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Trademarks and Derby-Pie®
7 mei 2016 · 9 min
Trademarks are a special kind of intellectual property, but just what do they punish and protect? Walter Olson explains. Lees meer
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FDA Will Treat E-cigarettes as Tobacco
5 mei 2016 · 8 min
The FDA has decided that e-cigarettes should be treated in the same manner as other tobacco products. That could mean bad things for former smokers who used e-cigarettes to quit. Terence Kealey comments. Lees meer
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Jane Jacobs at 100
4 mei 2016 · 9 min
Jane Jacobs helped redefine the idea of how cities could thrive. Her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, is a classic work detailing how vibrant city life emerges. Emily Washington of the Mercatus Center comments. Lees meer
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Assimilating Refugees into Labor Markets
3 mei 2016 · 9 min
There are many ways to smooth the assimilation process for refugees. Alex Nowrasteh looks at the case of refugees from Syria. Lees meer
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The Continuing Humanitarian Disaster in Venezuela
2 mei 2016 · 10 min
The failure of government in Venezuela continues. Ian Vasquez comments. Lees meer
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The Cultural Revolution: A People's History
29 april 2016 · 17 min
Frank Dikötter discusses his new book, The Cultural Revolution: A People's History. Lees meer
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Our Republican Constitution
28 april 2016 · 24 min
What kind of constitution does the U.S. really have? Randy E. Barnett makes his case in Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People. Lees meer
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Pot, Federalism, and Political Speech
27 april 2016 · 18 min
Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) discusses possible changes to how the feds treat cannabis and elucidates his proposed amendment to alter the First Amendment's protections for political speech. Lees meer
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Growth, Entrepreneurship, and Housing
27 april 2016 · 23 min
What stands in the way of jumpstarting entrepreneurship? How should businesses' complaints about housing supply be addressed? Economist Edward L. Glaeser comments. Lees meer
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Obama's Gesture in Syria
25 april 2016 · 8 min
President Obama's pledge of 250 troops to fight ISIS in Syria seems to be designed mainly to placate domestic constituencies. Chris Preble comments. Lees meer
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Obama v. Brexit
22 april 2016 · 9 min
What does President Obama think about the possibility of "Brexit," Great Britain's possible departure from the European Union? Also, why should Britons care what he thinks? Tom Clougherty comments. Lees meer
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How Regulators Hope to Use Blockchain
21 april 2016 · 11 min
Financial markets stand to benefit from distributed blockchain technology, but so do regulators. J. Christopher Giancarlo of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission comments. Lees meer
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The 9/11 Report and U.S.-Saudi Relations
20 april 2016 · 7 min
Is it time to declassify key pages of the 9/11 Report? Emma Ashford discusses the complicated U.S.-Saudi relationship in light of the looming declassification. Lees meer
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The Trouble with Cops Using Stingrays
19 april 2016 · 11 min
How do cops use so-called "stingrays" to intercept phone communication and why is it such a big secret? Adam Bates explains. Lees meer
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The European Reassurance Initiative
19 april 2016 · 7 min
Why must the U.S. spend still more billions to provide "reassurance" to European allies? Lees meer
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Feds Will Regulate Payday Lenders
15 april 2016 · 13 min
How might the CFPB regulate payday lenders? Thaya Brook Knight explains. Lees meer
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Steel Tariffs, Trump and Free Trade
15 april 2016 · 12 min
The policies that help drive companies to move production outside the U.S. are worth understanding, the convenient rhetoric of politicians notwithstanding. Dan Pearson comments. Lees meer
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Business and the Blockchain
14 april 2016 · 10 min
How will the blockchain change business? Patrick Byrne, founder of Overstock.com, offers his thoughts. Lees meer
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Evaluating Bitcoin Regulation
12 april 2016 · 12 min
New York has led government efforts to regulate bitcoin, so how did they do it? Dana Syracuse and Peter Van Valkenburgh comment. Lees meer
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The MetLife Case and 'Systemic Importance'
11 april 2016 · 10 min
The designation of "systemically important financial institution" for MetLife would mean billions of dollars in costs that regulators never bothered to tally. Thaya Brook Knight comments on how MetLife, at least for now, gets to avoid additional federal control. Lees meer
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Trump's Erroneous Remittance Scheme
7 april 2016 · 7 min
Donald Trump wants to ban remittances back to Mexico. Problem is, says Alex Nowrasteh, such a plan might spur more illegal immigration to the U.S. Lees meer
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Citizens United and the Role of the FEC
6 april 2016 · 12 min
To what extent should the Federal Election Commission attempt to blunt the impact of the Citizens United decision? Allen Dickerson with the Center for Competitive Politics comments. Lees meer
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The Panama Papers and Corrupt Governments
5 april 2016 · 7 min
The Panama Papers leak has revealed that many current and former heads of authoritarian governments hid money from taxation. But even if that money turns out to have been stolen, should that fact bring an end to financial privacy? Dan Mitchell comments. Lees meer
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Poverty, Inc.
