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Criminal Justice Reform in 2015?
9 februari 2015 · 8 min
With low crime rates, prospects are good for serious criminal justice reform - at least at the state level - in 2015. Tim Lynch comments. Lees meer
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A State-Based Immigration Reform
6 februari 2015 · 8 min
States could play a key role in diffusing the tense immigration debate in Washington. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Lees meer
Cato Policy Forum: State-Based Visas: A Federalist Approach to Immigration Reform
Policy Analysis: State-Based Visas: A Federalist Approach to Reforming U.S. Immigration Policy
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Obama's Budget Busting Pentagon Request
5 februari 2015 · 11 min
The President once suggested that spending caps he signed into law shouldn't be thrown away. He has apparently changed his mind. Ben Friedman comments on the President's big spending plans at the Pentagon. Lees meer
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Everything You Need to Know about King v. Burwell
4 februari 2015 · 22 min
As Obamacare heads back to the Supreme Court, Jonathan Adler explains everything you need to know ahead of the March 4 oral argument. Lees meer
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The Return of a Trade Agenda
3 februari 2015 · 7 min
Republicans seem more likely to give President Obama trade promotion authority. Dan Ikenson says that's good news. Lees meer
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Free Trade & Currency Manipulation
2 februari 2015 · 6 min
Should free trade agreements contain provisions punishing countries for how they value their currencies? Dan Pearson comments. Lees meer
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License Plate Tracking & Tracking Cops
30 januari 2015 · 8 min
The cataloging and archiving of your travel details is more widespread than previously believed. Adam Bates explains. Lees meer
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Marco Rubio Defends Permanent Mass Surveillance
29 januari 2015 · 15 min
Marco Rubio is going one step beyond even people who want to reauthorize domestic surveillance authorities under the Patriot Act. He wants to make those powers permanent. Julian Sanchez evaluates Rubio's claims. Lees meer
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Loretta Lynch and Civil Asset Forfeiture
28 januari 2015 · 9 min
Loretta Lynch, President Obama's nominee for Attorney General, doesn't appear to draw much of a distinction between civil and criminal asset forfeiture. Adam Bates says that's a big problem. Lees meer
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School Choice in 2015
27 januari 2015 · 9 min
2015 may end up as another "Year of School Choice." Jason Bedrick discusses the possible reforms. Lees meer
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Scholarship Tax Credits in the Granite State
26 januari 2015 · 13 min
How does the Granite State do education reform? Charles Arlinghaus of the Josiah Bartlett Center in New Hampshire discusses scholarship tax credits, which allow low-income parents to send their children to a new school. Lees meer
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Fixing Dodd-Frank Means Ending Dodd-Frank
23 januari 2015 · 9 min
Fixing Dodd-Frank won't be achieved by nibbling around the edges of reform. Mark Calabria discusses the deeper problems in the 2010 financial reform law. Lees meer
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Land Use Planning and Economic Growth
23 januari 2015 · 7 min
Edward Glaeser argues that too little attention is paid to land-use regulation when it comes to promoting economic growth. Lees meer
From "The Future of U.S. Economic Growth" conference.
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Gay Marriage Returns to the Supreme Court
17 januari 2015 · 6 min
Does the 14th Amendment require states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states? Can states prohibit same-sex marriage at all? The Supreme Court will have its say this year. Ilya Shapiro comments. Lees meer
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Beginning of the End for Civil Asset Forfeiture?
