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Complications in the Metaverse
9 december 2021 · 17 min
The metaverse offers an opportunity to replicate real-world human interaction, but it also presents some new and unique problems. Given the strength of current players in this market and the ever-present threat of regulation, how might the growth of this new simulated reality play out? Will Duffield comments. Lees meer
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West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency
8 december 2021 · 15 min
To what extent can Congress delegate away the authority to make laws? Will Yeatman details a case before the Supreme Court that holds big implications for the future of delegated legislative power. Lees meer
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I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance
7 december 2021 · 20 min
Are Americans really suited to self-government? If so, why do so many who study politics seem to think otherwise? Tony Woodlief is author of I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance. Lees meer
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Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom
7 december 2021 · 22 min
By placing conditions on government benefits, gifts, or licenses, governments can often achieve compliance in ways that would otherwise be blatantly unconstitutional. Philip Hamburger details how it works in his new book, Purchasing Submission. Lees meer
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Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19
4 december 2021 · 21 min
Where does the evidence stand on the so-called "lab leak" theory regarding the beginnings of Covid-19? Matt Ridley is coauthor of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19. Lees meer
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Who Buys (and Who Achieves) the American Dream?
3 december 2021 · 13 min
Optimism about achieving the American Dream is on the wane, or so we are told. Gonzalo Schwarz of the Archbridge Institute says that's not quite right. Lees meer
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The Tech/Innovation Policy Conversation We Need
2 december 2021 · 13 min
The heavy lifts to getting government out of the way of innovation in many cases simply aren't happening. Will Rinehart of the Center for Growth and Opportunity believes the people who need to do that hard work are distracted. Lees meer
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New Hampshire Takes Top Honors in Freedom in the 50 States
1 december 2021 · 22 min
New Hampshire takes top honors in the Cato Institute's new Freedom in the 50 States report. Authors Will Ruger and Jason Sorens discuss the report and its criteria. Lees meer
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Workforce Development and Broadband Spending
29 november 2021 · 13 min
How should success be measured in state-led efforts to provide rural broadband? Will Rinehart of the Center for Growth and Opportunity comments. Lees meer
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Collective Bargaining and Public Sector Accountability
27 november 2021 · 10 min
In many states, when teacher or police unions bargain over wages, benefits, and accountability, the public is left entirely outside the process. Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center details how that complicates holding the public sector accountable. Lees meer
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Police Power and Protecting Privacy in Montana
26 november 2021 · 9 min
How should states assert that police power to use new technology must exist within by basic constitutional limits? Kendall Cotton of Montana’s Frontier Institute comments. Lees meer
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Two More Thanksgiving Arguments
25 november 2021 · 20 min
Among the topics to avoid at the Thanksgiving table, the nature and causes of inflation and mask mandates rank high on the list. Economist Michael Munger discusses why those topics can and probably will inspire spirited disagreement this year. Lees meer
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A Bipartisan Effort to Curtail Presidential Warmaking
23 november 2021 · 19 min
The push to give presidents of both parties the power to make unrestrained war (on a number of occasions) was bipartisan. Will the effort to reclaim those powers for Congress draw a diverse majority coalition? Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) hope so. Lees meer
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New Rochelle’s New Housing Blueprint
22 november 2021 · 11 min
New Rochelle, a community in New York, seems to have found a way to streamline the production of new housing. Patrick Tuohey of the Better Cities Project explains how they did it. Lees meer
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The Struggle to End Qualified Immunity So Far
20 november 2021 · 13 min
Clark Neily details how qualified immunity came to be and why Americans must end it. Lees meer
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The Utah Strategy for Medical Cannabis
18 november 2021 · 10 min
Utah is ahead of more than a dozen states in approving medical cannabis. How did a conservative state like Utah get it done? How well does its program serve patients? Molly Davis with the Libertas Institute and the Utah Cannabis Association comments. Lees meer
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A Policy Lesson from Elon Musk
17 november 2021 · 9 min
Getting policy right means engaging in the right steps in the right order. Eli Dourado of the Center for Growth and Opportunity details a lesson for policymakers from a manufacturing titan. Lees meer
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Missouri Kinda Learns a Lesson in Data Collection & How to Treat Journalists
16 november 2021 · 18 min
Missouri threatened journalists with lawsuits after the journalists told them about their own errors in collecting and storing data online. Mike Masnick of Techdirt says, months later, the Show Me State hasn't learned all that much. Lees meer
