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Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems
16 december 2022 · 18 min
Todd Myers is author of Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems. Lees meer
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Criminal Justice Reform on Behalf of Workers
15 december 2022 · 14 min
Productive employment is associated with avoiding entanglement in the criminal justice system, but for those already entangled that fact may be of little comfort. Scott Lincicome explains why criminal justice reform may also be pro-worker policy reform in his chapter of Empowering the New American Worker. Lees meer
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Health Care and the New American Worker
14 december 2022 · 17 min
Employment and health care are inextricably linked, and often that means limiting the choices of workers across the economy. Michael Cannon authored the health care chapter in Cato's new book, Empowering the New American Worker. Lees meer
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What Has Joe Biden Gotten Right on Immigration?
13 december 2022 · 12 min
The President hasn't done much with respect to immigration, but there are a few bright spots. David Bier discusses the Biden record on immigration so far and a new paper on guest workers. Lees meer
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Occupational Licensing and the Private Market Actors Who Make the Rules
12 december 2022 · 10 min
It's a clear conflict of interest when industry insiders get to control who participates in that industry, but that's exactly how occupational licensing functions. And, as Steve Slivinski of the Pacific Legal Foundation notes, it's worse than you might think. Lees meer
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Government Impediments to Lower Cost of Living
10 december 2022 · 13 min
Higher salaries are great, but the cost of living impacts quality of life every bit as much. In her chapter in Cato's new Empowering the New American Worker book, Gabriella Beaumont-Smith details the myriad ways basic goods cost more than they should. Lees meer
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Keeping North Carolina’s Housing Affordable
8 december 2022 · 8 min
Mike Tanner's new paper on the path forward for housing affordability in North Carolina shows that some of the biggest impediments to new housing exist in more states than just New York and California. Lees meer
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From Federal Spending Spree to Congressional Lame Duck
7 december 2022 · 16 min
Congress loves to avoid accountability. Our current and most recent former presidents have both presided over unprecedented spending. To make matters worse, the flashpoint of accountability elections provide is two years or more away. Jonathan Bydlak of the R Street Institute says this is the time when we should expect to see lawmakers at their least accountable as many (but not all) traditional opponents of profligate spending have shifted focus more immediate culture war fights. Lees meer
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Housing for the New American Worker
6 december 2022 · 11 min
The cost of housing is at historic highs and largely without good reason. Vanessa Brown Calder discusses what needs to change to make housing more affordable for average Americans. Lees meer
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On A Matter of $8000 Stolen by the Government
5 december 2022 · 13 min
Cristal Starling of Rochester, New York just wants her money back. The government took it without even charging her with a crime. Lee McGrath of the Institute for Justice is representing her in court. Lees meer
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Smashing the Liquor Machine
2 december 2022 · 20 min
The temperance movement in the U.S. that culminated with Prohibition wasn't the only one, though the results were similar. Mark Lawrence Schrad is author of Smashing the Liquor Machine. Lees meer
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God in Commerce
1 december 2022 · 22 min
What is the proper way for Christians to engage with the world around them? Many theologians believe Christians are called upon to be socialists. Deirdre McCloskey disagrees. Her forthcoming book is God in Commerce. Lees meer
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Challenges to Donor Privacy New and Old
30 november 2022 · 11 min
The nonprofit world largely weathered the pandemic, but the longstanding threats remain to the ability of nonprofit donors to remain anonymous haven’t gone anywhere. Peter Lipsett of DonorsTrust comments. Lees meer
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Transportation and the New American Worker
29 november 2022 · 9 min
American workers need to get to work, and the systems that support our transportation infrastructure need reform. Colin Grabow authored the transportation chapter in Cato's Empowering the New American Worker book. Lees meer
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North Korea’s Missile Tests a Regular Source of Anxiety
27 november 2022 · 11 min
North Korea’s missile tests are a regular source of anxiety, but it’s important not to let the country’s saber rattling turn into a high-stakes cycle of increasing belligerence. Cato’s Eric Gomez details the current state of play. Lees meer
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Iran's Struggle against Mandated Religious Practices
26 november 2022 · 12 min
Protests in Iran continue to highlight the struggle against mandated religious practices by Iran’s government. Cato’s Mustafa Akyol comments. Lees meer
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Items on Americans' Ballot
25 november 2022 · 16 min