16 januari 2015 · 12 min
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has halted so-called "equitable sharing" seizures undertaken by federal agencies. Tim Lynch says the move should be just the first step toward ending civil asset forfeiture entirely. Lees meer
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Leaving Science to the Private Sector
15 januari 2015 · 15 min
Should science and research be considered public goods? Terence Kealey argues on behalf of leaving science to the private sector. Lees meer
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Too Big to Jail
14 januari 2015 · 13 min
How do prosecutors negotiate with corporations when they file charges? Brandon Garrett is author of Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations. Lees meer
Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations (Cato Book Forum)
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Your Beer Is Full of Taxes
13 januari 2015 · 12 min
A struggle to cut federal excise taxes on beer again reveals the strange ways we regulate alcohol. Michelle Minton comments. Lees meer
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Reject the Medicaid Expansion
12 januari 2015 · 10 min
The best way for states to curb Obamacare is in simply rejecting the expansion of Medicaid. That according to Christie Herrera with the Foundation for Government Accountability. Lees meer
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The Struggle for Truly Free Speech
9 januari 2015 · 37 min
Flemming Rose, in a conversation with Jonathan Rauch, describes his newspaper's decision to publish depictions of the prophet Mohammed and the firestorm that followed. Lees meer
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Saving Congress from Itself
6 januari 2015 · 18 min
Former U.S. Senator James L. Buckley makes the case for ending subsidies to state and local governments. Lees meer
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Human Progress Marches On
5 januari 2015 · 10 min
Steven Pinker puts human progress in perspective. Lees meer
If Everything Is Getting Better, Why Do We Remain So Pessimistic?
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A Path to Lower Spending in 2015
30 december 2014 · 12 min
Divided government can mean smaller government. There are some reasons to be optimistic that government could shrink in 2015. Jonathan Bydlak of the Coalition to Reduce Spending offers his take. Lees meer
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NSA's Christmas Eve Document Dump
29 december 2014 · 12 min
The National Security Agency left something under the tree: redacted accounts of some agency abuses over the last decade. Patrick Eddington comments. Lees meer
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'Ungoverned Spaces' Aren't Ungoverned
24 december 2014 · 7 min
So-called 'ungoverned spaces' is the latest term of art for places where central governments don't reach. And for some technocrats and interventionists, the mere fact that spaces aren't governed is a problem. Jennifer Keister comments. Lees meer
The Illusion of Chaos: Why Ungoverned Spaces Aren’t Ungoverned, and Why That Matters
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Self Censorship & Stoner Comedy
23 december 2014 · 13 min
Sony will now issue The Interview in limited release, but there are clear lessons in the fight over the release of the film. Journalist Mary Katharine Ham discusses the strange and troubling precedent. Lees meer
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Sanctions Give Russia a Convenient Scapegoat
22 december 2014 · 5 min
Sanctions aren't meant to wreck an economy, but sometimes they contribute to an economy's decline anyway. Emma Ashford discusses the case of Russia. Lees meer
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Insiders vs. Outsiders & the 'CRomnibus'
19 december 2014 · 10 min
There are good reasons to believe the fight between insiders and outsiders in both major parties will yield some more libertarian public policy. Reason Magazine's Peter Suderman comments on the fight over the so-called "CRomnibus." Lees meer
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Castro Regime May Undermine Reforms
18 december 2014 · 8 min
The Castro regime used the embargo as a scapegoat to blame America for the poor state of Cuba's economy and thus maintain a hold on power. Juan Carlos Hidalgo says there are good reasons to believe the Castros will now try to undermine these reforms. Lees meer
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An End to the Counterproductive Cuban Embargo
17 december 2014 · 6 min
President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will end its embargo with Cuba is welcome news according to Ian Vasquez, director of Cato's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Lees meer
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Consumer Credit and the American Economy
17 december 2014 · 14 min
Do consumers carry higher credit balances than in years past and do they abuse credit now more than ever? Todd Zywicki, coauthor of Consumer Credit and the American Economy, says no. Lees meer
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The Battle Ahead for Surveillance Reform
15 december 2014 · 27 min
The next Congress presents a unique opportunity for surveillance reform, according to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Opening the the Cato Institute's conference on surveillance last week, Massie discussed the legislative challenges and opportunities. Lees meer