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Supply Chain Trouble and the Federal Policies That Make It Worse
15 november 2021 · 10 min
There are many reasons for our supply chain disruptions. Colin Grabow details how the feds have made it worse. Lees meer
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Biden Swings and Misses on Stablecoins
12 november 2021 · 13 min
The President wants to isolate banks from the competition provided by the unregulated issuance of stablecoins. Norbert Michel and Jennifer Schulp comment. Lees meer
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Congress's January 6 Reckoning vs. Basic Government Oversight
11 november 2021 · 14 min
Is Congress's focus on this year's attack on the Capitol preventing or giving lawmakers a pass on basic oversight? Pat Eddington comments. Lees meer
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Tribal Sovereignty and Environmental Conservation
10 november 2021 · 10 min
What do Native American tribes have to teach the rest of us about land management and environmental conservation? Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center explains. Lees meer
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A New Federal Nudge (for Now) to Corporate America
9 november 2021 · 10 min
How the feds cajole or compel corporate behavior should be of great concern to customers and shareholders. The first step to nudging corporations toward "social responsibility" appears to be with corporate disclosures. Adam Millsap with Stand Together comments. Lees meer
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Litigating to Make Forest Management Worse
8 november 2021 · 12 min
Managing forests is more than putting out fires, and people suing the feds over forest management plans can make the risk and consequences of fires worse. Jonathan Wood of the Property and Environment Research Center comments. Lees meer
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The Cannabis Industry Has Its Own Entrenched Interests
6 november 2021 · 23 min
Most Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for either medical or recreational use, and that has brought with it industry insiders trying to drive regulation going forward. Shanita Penny is a cannabis educator and consultant who's seen it unfold. Lees meer
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Fixing Food: An FDA Insider Unravels the Myths and the Solutions
5 november 2021 · 21 min
The FDA has a massive impact on our food supply. Can the agency actually execute on its mandate? Should it? How might consumers gain more control over their choices? Richard A. Williams is author of Fixing Food: An FDA Insider Unravels the Myths and the Solutions. Lees meer
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When Schools Digitally Spy on Kids
4 november 2021 · 22 min
The pandemic may have accelerated the trend of schools using digital tools to watch kids well beyond their activities during the school day. Neal McCluskey and Julian Sanchez detail why a reckoning with this kind of surveillance is overdue. Lees meer
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Room for Improvement in New Virginia Governor's School Choice Plan
3 november 2021 · 16 min
Republican Glenn Youngkin capitalized on parental anger over schools to become Virginia's next governor, but his own plans to expand choice for parents are, to put it mildly, weak. Neal McCluskey comments on the surprise upset in Virginia and what it means for state politics elsewhere. Lees meer
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Monetizing Anger on Facebook (and in Print)
2 november 2021 · 12 min
You’ll be forgiven if you squint a bit when establishment media outlets breathlessly report a social media outlet effectively monetizing anger. After all, media outlets have a long-established tradition of doing exactly that. Walter Olson comments. Lees meer
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Health Savings Accounts Boost Retirement Savings
29 oktober 2021 · 18 min
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a powerful innovation for health care payments, but they're also perhaps the single best financial vehicle for retirement savings. Michael Cannon explains. Lees meer
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States versus Feds in Emerging Tech
29 oktober 2021 · 7 min
Logan Kolas of the Buckeye Institute details the technologies where feds should play a muted role in setting the rules of the road. Lees meer
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What Drives Regulators' Fears over Stablecoins?
27 oktober 2021 · 12 min
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that track government money. Why do they strike such fear in the hearts of federal regulators? Norbert Michel discusses his new paper. Lees meer
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Steps to Making America’s Supply Chains Less Brittle
26 oktober 2021 · 11 min
The pandemic introduced a variety of shocks to the global economy, but the policies already on the books didn't help supply chains adjust appropriately. Now we have a serious problem getting goods from producers to buyers. Scott Lincicome offers some advice to lawmakers and the President. Lees meer
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How Medicare Impacts Quality of Care
25 oktober 2021 · 15 min
How does Medicare's incentive structure impact the quality of care it delivers? Cato's Michael Cannon is coauthor of a new paper exploring the question. Lees meer
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Pennsylvania's Uncomfortable School Choice Consensus
22 oktober 2021 · 19 min
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has seen large expansions in school choice programs in recent years under a Democratic governor. Marc Leblond of the Commonwealth Foundation describes how the politics aligned to make it happen. Lees meer
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Does the Supreme Court Need Fixing?