4 april 2016 · 23 min
How most of us think about human flourishing could be all wrong. Mark Weber is a co-producer of the film, Poverty, Inc. Lees meer
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The Right to Counsel at the Supreme Court
31 maart 2016 · 7 min
One element of the right to counsel has been decided by the Supreme Court. Trevor Burrus comments on the justices' opinions. Lees meer
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Sentencing Reform Sticking Points
30 maart 2016 · 15 min
Sentencing reform could come this year, but sticking points remain. Kevin Ring of Families Against Mandatory Minimums comments. Lees meer
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Law Enforcement Cheers the Return of Equitable Sharing
29 maart 2016 · 11 min
The Department of Justice last year suspended its practice of providing kickbacks to local police engaged in civil asset forfeiture. Now it's back. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice and Cato's Adam Bates comment. Lees meer
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Political Philosophy for Voters Who Don't Want It
28 maart 2016 · 11 min
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Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students’ First Amendment Rights
25 maart 2016 · 26 min
American public schools often censor controversial student speech that the Constitution protects. Catherine J. Ross is author of Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students’ First Amendment Rights. Lees meer
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How America Makes Invisible War
25 maart 2016 · 11 min
America's military engagements overseas are often done without any public debate and sometimes without any public knowledge. New York Times correspondent Mark Mazzetti comments. Lees meer
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Challenges of Intellectual Property
23 maart 2016 · 18 min
The consequentialist case for intellectual property demands some understanding of how any given rules play out. Richard Epstein comments. Lees meer
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Apple vs. FBI
22 maart 2016 · 12 min
U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) talks about encryption, the Apple case, "Operation Chokepoint," and other issues. Lees meer
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The Battle Lines over "Brexit"
21 maart 2016 · 19 min
What considerations should be given highest priority as Britons consider exiting the European Union. Tom Clougherty comments. Lees meer
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Is It Time to Tyrant-Proof the White House?
18 maart 2016 · 15 min
Whoever shows up on January 20, 2017 to occupy the White House, columnist Conor Friedersdorf says its time to tyrant-proof the executive branch. Lees meer
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Repair (or End) Judicial Nomination Hearings
17 maart 2016 · 8 min
The Senate's judicial nomination hearings should focus on text and meaning of the Constitution, not platitudes about fealty to the law. Josh Blackman comments. Lees meer
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A New Supreme Court Nominee
16 maart 2016 · 8 min
President Obama has named the person that he would like to see replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Ilya Shapiro comments on the nomination of Merrick Garland. Lees meer
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Affirmative Action and Academic Mismatch
16 maart 2016 · 18 min
Affirmative action seems to go before the U.S. Supreme Court regularly. Gail Heriot discusses why this matters to the Fisher v. University of Texas case before the court. Lees meer
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Regarding the Common Law
14 maart 2016 · 8 min
The common law deserves high regard from libertarians. Jim Harper comments.Related: https://www.cato.org/policy-report/marchapril-2016/remember-common-law Lees meer
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Escaping the War on Drugs
11 maart 2016 · 30 min
The failures of the War on Drugs have exacted a substantial toll. Author Don Winslow discusses his research and offers some hope for ending the failed experiment. Lees meer
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The Loco-Foco Movement and Lessons for Today
10 maart 2016 · 18 min
Radicals seized control of the New York Democratic Party and instituted a set of principles that reoriented the party toward individualism. Anthony Comegna discusses the Loco-Focos. Lees meer
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Fact and Fiction on the U.S. Border
9 maart 2016 · 25 min
The U.S.-Mexico border is the subject of some strong feelings. Representative Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) talks about his city of El Paso, the benefits of cross-border trade, and the War on Drugs. Lees meer
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Wrong
8 maart 2016 · 18 min
When New Mexicans moved to eliminate civil asset forfeiture, their message was simple: Civil asset forfeiture is wrong. Hal Stratton, former New Mexico Attorney General comments. Lees meer
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Trump's Consistently Inconsistent Foreign Policy
7 maart 2016 · 8 min
The foreign policy of Donald Trump leaves little indication what he might fight for if he becomes President. Trevor Thrall comments. Lees meer
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Poor Would Pay the Price for Trump's Protectionism
4 maart 2016 · 11 min
Donald Trump's protectionist bombast has its defenders in Congress. Scott Lincicome discusses a key example. Lees meer
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Resolving Puerto Rico's Fiscal Failures
3 maart 2016 · 8 min
Puerto Rico's massive debts are leading some in Washington to argue for a bailout. Ike Brannon says that would set a bad precedent for financially troubled states like Illinois. Lees meer
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Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel
2 maart 2016 · 18 min
Drug cartels face many of the same incentives and constraints faced by any other business. Tom Wainwright, author of Narconomics, comments. Lees meer
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Learning from Making a Murderer
29 februari 2016 · 32 min
The Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer raises important questions about how investigators and prosecutors do their jobs. Cato's Tim Lynch and Shawn Armbrust of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project comment. Lees meer
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The Inevitability of Federal-Land-Use Fights
26 februari 2016 · 12 min
Without pricing the various uses of land, the feds manage to turn land-use disputes into bitter fights. Randal O'Toole comments. Lees meer
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Emissions and the Clean Power Plan
24 februari 2016 · 10 min
The Supreme Court's stay of the President's Clean Power Plan complicates efforts to reduce emissions. Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, comments. Lees meer
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Guantanamo Bay, Talking Points, and Endless War
23 februari 2016 · 8 min
President Obama says closing Guantanamo Bay would nix a popular talking point for people hostile to America. Ben Friedman argues that not dropping so many bombs in foreign countries might be more effective. Lees meer
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