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Prospects for Surveillance Reform in 2015
12 december 2014 · 11 min
Amendments to reform NSA surveillance powers have narrowly failed in the last two years. U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is confident the next Congress will be more supportive of reform efforts. Lees meer
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Pessimism and Human Progress
11 december 2014 · 22 min
Pessimism is rampant despite great progress in human flourishing. Steven Pinker discusses reasons why and the implications. Lees meer
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Revelations of CIA-led Torture Should Mean Reform
10 december 2014 · 8 min
Revelations in a new Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA-led torture detail an agency that acted without specific authority and misled its own overseers. Patrick G. Eddington comments on the new report. Lees meer
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The Road from Lima on Climate Change
9 december 2014 · 7 min
The climate change talks in Peru are much like those held each December: lofty rhetoric and limited prospects for a global agreement on climate change. Patrick J. Michaels comments. Lees meer
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Accountability Requires Release of Torture Report
8 december 2014 · 5 min
The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to soon release details about CIA-led torture during the George W. Bush White House. Patrick Eddington comments. Lees meer
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A Needed Debate over Iraq, Syria
8 december 2014 · 9 min
The uncertain march to war in Iraq and Syria continues. Christopher Preble comments on John Kerry's testimony and the dubious authority underlying the President's war plans. Lees meer
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Europe's Beleaguered Banks and Economic Recovery
5 december 2014 · 9 min
Europe's banks have been pushed around by regulators, leading to shrinking credit for businesses and a weaker economy. Steve Hanke explains. Lees meer
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Agreeable Immigration Reform for Obama and the GOP
4 december 2014 · 8 min
There are immigration reforms that the President and the incoming Congress can agree to implement. Alex Nowrasteh explains. Lees meer
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Mayday PAC's Missteps
2 december 2014 · 16 min
Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC was supposed to bring about the end of superPACs. Instead, it may have violated some of the least complicated elements of campaign finance regulation. David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics comments. Lees meer
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Key Insights of Public Choice Thinking
1 december 2014 · 18 min
Public choice economics came at a critical time, when trust in government was increasing. The insights of that field should make us all less trusting of broad governmental solutions, according to Don Boudreaux. Lees meer
"Why Government Fails and Why Ideas Matter," Cato Policy Report, November/December 2014
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Obamacare's Calorie Count Mandate
26 november 2014 · 9 min
Another hidden gift inside the Affordable Care Act: mandatory calorie labeling for many restaurant menus. Walter Olson comments on the complications and potential unintended consequences of such a mandate. Lees meer
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The Tyranny of Silence
25 november 2014 · 17 min
When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. Flemming Rose is author of The Tyranny of Silence. Lees meer
The Tyranny of Silence Cato Book Forum
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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
21 november 2014 · 12 min
Fossil fuels have driven human progress and dramatically reduced grinding poverty, says Alex Epstein. That's a hard pill for many people to swallow. Lees meer
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Surveillance Vote in the Senate
20 november 2014 · 6 min
A somewhat surprising vote in the U.S. Senate on reining in surveillance authorities. Patrick Eddington argues that the struggle for oversight of the National Security Agency continues. Lees meer
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A Surprise Presidential Win in Romania
19 november 2014 · 7 min
A surprise win for Klaus Johannis should signal optimism in the European Union, says Dalibor Rohac. Lees meer
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1921: The Crash That Cured Itself
18 november 2014 · 9 min
Before the Great Depression, there was the Great Forgotten Depression. It's worth remembering, says author James Grant. Lees meer
The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself
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Executive Action Looming on Immigration
17 november 2014 · 7 min
President Obama may move soon to begin delaying deportations among other immigration reforms. Members of Congress have vowed a fight. Alex Nowrasteh evaluates the President's options. Lees meer
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The Evolution of Bootleggers and Baptists
14 november 2014 · 10 min
In some modern industries, it's hard to separate the bootlegger from the baptist. Adam Smith, coauthor of Bootleggers and Baptists, says the marijuana industry offers some interesting case studies. Lees meer
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