Items on ballots this month included the typical crop of candidates, but voters also weighed in on ballot issues on how people vote, abortion, the separation of powers, involuntary servitude, and ending some drug prohibition. Cato’s Walter Olson discusses some of the more notable ballot measures voters faced this year. Lees meer
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The Next American Economy
24 november 2022 · 24 min
There are several paths forward for the American economy, but one path readily advanced by a movement on the right looks a lot like a loser’s playbook: protect industries and workers with the heavy hand of government and otherwise move toward more state interventions into economic affairs. Samuel Gregg is author of the new book, The Next American Economy. Lees meer
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Fire Suppression versus Forest Management
23 november 2022 · 9 min
There are ways to mitigate and prevent catastrophic wildfires if only the feds would allow them. Hannah Downey of the Property and Environment Research Center explains. Lees meer
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Biden's Apparently Temporary but Also Seemingly Permanent Medicaid Expansion
22 november 2022 · 10 min
The Biden White House continues to delay a return to normalcy in the Medicaid program, and that's putting states on the hook for more spending. Marc Joffe comments. Lees meer
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Empowering Independent Work
18 november 2022 · 17 min
Independent contractors perform vital functions throughout the economy so why do many states and the federal government want to disempower that kind of work. Scott Lincicome is editor of the new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker. Lees meer
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How States Protect and Punish Political Speech
17 november 2022 · 16 min
How do states rank when it comes to protecting the right to speak publicly about politics? Scott Blackburn is author of The Free Speech Index at the Institute for Free Speech. Lees meer
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Education and the New American Worker
15 november 2022 · 21 min
Public institutions dominate the education landscape, but those institutions do not serve the needs of workers particularly well. Neal McCluskey is author of two chapters dealing with education in the new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker. Lees meer
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Lessons from Montana's Growing Pains
13 november 2022 · 11 min
Kendall Cotton of Montana’s Frontier Institute discusses how the state can make room for new Montanans and prevent long-term economic problems in the process. Lees meer
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Home-Based Business and the New American Worker
11 november 2022 · 10 min
Businesses run out of homes represent a massive and unseen part of our economy. Governments should take steps to empower rather than punish these firms. Chris Edwards is author of a chapter in the new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker. Lees meer
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Takeaways from Election Day 2022
10 november 2022 · 23 min
Despite what was described just months earlier as a great political environment for Republicans, the anticipated "red wave" didn't materialize. Cato's Emily Ekins provided some analysis. Lees meer
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Empowering the New American Worker
10 november 2022 · 20 min
The new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker, digs deep into policy reforms that would give American workers far greater freedom to plot their own professional lives. Scott Lincicome is the book's editor. Lees meer
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A Case for Limiting the Time and Term of Supreme Court Justices
8 november 2022 · 36 min
What's the case for limiting the time or term of Supreme Court justices? Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School made his case at the Cato Institute's Constitution Day festivities in September. Lees meer
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Prospects for Regulatory Reform in 2023
8 november 2022 · 12 min
What does West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency portend for regulatory reform? Is there hope for other regulatory reform with a new Congress? Joe Luppino-Esposito of the Pacific Legal Foundation gives his take. Lees meer
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Are Social Media Algorithms a Form of Speech?
3 november 2022 · 19 min
When social media companies decide what to show you, are the algorithms they use to automate the process a form of speech? It matters for civil liability. Paul Matzko comments. Lees meer
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Conservatives' Time for Choosing on The One Ring of Big Government: #TeamFrodo or #TeamBoromir
2 november 2022 · 10 min
Is a massive, powerful state something to be feared and destroyed … or wielded like a weapon? Many self-styled conservatives have decided that The One Ring of big government is a gift to conservative policy goals. Tony Woodlief disagrees. Lees meer
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30 Years Later, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights Has Been Decimated
1 november 2022 · 12 min
Thirty years ago, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) was meant to strictly limit spending and taxes. That's not how it's worked out. Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute details for the benefit of other states how TABOR opponents wore it down. Lees meer
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Is Democratic Opposition to School Choice on the Wane?
