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Federal Criminal Justice Reform Focus Shifts to 2017
4 oktober 2016 · 6 min
Time has effectively run out on federal criminal justice reform in 2016. So says Greg Newburn of Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Lees meer
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A Legal Wrinkle for Education Savings Accounts in Nevada
3 oktober 2016 · 8 min
Education Savings Accounts in Nevada are constitutional, but the funding mechanism is not. So says the Nevada Supreme Court. Jason Bedrick explains what should happen next. (Recorded September 30, 2016) Lees meer
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Who Needs Judicial Engagement?
30 september 2016 · 15 min
Evan Bernick is author of the lead essay in this month's Cato Unbound. Lees meer
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How Do Local Police Use Data about You?
29 september 2016 · 7 min
Local police databases have their uses, but they've been abused, as well. Adam Bates comments. Lees meer
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The Legal State of Drones and Other Surveillance
28 september 2016 · 16 min
Jay Stanley is a senior fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Lees meer
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The Dorr War in Rhode Island
27 september 2016 · 20 min
"The Dorr War" pitted the people of Rhode Island against a government they wished to abolish. It didn't go well. Anthony Comegna details the history. Lees meer
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"Young Americans" and Cultural Nationalism
26 september 2016 · 14 min
A national purpose demands a large, expansive government. Anthony Comegna discusses the "Young Americans" and the rise of cultural nationalism. Lees meer
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The Permission Society
23 september 2016 · 12 min
How does the "ruling class" turn rights into privileges? And what can be done to turn the tide? Timothy Sandefur explains in his book, The Permission Society. Lees meer
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Who Controls Your Health Care Spending?
22 september 2016 · 10 min
Are employers really shifting the burden of health care spending back to employees? Michael F. Cannon comments. Lees meer
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The Power of State Constitutions to Protect Liberty
21 september 2016 · 13 min
State constitutions often protect liberty better than the U.S. Constitution, and in many cases fighting the government in state court can be much easier. Clint Bolick, a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court, comments. Lees meer
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Economic Freedom Marches On
19 september 2016 · 11 min
The lesson of economic freedom remains clear: Freedom and prosperity go hand in hand. Ian Vasquez comments on the new Economic Freedom of the World Index. Lees meer
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Collective Action and Evolutionary Psychology
16 september 2016 · 16 min
When groups have to decide, scale matters. Leda Cosmides comments. Lees meer
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Africa: A Hopeful Continent
15 september 2016 · 7 min
The people who have written off Africa as a "hopeless continent" should take another look. Marian Tupy comments. Lees meer
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Government Is a Lousy Lender
14 september 2016 · 16 min
The big government shift into allocating capital has made many problems worse. Ike Brannon comments. Lees meer
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Assessing the Terrorism Risk of Immigrants
13 september 2016 · 6 min
How likely are you to be killed by a foreign-born terrorist inside the United States? The odds are vanishingly small. Alex Nowrasteh discusses the data. Lees meer
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Modern Zoning versus Microhousing
12 september 2016 · 10 min
Renters in Seattle are learning that the low-cost tiny apartments they'd like to occupy are being zoned out of existence. Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Lees meer
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What's a Faithful Electoral College Elector to Do?
9 september 2016 · 8 min
The Electoral College is meant to provide a check on mob rule. So what's a faithful elector to do in 2016? Andrew M. Grossman comments. Lees meer
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Self-Control or State Control? You Decide
8 september 2016 · 14 min
Being responsible for your own happiness is an opportunity, not a burden. Tom G. Palmer is editor of the new book, Self-Control or State Control? You Decide. Lees meer
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The Protectionist Impulse
7 september 2016 · 10 min
The benefits of trade may be all around us, but that doesn't mean we're naturally supportive of it. Dan Pearson explains. Lees meer
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Welfare Reform and Immigrant Outcomes
6 september 2016 · 7 min
How has welfare reform impacted the fates of immigrants to the United States? David Bier parses the data. Lees meer
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Paul Ryan's Focus on Poverty amid Political Season
2 september 2016 · 6 min
In a political season featuring divisive candidates, Paul Ryan has spent an inordinate amount of time promoting his own sketched out plans for reforming programs aimed at alleviating poverty. Michael Tanner comments. Lees meer
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A Doubling Down on 'Trumpism'
1 september 2016 · 5 min
Donald Trump's photo-op in Mexico has done nothing to obscure his insistence on both building a wall at the southern border and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Lees meer
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Alabama's Odd Regulation on Talking to the Government
31 augustus 2016 · 9 min
Alabama requires both registration and an ethics course for anyone deemed a "lobbyist" by the state. Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice is challenging the requirement. Lees meer
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Police 'Pre-search' and the Fourth Amendment
31 augustus 2016 · 11 min
Baltimore police have engaged in large-scale surveillance without any authorization. The implications for policing are troubling. Jim Harper comments. Lees meer
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The Missing American Jury
29 augustus 2016 · 12 min
How has the role of the jury been diminished in American courts? Suja A. Thomas is author of The Missing American Jury. Lees meer
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Debunking Utopia: Exposing the Myth of Nordic Socialism
26 augustus 2016 · 21 min
How have the Nordic states fared compared to the glowing endorsements from the likes of Bernie Sanders? Nima Sanandaji is author of Debunking Utopia. Lees meer
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American Umpire at Home and Abroad
25 augustus 2016 · 15 min
How has the view of the United States as an "umpire" served U.S. foreign policy? Elizabeth Cobbs is author of American Umpire. Lees meer
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Let Civil Society Resettle Refugees
24 augustus 2016 · 9 min
Canada's program to allow private individuals and group to sponsor the resettlement of refugees should be a model for the U.S. So says Cato policy analyst David Bier. Lees meer
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Is This the Obamacare Death Spiral?