21 oktober 2021 · 21 min
There are many ideas for how to fix the Supreme Court. At Cato's recent Cato Club event, Ilya Shapiro said it's far from clear that it needs fixing at all. Lees meer
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How Should Congress and the Fed Deal with Growing Inflation?
20 oktober 2021 · 15 min
The long-feared specter of inflation is here, even though it's a far cry from the inflation of the 1970s. Cato's Norbert Michel discusses how Congress and the Federal Reserve ought to respond. Lees meer
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What Will 2021's School Choice Boom Give Students?
19 oktober 2021 · 14 min
School choice exploded this year. What does that mean for students? Jason Bedrick comments. Lees meer
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Immigrants and the Labor Crunch
19 oktober 2021 · 9 min
The restrictive immigration policies of Donald Trump have sadly been mostly maintained by Joe Biden, and that means bad things for employers seeking workers. David Bier explains how executive action could free immigration and alleviate the labor crunch. Lees meer
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The Broad Coalitions That Stop Corporate Welfare
15 oktober 2021 · 10 min
he threat of big government handouts to well-funded special interests demands an opposition that is, if not well-funded, at least ideologically diverse. John Mozena of The Center for Economic Accountability comments. Lees meer
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Political Sectarianism and the Presidential Cult
14 oktober 2021 · 29 min
Increasing political polarization is real, according to political scientists. To what extent have the powers of the presidency helped drive it? Gene Healy comments. Lees meer
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Million Dollar Fines for 'Incompatible' Landscaping?
13 oktober 2021 · 11 min
Could you prove that your landscaping was "compatible" with that of your neighbors? Is it excessive to fine homeowners $1000 a day for "incompatible" plants? Is there a true victim when disfavored landscaping arrives in your neighborhood? Maurice Thompson of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law has just such a case in Ohio. Lees meer
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Federal Cops, Qualified Immunity, and Effective Absolute Immunity
12 oktober 2021 · 14 min
Bringing claims against state cops for violating your rights is hard enough, but it's even harder when the cop is a fed. Patrick Jaicomo is an attorney at the Institute for Justice. We discussed current cases where federal cops stepped on American rights. Lees meer
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Will the Feds Make Federal Cases out of Local School Battles?
11 oktober 2021 · 19 min
Local public schooling fights over hot button political issues have attracted attention from the Department of Justice and the FBI. Neal McCluskey offers a way out of the escalating fights. Lees meer
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Abu Zubaydah (Figuratively) at the Supreme Court
9 oktober 2021 · 18 min
Why does the U.S. continue to imprison Abu Zubaydah without trial? Julian Sanchez discusses how assertions of the "state secrets privilege" by the federal government has complicated this case for most of the last two decades. Lees meer
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How Wealth Fuels Growth: The Role of Angel Investment
8 oktober 2021 · 8 min
Angel investors provide a unique source of support for America’s entrepreneurs, particularly in leading-edge industries. What does that mean for economic performance and taxing and spending? Chris Edwards explains. Lees meer
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The Innocence Project Receives the 2021 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty
7 oktober 2021 · 32 min
Last week, the Cato Institute gave the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty to The Innocence Project for its work exonerating the wrongly convicted and recommending policy change supporting a better criminal justice system. Cato’s Clark Neily sat down with Innocence Project cofounders Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld and executive director Christina Swarns at a dinner honoring their achievements advancing human liberty. Lees meer
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The Unsung Promise of Health Savings Accounts
6 oktober 2021 · 18 min
Health Savings Accounts were a legislative stowaway that have since become one of the most promising avenues for reforming American health care. Michael Cannon explains how they work. Lees meer
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The Patriot Act Twenty Years Later
4 oktober 2021 · 14 min
In the wake of September 11th, 2001, it's important to note what changed with respect to federal power. The Patriot Act delivered a massive increase in federal police authority. Christopher J. Coyne comments. Lees meer
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New Cato Polling: Vaccine Hesitancy and Mandates
2 oktober 2021 · 11 min
Are heavy handed tactics with respect to vaccines helpful to people not sure if they want to get a jab? Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the new polling. Lees meer
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