Is Virtually Impossible
23 juni 2023 · 12 min
David Bier explains why the "just immigrate legally" crowd display a profound ignorance of how immigration does and doesn't work in the United States. Lees meer
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The War on Vaping Proceeds Apace
22 juni 2023 · 13 min
Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the accelerating war on vaping and why the consequences will be as predictable as most prohibitions. Lees meer
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Improving Youth Online Safety without Sacrificing Privacy and Speech
21 juni 2023 · 11 min
Jennifer Huddleston argues that currently proposed policy approaches to youth online safety are overly blunt tools that will cause more harm than good. Lees meer
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Is Congress Tackling Tough Questions on Crypto Regulation?
20 juni 2023 · 13 min
Jack Solowey and Jennifer Schulp give a review of recent moves in Congress on cryptocurrency regulation. Lees meer
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Rent/Landlord Control Challenged in NYC
19 juni 2023 · 7 min
New York City's strict rent control law also restricts the ability of landlords to exit the market. Tommy Berry details a challenge the Supreme Court may take up in the next term. Lees meer
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When Debate Stops Being the Battle of Ideas
16 juni 2023 · 30 min
James Fishback, founder of Incubate Debate, believes that the changing nature of debate as a competitive event does young people a profound disservice. Lees meer
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ESG Fans and Opponents Can't Seem to Agree on What ESG Means
15 juni 2023 · 15 min
Investing that targets certain environmental, social, and governance goals (ESG) has its fans and opponents, but they can't seem to settle on a common definition. That's enabled all manner of troubling policy proposals. Jennifer Schulp explains. Lees meer
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Why the Car Market Went Crazy
14 juni 2023 · 13 min
Among the pandemic, new regulations on auto production, tax credits, and microchip supply constraints, it's been a wild few years for the car market. Scott Lincicome discusses what normal might look like in the near term and why government has made a stabilizing situation somewhat more volatile. Lees meer
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A Libertarian Take on Family Policy
13 juni 2023 · 18 min
At the Cato Institute Benefactor Summit held in May, Vanessa Brown Calder spoke with Alex Nowrasteh on how libertarians ought to approach issues of broad importance to families. Lees meer
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Donald Trump's Federal Criminal Indictment
12 juni 2023 · 16 min
If it weren't for the fact that Donald Trump is a former President who is seeking that job for a third time, the dozens of federal criminal charges relating to purloined classified documents he now faces would be straightforward. Clark Neily comments. Lees meer
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The End of Home Equity Theft and the Future of Takings
12 juni 2023 · 10 min
Geraldine Tyler will get her thousands of dollars back from her local government thanks to a recent Supreme Court opinion ending the practice known as "home equity theft." What's that mean going forward? Tommy Berry comments. Lees meer
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What's the Benefit of Religious Charter Schools?
9 juni 2023 · 20 min
Religious charter schools may grow in the coming years, but it's not clear what the benefits are to the schools or religious institutions that would run them. Neal McCluskey comments. Lees meer
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Industrial Policy Fans Hit with Harsh Political Realities
8 juni 2023 · 15 min
Fans of government intervention into the economy in the pursuit of largely agreeable social goods are running into the realities of lawmaking. Scott Lincicome offers some comfort. Lees meer
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Central Bank Digital Currency versus The Constitution
7 juni 2023 · 21 min
Would a Fed-issued central bank digital currency (CBDC) run afoul of the Constitution? Christina Skinner of the Wharton School and Cato's Norbert Michel comment. Lees meer
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The High Price of Buying American
6 juni 2023 · 8 min
Policies that privilege domestic producers of various products punish consumers, taxpayers, and producers alike while delivering few benefits. Cato's James Bacchus comments. Lees meer
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Voters as Mad Scientists
5 juni 2023 · 26 min
In Voters as Mad Scientists, economist Bryan Caplan explores various aspects of voter irrationality and how we might correct for our own errors of thinking. Lees meer
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How Government Rigged the Adjudicative Process to Facilitate Its Unlawful Exercise of Power
2 juni 2023 · 17 min
At the Cato Institute's Benefactor Summit, Clark Neily details how government itself substantially altered the process of criminal adjudication and stacked the deck against average Americans. Lees meer
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Sackett v. EPA Is Finally Resolved
1 juni 2023 · 14 min
The Sackett family has finally gotten its relief from the U.S. Supreme Court. Charles Yates of the Pacific Legal Foundation represented the Sackett family. Lees meer
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A Tentative Debt Limit Deal Moves to Congress
30 mei 2023 · 12 min
The debt limit deal hammered out by House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden won't do much on its own to prevent a fiscal crisis, but it does set up some potentially productive negotiations to limit spending and debt in the coming years. Chris Edwards comments. Lees meer
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Can Congress Regulate Artificial Intelligence?
29 mei 2023 · 15 min
What do we give up in any attempt to regulate the development of artificial intelligence? Matt Mittelsteadt of the Mercatus Center and Cato's Jennifer Huddleston comment. Lees meer
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The FBI’s Ongoing War on Encryption
28 mei 2023 · 15 min
The FBI's war on encryption poses threats well beyond the private sector. In fact, as Cato's Patrick Eddington points out, the FBI itself faces threats from widespread compromised private communication technology. Lees meer
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Section 230 Will Return to the Supreme Court
27 mei 2023 · 13 min
What protections do/should platforms have to use algorithms to suggest content to viewers? Will Duffield and Jennifer Huddleston comment on recent and future cases at the Supreme Court. Lees meer
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Housing Markets and Housing First
26 mei 2023 · 13 min
Where do "housing first" policies to address homelessness succeed or fail? Vanessa Brown Calder is coauthor of a new Cato briefing paper examining several of these attempts to make permanent housing a prerequisite for other assistance. Lees meer
Briefing Paper: Housing Markets First: Housing Supply and Affordability Are Key to Reducing Homelessness
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Making the Broad Case for Liberty
25 mei 2023 · 27 min
Former Congressman Justin Amash, for a time the only Libertarian member of that body, discusses how he approaches making a compelling case for liberty and civil society. This conversation is from the Cato Institute's Benefactor Summit. Lees meer
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What Does the Constitution Tell Us About the Debt Limit?
25 mei 2023 · 11 min
As the fight continues over how to handle mounting U.S. debt, Cato's Robert A. Levy has a few thoughts on how the Constitution ought to inform the debate. Lees meer
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Understanding Jimmy Lai's Determination for Freedom
22 mei 2023 · 19 min
William McGurn speaks about Jimmy Lai at the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, introduced by Cato President Peter Goettler. Lees meer
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A Few Thoughts on the Role of the Entrepreneur
17 mei 2023 · 19 min
One of the biggest misconceptions that drives mischief in the economy is the widespread belief that entrepreneurship is easy, and if it's not easy, it's at least formulaic. Deirdre McCloskey explains why that attitude can be so destructive. Lees meer
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