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The Government (Sorta) Wants Your Input on Nutrition
21 maart 2018 · 10 min
The feds are taking public comment on nutrition guidelines. Terence Kealey believes the current advice ought to be scrapped. Lees meer
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Trump’s Disappointing Approach to Opioids
20 maart 2018 · 14 min
Donald Trump rolled out his approach to handling the opioid problem in the United States: treatment for addicts and execution for drug dealers. Cato's Jeffrey Singer says it's disappointing and almost entirely the wrong approach. Lees meer
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The Trouble with Paid Family Leave
19 maart 2018 · 16 min
What can we learn from other countries with mandated paid family leave? Why do so many prominent Republicans view the idea as a conservative one? Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Lees meer
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Massive Numbers of Untested Rape Kits
16 maart 2018 · 10 min
Why do police departments allow rape kits to go untested? Clark Neily comments. Lees meer
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#CatoConnects: NAFTA and the Trump Tariffs
15 maart 2018 · 32 min
What impact with the Trump tariffs have on renewed negotiations over North American trade policy? Inu Manak and Simon Lester comment. Lees meer
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The Abolition of Slavery and Libertarian Thought
14 maart 2018 · 22 min
What does it mean for historical events to be regarded as victories of modern ideologies? Anthony Comegna comments. Lees meer
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#Rexit at State Department, Mike Pompeo, and Gina Haspel
13 maart 2018 · 12 min
Mike Pompeo is expected to replace Rex Tillerson at the State Department, and Gina Haspel, a longtime intelligence agent who oversaw black sites for the CIA, may replace Pompeo at CIA. Chris Preble and Emma Ashford comment. Lees meer
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Risky Business: The Role of Arms Sales in U.S. Foreign Policy
13 maart 2018 · 10 min
In just his first year in office, President Trump signed arms deals at a record pace. What are the costs and benefits of those sales of U.S. weaponry? Caroline Dorminey is author of "Risky Business: The Role of Arms Sales in U.S. Foreign Policy." Lees meer
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Trump to Meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
12 maart 2018 · 13 min
The White House seems substantially unprepared for a planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Doug Bandow and John Glaser comment. Lees meer
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A ‘Digital Muslim Ban’
9 maart 2018 · 15 min
Did the President enact a "digital Muslim ban” in a now-withdrawn executive order? Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Alvaro Bedoya offer their thoughts. Lees meer
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Criminal Immigrants in Texas
8 maart 2018 · 8 min
What does new data in Texas tell us about the propensity of immigrants to commit crimes? Alex Nowrasteh is author of a new Cato Institute policy brief, "Criminal Immigrants in Texas." Lees meer
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Italian Elections Boost Populists
7 maart 2018 · 15 min
The Five Star Movement and Northern League have shaken the political establishment in Italy, and both groups make protection, cultural and economic, a key element of their platforms. Alberto Mingardi comments on the changes. Lees meer
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Trump’s Tariffs Will Intensify Trade War
6 maart 2018 · 13 min
The Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum will punish American manufacturers and invite retaliation from trading partners. The national security rationale for the tariffs is also pretty flimsy. Dan Ikenson comments. Lees meer
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Putin’s New Deadly Toys
5 maart 2018 · 10 min
How does the announcement of a new breed of Russian nuclear weapons alter the calculus for defending against the nuclear threat? Emma Ashford and Eric Gomez comment. Lees meer
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Why Won’t Courts Question Qualified Immunity?
3 maart 2018 · 16 min
Courts are loathe to take cases that might alter or weaken qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that protects police from some of the consequences of serious misconduct. Why? William Baude of the University of Chicago Law School comments. Lees meer
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Won't Someone Please Think of the Parents?!?
