September 23, 2019

The Vaping Panic Is out of Hand

These overreactions would seem laughable if they didn’t have such a great potential to inflict harm — both on tobacco smokers trying to quit and teen vapers who are more likely to use dangerous bootleg products.

• The Vaping Panic Is out of Hand
  By Jeffrey A. Singer

Federal Protection of Cave Spiders Is Driving Property Owners Up the Wall

Applying the Endangered Species Act to the Bone Cave harvestman spider goes beyond Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce. The Commerce Clause has grown far too many legs, and the Fifth Circuit should prevent it from endangering our constitutional order.

• Federal Protection of Cave Spiders Is Driving Property Owners Up the Wall 
  By Trevor Burrus

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R.I.P. Earl Ravenal (1931−2019)

On the passing of long-time Cato senior fellow, and former Cato board member, Earl Ravenal.

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Bringing Drug Use Out of the Shadows Reduces Harm to the Community as Well as to Users

Bringing drug use out of the darkness benefits everyone.

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Justice Department Responds in Steel Tariffs Case

The Justice Department just filed its brief in American Institute for International Steel v. United States before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. At issue are President Trump’s steel tariffs. Last month, the Cato Institute filed a brief in support of the appellants, who are businesses that rely on imported steel and have been harmed by the tariffs. The best evidence for the appropriateness of Cato's brief is the fact that the government spent so many words engaging with Cato’s arguments.

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