31 oktober 2022 · 13 min
Recent shifts by some leading Democratic candidates for governor may indicate that the partisan political divide over school choice is shrinking. Rebekah Bydlak of the American Federation for Children explains. Lees meer
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Suppressing Truthful Information about Judges Violates the First Amendment
28 oktober 2022 · 7 min
Tragic circumstances have inspired federal lawmakers to try to protect basic biographical information about judges from distribution online, but the proposal runs headlong into the First Amendment. Tommy Berry explains. Lees meer
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Big Takeaways from Large Declines in Student Achievement
27 oktober 2022 · 8 min
We knew it was coming, but the magnitude of declines in student test scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress still shocked many parents. So what should parents do on behalf of their kids now? Colleen Hroncich comments. Lees meer
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Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister
26 oktober 2022 · 15 min
New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's agenda appears to be lighter than the one advanced by his immediate predecessor. The difficult work of regulatory reform appears to be nowhere on the agenda. Ryan Bourne comments. Lees meer
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The Low-Key Housing Turnaround in Auburn, Maine
25 oktober 2022 · 16 min
Boosting the production of new housing keeps young people engaged in communities they might otherwise feel compelled to leave. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project discusses the housing redemption for policymakers in Auburn, Maine. Lees meer
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Resist the Urge to Suggest Jared Polis Is a Libertarian
24 oktober 2022 · 8 min
Colorado's governor Jared Polis gets good press for his libertarian sympathies. Jon Caldara of Colorado's Independence Institute humbly asks the media to please cut it out and look at the evidence. Lees meer
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Is Kentucky’s Pension Mess Improving?
22 oktober 2022 · 12 min
Kentucky is among the worst performers in managing state pensions. Those pensions are promises to government workers that, if not managed properly, represent a massive new liability for taxpayers. Allison Ball is Kentucky's state treasurer. Lees meer
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Evaluating California's Progress on Poverty and Inequality
21 oktober 2022 · 9 min
Cato's Project on Poverty and Inequality in California is a year old, so how has the Golden State changed in that time? Cato's Michael Tanner comments. Lees meer
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Cato Files Suit to Stop Biden's Student Bailout
20 oktober 2022 · 10 min
Does the President have unilateral authority to spend billions of dollars to provide college students a bailout? The Cato Institute has filed suit to stop the mass debt cancellation undertaken by the Biden Administration. Clark Neily comments. Lees meer
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If Some Jones Act Defenders Had Their Way, Cato Employees Would Face Treason Charges
19 oktober 2022 · 15 min
It's laughable, right? Right? At least one high-level Jones Act supporter would like to see Cato Institute "members" charged with treason for daring to speak out about the century-old protectionist shipping law. Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome won't plead the Fifth. Lees meer
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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors 2022
18 oktober 2022 · 11 min
Governors play a key role in state fiscal policy. This report grades governors on their fiscal policies from a limited‐government perspective. Chris Edwards is the report's author. Lees meer
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The Municipal Financial Crisis
17 oktober 2022 · 30 min
Mark Moses is author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting. Lees meer
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How the Regulatory Sandbox Works for Utah
13 oktober 2022 · 12 min
Utah adopted a first-in-the-country regulatory sandbox to address needs of entrepreneurs and get businesses up and running with a big, temporary reprieve from government red tape. So how is it going? Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute discusses the power of the sandbox to submit existing regulation to greater scrutiny. Lees meer
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Does the Regulatory State Fuel Populism?
12 oktober 2022 · 10 min
Cato adjunct scholar Bryan Caplan speaks at the New Challenges to the Free Economy conference on the subject of how (or if) the regulatory state fuels populism. Lees meer
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Ignoring versus Overstating the Tradeoffs Inherent in Crafting Policy
11 oktober 2022 · 30 min
Where do the Left and Right go wrong when considering economic policy? Economist Jason Furman spoke at the Cato Institute's New Challenges to the Free Economy conference held last week. Lees meer
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Kentucky Gives School Choice Its Day in Court
10 oktober 2022 · 11 min
Kentucky is late to the school choice party, but its education opportunity accounts (#KYEOA) would deliver new education options for parents seeking better choices for their children. The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about EOAs this week. Akia McNeary is a parent seeking better education for her kids. David Hodges is an attorney at the Institute for Justice. Lees meer
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Biden Moves to Begin the End of Cannabis Prohibition
7 oktober 2022 · 18 min
The end of cannabis prohibition is long overdue. The Biden administration appears to recognize that, and is making substantial moves to bring that reality closer. Trevor Burrus discusses the importance of each of the President's directives. Lees meer
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U.S. and Europe Should Welcome Russian Draft Dodgers
6 oktober 2022 · 8 min
If you want to weaken an adversary who is escalating a war on a neighbor while scrambling global energy markets, you could do a lot worse than welcoming people who are trying to escape the regime. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Lees meer
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