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J.S. Mill, On Liberty, and How Liberals Think
20 mei 2024 · 13 min
Paul Meany of Libertarianism.org walks us through the importance of John Stuart Mill through his powerful treatise On Liberty. Lees meer
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Congress Should Make No Law Setting Speech Rules for Universities
18 mei 2024 · 15 min
In the wake of protests at many universities over the Israeli war in Gaza, what's the role for Congress to regulate? Unsurprisingly, it's not much. Cato's Neal McCluskey and Nico Perrino of FIRE comment. Lees meer
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Confront Errors in "Pandemic Inflation"
17 mei 2024 · 14 min
In David Beckworth's essay in The War on Prices, he explains what must be true for narratives of a pandemic-driven inflation to be true. Lees meer
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The Wage Gap and The War on Prices
16 mei 2024 · 14 min
The US wage gap between men and women consistently drives calls for deep federal intervention into the labor market in the name of preventing discrimination. Analyzing that gap more critically reveals far less clarity about its causes and potential solutions. Vanessa Brown Calder explains in her essay in the new book, The War on Prices. Lees meer
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Rent Control: Another Bad Idea That Never Dies
15 mei 2024 · 9 min
Rent control doesn't make housing more affordable. It makes affordable housing less available. Jeff Miron explains in his essay in the new book, The War on Prices. Lees meer
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The Pink Tax and The War on Prices
14 mei 2024 · 12 min
Are the prices men and women pay for similar products evidence of discrimination that calls for a heavy-handed government response? Ryan Bourne is editor of the new Cato book, The War on Prices. Lees meer
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The Punishing Effects of Credit Card Interest Caps
13 mei 2024 · 10 min
For the marginally creditworthy, mandatory interest rate caps on credit cards would end access to a convenient form of credit. Nick Anthony discusses his essay in Cato's new book, The War on Prices. Lees meer
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What Should We Learn from New Data on Price Gouging Laws?
10 mei 2024 · 15 min
It's not exactly a silver lining, but data from the pandemic has some lessons in it about the effectiveness of price gouging laws. Gavin Roberts, an economist at Weber State University, discusses his findings. Lees meer
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Will AI Power a Better Future for Local Journalism?
9 mei 2024 · 8 min
As smaller local newspapers continue to shrink, what's the potential for AI to help deliver local news to happy customers? Paul Matzko makes his hopeful case to foster a better-informed public. Lees meer
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Exploring Tensions among the US, China, and Europe
8 mei 2024 · 10 min
European leaders think very differently than US officials about China, both as a rising economic power and a military threat. Doug Bandow discusses why. Lees meer
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Discrimination and Identity Politics Have No Place in Medical Education
7 mei 2024 · 12 min
Ideological commitments shouldn't harm your ability to receive medical treatment. Erec Smith and Jeff Singer discuss a troubling evolution in how medical education is delivered in the US. Lees meer
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Trump and Biden Aren't Free Traders, so What's the Difference?
6 mei 2024 · 13 min
There aren't big, glaring differences between Trump and Biden on giving Americans maximum freedom to trade across the globe, but the style of the candidates' protectionism differs somewhat. Scott Lincicome explains. Lees meer
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Medicare Can't and Won't Go on Like This
3 mei 2024 · 21 min
Medicare represents a massive fraction of the federal budget, and its spending is effectively on autopilot. That needs to change sooner than later. Paragon Health Institute chief Brian Blase and Cato's Michael Cannon comment. Lees meer
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Will Your Financial Advisor Soon Have to Snitch on You?
2 mei 2024 · 12 min
New regulations under consideration would hold financial advisors accountable to elements of the Bank Secrecy Act, which currently compels banks to turn over certain financial data to the feds. How would that change your relationship with that advisor? Jennifer Schulp comments. Lees meer
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Descheduling Is Preferable to Rescheduling Cannabis
1 mei 2024 · 11 min
The DEA is likely to change its federal designation for cannabis in the coming months. It's a good sign for research and for the ability of Americans to receive medical treatments involving the plant, but descheduling and ending federal prohibition is still a worthy goal. Jeff Singer explains. Lees meer
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Feds Beat the Drum for Early Childhood Education Spending
30 april 2024 · 12 min
How productive is federal spending to advance early childhood education? Following her testimony on Capitol Hill, Cato's Colleen Hroncich says there are several problems with the assumptions about its benefits. Lees meer
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Upsides and Risks of Increasing State Capacity
29 april 2024 · 19 min
What does the case of Peru have to teach us about state capacity to foster (or hamper) human flourishing? Edwar Escalante of Angelo State University discusses the upsides and downsides of increasing state capacity. Lees meer
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Biden Continues Transferring Student Debt to Taxpayers
27 april 2024 · 11 min
The Heroes Act was insufficient authority for the President to cancel massive amounts of student debt. The Biden White House has instead been moving to cancel (transfer) smaller amounts of student debt using different executive authority. Neal McCluskey explains the issues. Lees meer
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How Much Immunity from Future Prosecution Is Due to Former Presidents?