23 augustus 2016 · 12 min
Major insurers have exited or curtailed their involvement in Affordable Care Act "exchanges," leaving many Americans with zero exchange-based health coverage options. Michael Cannon comments. Lees meer
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Welfare Reform after 20 Years
22 augustus 2016 · 16 min
It's been two decades since Bill Clinton signed a large welfare reform act into law. How has it fared? And how should we think about welfare reform in the future? Michael D. Tanner comments at the Cato Institute's conference on welfare reform. Lees meer
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More from Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time
19 augustus 2016 · 1 uur 8 min
Robert McDonald discusses the polarizing figure of Thomas Jefferson at Cato University. Lees meer
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Searching for Substance in Trump's ISIS Rhetoric
18 augustus 2016 · 10 min
Taking Donald Trump at his word on policy matters is a tricky endeavor. Ben Friedman parses the Republican nominee's latest speech on fighting terrorism. Lees meer
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America's Invisible War in Somalia
17 augustus 2016 · 16 min
The little-understood U.S. intervention in Somalia has delivered tragic results. Bronwyn Bruton of the Atlantic Council comments. Lees meer
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NSA's Stolen Malware Now Up for Auction
17 augustus 2016 · 10 min
It appears a group of hackers stole NSA's own malware and now are offering the tools for auction. Julian Sanchez comments. Lees meer
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Obama DEA Maintains Strict Cannabis Prohibition
15 augustus 2016 · 8 min
The Obama Administration's DEA has reaffirmed that it will not reschedule marijuana from the most restrictive category of controlled substances. Adam Bates comments. Lees meer
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Unraveling a Party System, the 1850s and Today
12 augustus 2016 · 18 min
What do the elections and political party crackups have to tell us about the strange election year of 2016? Anthony Comegna comments. Lees meer
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The Sparsely Detailed Trump Economic Plan
11 augustus 2016 · 10 min
The Trump economic plan contains tax cuts, but virtually no engagement with the larger problem of excessive federal spending. Michael Tanner comments. Lees meer
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Obama's Pardons and Commutations So Far
10 augustus 2016 · 7 min
Adam Bates discusses President Obama's record on pardons and commutations in his final year in office. Lees meer
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Hillary Backed 9 of the Last 7 U.S. Military Interventions
9 augustus 2016 · 12 min
Hillary Clinton's long history as an advocate for war is hard to overstate. Christopher A. Preble comments. Lees meer
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The Human Cost of Welfare
8 augustus 2016 · 6 min
Lisa Conyers discusses her coauthored book, The Human Cost of Welfare: How the System Hurts the People It's Supposed to Help. Lees meer
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The GOP's Looming Dark Night of the Soul
5 augustus 2016 · 12 min
The rise of Donald Trump has clearly signaled the disconnect between voters and the GOP. Ben Domenech says a realignment of the parties may be well underway. Lees meer
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When Presidents Oppose Government Science
4 augustus 2016 · 27 min
Many past presidents have been outright opponents of government-supported science. Terence Kealey walks through the history. Lees meer
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Bernie Drives Debate over Glass-Steagall
3 augustus 2016 · 9 min
A proposed return to Glass-Steagall financial regulation is now a part of both GOP and Democratic platforms. How did that happen? Would it prevent another financial crisis? Mark Calabria comments. Lees meer
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Haitian Coffee Grows on Trees
2 augustus 2016 · 17 min
What factors have led Haiti, once the world's leading coffee producer, to tumble into subsistence-level farming? And why does that industry repeatedly fail to return? Tate Watkins, author of Haitian Coffee Grows on Trees, discusses his work. Lees meer
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Which States Might End the Income Tax?
1 augustus 2016 · 8 min
A few states with demographic issues might be the next ones to end the dreaded income tax. Stephen Slivinski of Arizona State University predicts at least one state will soon end the personal income tax. Lees meer
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Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time
29 juli 2016 · 42 min
What do the elections involving Thomas Jefferson have to tell us about the political culture of today? Robert McDonald, author of Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time, offers his thoughts. Lees meer
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Does Hillary Hate Uber?
28 juli 2016 · 9 min
Hillary Clinton's public lionizing of entrepreneurs appears to stand at odds with various policies she'd like to see adopted. Jared Meyer of the Manhattan Institute says the sharing economy stands to lose a great deal. Lees meer
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When the Feds Pay Environmentalists to Sue Them
27 juli 2016 · 19 min
There's a one-way street when environmentalists sue the federal government. When the groups sue and win, they often get their legal fees covered. Holly Fretwell of the Property and Environment Research Center comments. Lees meer
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Blockchain Revolution
26 juli 2016 · 26 min
The bitcoin revolution hasn't quite delivered as promised, but the underlying technology may be far more revolutionary. Don and Alex Tapscott, authors of Blockchain Revolution, comment. Lees meer
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Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
25 juli 2016 · 14 min
The fight over climate change has focused primarily on mitigating emissions. Professor Matthew E. Kahn of USC argues that changes in the urban landscape has much to teach us about so-called adaptation. Lees meer
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