September 26, 2019

Poll: Democratic Support for Socialism Rises Under Trump

The Cato 2019 Welfare, Work, and Wealth National Survey finds that a growing majority—64%—of Democrats have favorable views of socialism, up from 53% in 2012.

• Poll: Democratic Support for Socialism Rises Under Trump
  By Emily Ekins

States Shouldn’t Facilitate Boycotts and Harassment of Donors to Controversial Causes

It is imperative that the First Amendment’s protections for anonymous expression and association be vigorously protected.

• States Shouldn’t Facilitate Boycotts and Harassment of Donors to Controversial Causes

  By Ilya Shapiro and James Knight

FEATURED ARTICLES

The Bernie Sanders Wealth Tax

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has proposed an annual wealth tax on families with net wealth above $32 million. The tax is even more aggressive that the one proposed by Elizabeth Warren.

Read more

New Research on Illegal Immigration and Crime

How illegal immigrants affect crime is one of the most contentious subareas of debate, and Cato scholars have found that illegal and legal immigrants both have lower incarceration rates than native-born Americans and lower criminal conviction rates in Texas. Now academic researchers are stepping into the fray and coming to similar conclusions.

Read more

When Is a Regulatory Taking a “Total Taking”?

If government ordinances decrease the value of a piece of land from $700,000 to $60,000, is it a "total taking" for the purposes of the 5th Amendment's Takings Clause? If not, how much value has to be destroyed to pursue a "total taking" claim? 

Read more