1 maart 2018 · 18 min
Parents enmeshed in the child protective services system often are asked to prove a negative, that they've done nothing wrong, in order to get their children back. Dan Greenberg of Advance Arkansas Institute comments on recent legislative efforts. Lees meer
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The Case against Qualified Immunity
28 februari 2018 · 23 min
"Qualified immunity" is a doctrine that protects police from misconduct that would send someone without a badge to jail. Clark Neily and Jay Schweikert discuss the controversy. Lees meer
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Some Bad Reasons to Love/Hate Bitcoin
27 februari 2018 · 12 min
When fans and detractors of cryptocurrencies talk, they need to understand the economic fundamentals behind what they're saying. Will Luther comments. Lees meer
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Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
26 februari 2018 · 8 min
Can the state ban you from wearing any political message at the polling place? Wen Fa is an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation. We discussed his case before the Supreme Court, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. Lees meer
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Clashing over Commerce: A History of U.S. Trade Policy
23 februari 2018 · 25 min
Trade plays a huge role in the wealth that Americans enjoy, so why has it been so controversial? Douglas A. Irwin is author of Clashing over Commerce: A History of U.S. Trade Policy. Lees meer
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Realizing A Freedom Philosophy
22 februari 2018 · 26 min
The struggle over ideas needs people to tell stories to make real the costs and benefits of putting those ideas into practice. Bob Chitester of the Free to Choose Network has spent decades working on this broad project. We spoke this weekend in Chicago. Lees meer
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Gerrymandered Battle Lines before SCOTUS
21 februari 2018 · 17 min
The Supreme Court faces two cases of partisan gerrymandering this term. Why hasn't Congress dealt with this issue? Walter Olson comments. Lees meer
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The Right to Try Unapproved Drugs and the Prohibition of Truth in Marketing
20 februari 2018 · 16 min
You should be able to try any drug you want to save your own life. And doctors and drug companies should be allowed to converse honestly about potential drug benefits without the fear of jail. Christina Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute comments. Lees meer
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Free-Range Kids vs. Fretful Mother Magazine
19 februari 2018 · 30 min
How do give our children the autonomy they deserve without fear? Lenore Skenazy has a few ideas. Lees meer
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Trump and the GOP Congress Spend Big with Your Money
16 februari 2018 · 9 min
Despite some substantial plans to privatize some infrastructure and cut other needless federal spending, the infrastructure and other spending plans by Donald Trump and the GOP Congress are substantial budget busters. Chris Edwards comments. Lees meer
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#CatoConnects: The Nunes Memo, Surveillance, and Secret Courts
15 februari 2018 · 50 min
Intelligence experts have generally been skeptical of the conclusions of the "Nunes memo," but the fight over this document may do long-term damage to attempts to provide important oversight for the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Julian Sanchez comments.View full event Lees meer
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Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man
14 februari 2018 · 30 min
It's difficult to overestimate what Frederick Douglass overcame to become one of the greatest advocates for liberty in the 19th century. Timothy Sandefur is author of the new Cato book, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man. Lees meer
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The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It
13 februari 2018 · 22 min
What can be done to counter public corruption? Frank Buckley is author of The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It. Lees meer
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The Unbelievable Case of McCoy v. Louisiana
12 februari 2018 · 20 min
Is it unconstitutional for defense counsel to concede the defendant's guilt over that defendant's express objection? In McCoy v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to affirm that a competent defendant may play an important role in his own defense strategy. Jay Schweikert comments. Lees meer
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Lives of the Necromancers
10 februari 2018 · 17 min
Politicians testing the credulity of Americans with outlandish statements is far from unprecedented. Anthony Comegna is editor of the new volume, Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin. Lees meer
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The Tax Bill Didn’t Kill Obamacare
9 februari 2018 · 12 min
Obamacare lives. Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute discusses what that means for states trying to make reforms. Lees meer
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Cutting Aid and Cutting Remarks over Pakistan
8 februari 2018 · 9 min
The President's rhetoric and tone don't bode well for getting cooperation from Pakistan, even on shared goals. Sahar Khan comments. Lees meer
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Bad Math on Counterinsurgency
6 februari 2018 · 7 min
Killing insurgents on the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan seems to end up giving us more of them. Erik Goepner comments on how that math does and doesn't add up. Lees meer