26 april 2024 · 15 min
Former President Trump's lawyers argued before the US Supreme Court that the President ought to be broadly immune against misdeeds committed in office, even many that are clearly criminal. The Supreme Court is now weighing where to draw the lines both for this former President and future former Presidents. Clark Neily discusses the oral argument at the high court. Lees meer
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Reputation, Dynamism, and Strangers with Candy
25 april 2024 · 9 min
Economics is everywhere, and its implications are subtle and beautiful. The essays in Art Carden's book, Strangers with Candy, uses both economic and biblical insight to show how welcoming strangers can make us both better and wealthier people. Lees meer
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Congressional Fans of Warrantless Surveillance on Americans Win Another Round
24 april 2024 · 18 min
There was a point when Cato's Patrick Eddington believed warrantless snooping on Americans might be on the wane. He was very wrong. Congress instead voted to continue unconstitutional surveillance of Americans for at least two more years. Lees meer
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North Carolina Made Big Promises to VinFast and Locals Are Paying the Price
23 april 2024 · 17 min
North Carolina's pursuit of VinFast to make electric vehicles in the state has placed dozens of homeowners in a difficult spot. Paul Best explains how economic development ran headlong into homeowners' property rights. Lees meer
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Wielding Federal Power with Accountability to Congress
22 april 2024 · 12 min
There are two avenues to fixing a big issue with federal appointments, that of individuals not confirmed by Congress nonetheless wielding significant federal power. Tommy Berry explains the problem and the solutions. Lees meer
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Housing Wealth and Generational Wealth
19 april 2024 · 12 min
Housing plays a large role in growing wealth for Americans, but it remains an area where economist Jeremy Horpedahl is pessimistic for the near term. Lees meer
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Reduce Deficits Now to Avoid Fiscal Crisis
18 april 2024 · 13 min
Federal budget deficits are projected to remain alarmingly high for many years to come, but as Cato's Ryan Bourne notes, things that can't go on ... don't. His new paper on debt, spending, and fiscal crisis is available today. Lees meer
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Tariffs Are Taxes, but Who Pays the Tax?
17 april 2024 · 14 min
When countries impose tariffs, that begins a chain reaction that frequently doesn't end in the outcomes preferred by tariff advocates. Erica York of the Tax Foundation separates fact from fiction on tariffs. Lees meer
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Bitcoin Mining and the Price of Energy
16 april 2024 · 12 min
Bitcoin miners are under the microscope for what some call "parasitic" consumption of energy, but is distaste for some consumers of electricy enough to make it harder for them to buy it? Cato's Nick Anthony and Travis Fisher explain the implications. Lees meer
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Income Taxes Are Scheduled to Go Up in 2026
15 april 2024 · 7 min
Income taxes are on pace to increase on virtually all Americans in 2026. Cato's Adam Michel has some reforms in mind. Lees meer
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What Has the US Promised to Taiwan?
13 april 2024 · 11 min
It's been 45 years since the US made certain promises to Taiwan in the form of the Taiwan Relations Act, so what exactly has the US committed to provide? Eric Gomez discusses the strategic ambiguity of those American promises. Lees meer
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Measuring the Relationships between Human Freedom and Prosperity
12 april 2024 · 12 min
Human freedom and prosperity go together, but what does that look like specifically? Cato adjunct John Early explains. Lees meer
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Inflated Revenue Claims in Pursuit of a Wealth Tax
10 april 2024 · 9 min
Would a tax on unrealized income produce big dividends for Americans? Economic historian Phil Magness says the predicted revenues wouldn't materialize. Lees meer
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Reevaluating the US/Israel Relationship
9 april 2024 · 12 min
The US continues to provide Israel with roughly $3.8 billion annually in addition to other arms deals and security benefits. What exactly the United States gets in return for this relationship remains unclear. Jon Hoffman explains. Lees meer
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A Reform Agenda for the Securities and Exchange Commission
8 april 2024 · 14 min
There are several ways the Securities and Exchange Commission could be reformed to make the agency more welcoming to regulatory comments, align its actions with statutory authority, and follow proper administrative procedures. Jennifer Schulp explains. Lees meer
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Does the Great Realignment Make More Room for Libertarian Ideas?