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Little Nukes, Big Deal
5 februari 2018 · 7 min
Would expanding low-yield nukes in our nuclear arsenal make us safer? Eric Gomez comments on the new nuclear posture review from the Pentagon. Lees meer
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Fear of Terrorism Drives Anti-Immigrant Push
2 februari 2018 · 11 min
Anti-immigration forces would like you to believe that immigrants pose an outsize risk with respect to terrorism. They don't. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Lees meer
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The Vast Powers of Customs and Border Protection
1 februari 2018 · 18 min
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is imbued with vast powers, and evidence shows those powers are used without many of the checks that exist in other federal agencies. Alex Nowrasteh and Matthew Feeney comment. Lees meer
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A Big-Spending, Flag-Waving State of the Union
31 januari 2018 · 15 min
The State of the Union is a tradition that probably ought to go, but this one had the big spending plans Americans have come to expect. Cato's John Glaser, Chris Edwards, and Neal McCluskey comment on the substantive policy proposals. Lees meer
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The New and Old Tech of Border Surveillance
31 januari 2018 · 20 min
Technology to intercept illegal immigrants can also be used to hassle American citizens. Much of the new technology doesn't work as well as advertised. Meanwhile, the logistical problems with building a massive border wall have barely begun. Matthew Feeney and David Bier comment. Lees meer
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The New National ID Systems
30 januari 2018 · 15 min
A world where authorities no longer have to even ask for ID is a scary one, especially if you have no recourse in how that massive collection of data gets used. Jim Harper is author of "The New National ID Systems." Lees meer
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Trump Immigration Plan Would Dramatically Reduce Legal Immigration
30 januari 2018 · 18 min
The draconian restrictions on legal immigrants proposed by the Trump White House would exclude nearly 22 million people from the opportunity to immigrate legally to the United States over the next five decades. David Bier comments. Lees meer
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Puncturing Persistent Myths about Immigrant Crime
29 januari 2018 · 12 min
If you're worried about crime, worry more about the criminality of your fellow Americans and less about the criminality of immigrants. Alex Nowrasteh discusses the data on immigrants and crime. Lees meer
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Who Pays the Price When You Don’t Get A Speedy Trial? You Do
26 januari 2018 · 14 min
Why don't prosecutors and judges pay a price when the right to a speedy trial is violated? Clark Neily comments. Lees meer
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The 2017 Human Freedom Index
25 januari 2018 · 15 min
"The Human Freedom Index” presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. It is co-published by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Ian Vasquez is the report's co-author. Lees meer
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That Memo, the Deep State, and the FISA Court
24 januari 2018 · 13 min
An as-yet-undisclosed memo circulating in the House of Representatives promises to challenge the credibility of some elements in the FBI, but if the claims it contains are substantial, it may pose challenges for the secretive FISA court. Julian Sanchez comments. Lees meer
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This Year 'Big Content' Likely Won't Push to Extend Copyright
24 januari 2018 · 18 min
Without action by Congress, a whole class of copyrighted works will fall into the public domain next year. And yet, Big Content isn't fighting to stop it. Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica discusses why. Lees meer
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How Not to Subsidize Renewable Energy
23 januari 2018 · 11 min
The renewable portfolio standard is meant to encourage the production of renewable energy in states. One side effect is higher energy costs for low-income people according to Dave Stevenson of the Cesar Rodney Institute. Lees meer
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The Public Benefit of Private Schooling
22 januari 2018 · 5 min
What is the impact of private schooling in countries' quality of public schooling? Corey DeAngelis is author of "The Public Benefit of Private Schooling." Lees meer
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#CatoConnects: The Feds’ Retrograde War on Pot
19 januari 2018 · 54 min
With more discretion given to U.S. Attorneys to enforce federal marijuana laws, what effects will it have on states that have legalized? Trevor Burrus discussed various elements of cannabis prohibition on #CatoConnects. Lees meer
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The Opioid Crisis Is Really a Heroin Crisis
18 januari 2018 · 18 min
Clearly understanding what’s driving the rise in drug overdoses is critical if we want to craft a credible policy response. Jeff Singer is author of the forthcoming Cato paper, "Abuse-Deterrent Opioids and the Law of Unintended Consequences." We spoke at the Cato Institute's State Health Policy Summit. Lees meer
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Campus Speech and the Libertarian Student Movement
17 januari 2018 · 25 min
Do libertarians misunderstand the opponents of free speech on campus? Wolf von Laer is President of Students for Liberty. Lees meer
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