6 april 2024 · 13 min
Amid the shifting ideological commitments among the voting public, how welcoming will voters be toward more liberty-friendly ideas? Stephanie Slade of Reason comments. Lees meer
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Ensuring Election Speed, Efficiency, and Security
5 april 2024 · 21 min
Separating credible election reforms from those born of conspiracy theories is a valuable task, especially when some current proposed reforms threaten to make elections slower, less efficient, and less secure. Walter Olson provides details. Lees meer
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The High Cost of Mandatory Parking
3 april 2024 · 13 min
If markets demand parking, it will largely be provided. In so many cases, however, it's governments setting the rules for how much parking must be provided for new housing or commercial ventures. Requiring all that parking raises costs and make lots of unique development unaffordable. Author M. Nolan Gray explains why markets are generally far better at setting the right mix. Lees meer
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There Is No Such Thing as a Wage-Price Spiral
2 april 2024 · 6 min
The wage-price spiral is a popular explanation for why a temporary inflation might persist or even accelerate. Economist Bryan Cutsinger says the wage-price spiral narrative is unsupported by the empirical evidence. Lees meer
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The Nuclear Ratchet: Crisis, Leviathan, and Atomic Weapons
1 april 2024 · 11 min
The growth in the size and scope of government can be understood along multiple dimensions. Economist Abigail Hall has studied crisis and the growth of government in the context of nuclear proliferation. Lees meer
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Replacing Federal Bureaucrats and the Trump Agenda
29 maart 2024 · 15 min
Trump-supporting organizations are hoping that making it easier to fire career bureaucrats will make achieving the presidential hopeful's agenda easier. Cato's Tom Firey has some bad news for that plan. Lees meer
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Courts Should Affirm First Amendment Rights of Youths in the Digital Age
28 maart 2024 · 8 min
Fears around children’s and teenagers’ online safety are basically as old as the internet itself. That's no reason to abridge the rights of young people online. Jennifer Huddleston explains. Lees meer
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United States v. Apple
27 maart 2024 · 19 min
The Department of Justice accuses Apple of behaving like a monopoly. Patrick Hedger of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and Cato's Jennifer Huddleston discuss the merits of the case. Lees meer
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Private School Enrollment in the Wake of COVID-19
26 maart 2024 · 12 min
The ability of private schools to better meet parent demand compared with public schools may help explain rising demand for private school education. Neal McCluskey explains. Lees meer
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A Would-Be Home Distiller Fights Back in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury
25 maart 2024 · 17 min
An engineer and brewer thought he would take up home distilling as a hobby, but he then learned it's a federal crime. In Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury, he's fighting back. The Buckeye Institute's Robert Alt explains. Lees meer
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The Canceling of the American Mind
23 maart 2024 · 30 min
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fine concepts, but DEI offices on college campuses appear to have fostered a problematic culture. Greg Lukianoff is coauthor of The Canceling of the American Mind. Lees meer
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SCOTUS Tells Feds They Can't Wish Away Certain Cases
22 maart 2024 · 12 min
Yonas Fikre , a US citizen, challenged his placement on the federal No Fly List and the feds removed him from the list. Did that moot the case? The Supreme Court says "no." Tommy Berry and Patrick Eddington explain why. Lees meer
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The China Dilemma?: Rethinking US-China Relations through Public Choice Theory
21 maart 2024 · 13 min
Ryan Yonk is coauthor of The China Dilemma?: Rethinking US-China Relations Through Public Choice Theory. Lees meer
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The Fertility Gap and Economic Freedom
20 maart 2024 · 17 min
Women tend to prefer more children than they have. How much can expanding economic freedom shrink the gap? Economist Clara E. Piano details her research. Lees meer
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Gaming War Games
19 maart 2024 · 11 min
War games are supposed to help train the military, expose weaknesses, and provide guidance on resource allocation. That last part can provide an incentive to game the war gaming system. Economist Garrett Wood comments. Lees meer
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The President Proposes a Homeowner Handout
18 maart 2024 · 14 min
Subsidizing both the buying and selling of homes in a seller's market means most of the subsidy will be absorbed by sellers. Mark Calabria explains why the President's plan won't create much new housing and offers some better ways to help Americans secure affordable housing. Lees meer
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Biden Seeks to Weaken Short-Term Health Plans
14 maart 2024 · 11 min
A proposal to limit short‐term health plans is not an attempt to protect consumers. It is the opposite: an attempt to punish consumers who choose a perfectly legal and valid product that competes with the product the Departments favor. Michael Cannon explains. Lees meer
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