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October 7, 2019 at 11:09 AM

The Economics of Ethnic Enclaves

The Economics of Ethnic Enclaves The literature on ethnic enclaves produces many consistent findings. The Democrats are partially right about wealth and corruption. View in browser October 7, 2019 …
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October 4, 2019 at 11:03 AM

A Welcome Victory For Harm Reduction Advocates

A Welcome Victory For Harm Reduction Advocates Poll: 58% of Americans Favor Vouchers for K – 12 Private School. Reflections on the Repo‐​Market Imbroglio. View in browser October 4, 2019 …
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October 3, 2019 at 11:13 AM

New Issue of Cato Journal

New Issue of Cato Journal New Cato Journal Addresses Urgent Questions about Power and Policy. Old Ships Still Abundant in the Jones Act Fleet. View in browser October 3, 2019 New Ca…
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October 2, 2019 at 11:07 AM

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the California Waiver

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the California Waiver Do Police Treat All Races Equally? Design, Doorknobs, and the Great Enrichment. Herbert Kleber's research on substance abuse. View in browser October 2, 2019 …
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October 1, 2019 at 11:10 AM

Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act: Wait Times and Green Card Grants

Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act: Wait Times and Green Card Grants Why China at 70 Needs to Listen to the Voices of Those It Silenced. Book forum on Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud. View in browser …
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September 30, 2019 at 11:10 AM

Addressing the Gross Injustice of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing

Addressing the Gross Injustice of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing Poll: What Americans Think Causes Wealth and Poverty. Addressing the Gross Injustice of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing. View in browser September 30, 2019 …
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September 27, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Delivering a New Postal Trade Deal

Delivering a New Postal Trade Deal Venezuelan Refugees May Help Liberalize Latin America’s Closed Economies. Poll: 59% of Americans Have Favorable Views of Capitalism. View in browser September 27, 2019 …
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September 26, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Democratic Support for Socialism Rises Under Trump

Democratic Support for Socialism Rises Under Trump Poll: Democratic Support for Socialism Rises Under Trump. The Bernie Sanders Wealth Tax. New Research on Illegal Immigration and Crime. View in browser September 26, 2019 …
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September 25, 2019 at 11:03 AM

What Americans Think About Poverty, Wealth, and Work

What Americans Think About Poverty, Wealth, and Work Read Cato Institute's 2019 Welfare, Work, and Wealth National Survey. New paper on problems with economic integration and controlled choice. View in browser September 25,…
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September 24, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Are a Disproportionate Number of Federal Judges Former Government Advocates?

Are a Disproportionate Number of Federal Judges Former Government Advocates? New study on number of federal judges as former government advocates. Interventionists evade responsibility for their policy disasters. View in browser …
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September 23, 2019 at 11:09 AM

The Vaping Panic Is out of Hand

The Vaping Panic Is out of Hand Op-ed by Jeffrey A. Singer on the vaping panic. Federal protection of cave spiders is driving property owners up the wall. View in browser September 23, 2019 …
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September 20, 2019 at 11:03 AM

What’s Really Undermining NATO?

What’s Really Undermining NATO? Op-ed by Ted Galen Carpenter on what's really undermining NATO. It is time to relinquish America’s global interventionist foreign policy. View in browser September 20, 2019 …
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September 19, 2019 at 11:09 AM

President Trump’s Decision to Impose Additional Sanctions on Iran

President Trump’s Decision to Impose Additional Sanctions on Iran Christopher A. Preble on Trump's decision to impose additional sanctions on Iran. A first look at Facebook’s oversight board. View in browser September 19, …
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September 18, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Hong Kong Protests and the Political Effects of an “Exit” Option

Hong Kong Protests and the Political Effects of an “Exit” Option New blog post on Hong Kong protests and asylum. Presidential spending update from Chris Edwards. The hidden domestic surveillance crisis. View in browser Sept…
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September 17, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Striking Iran In Response to Abqaiq Attack Would Be a Mistake

Striking Iran In Response to Abqaiq Attack Would Be a Mistake Congress should seriously consider the implications of military action in response to the attack on Abqaiq. View in browser September 17, 2019 …
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September 16, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Federal Spending Tops $5 Trillion

Federal Spending Tops $5 Trillion New brief on the crucial role of an appeals court in WTO disputes. Blog post on statewide California rent control. View in browser September 16, 2019 …
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September 13, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Economic Freedom of the World: 2019 Annual Report

Economic Freedom of the World: 2019 Annual Report Read the new Economic Freedom of the World: 2019 Annual Report. The 2019 Arms Sales Risk Index. Commentary on California v. the NCAA. View in browser September 13, 2019 …
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September 12, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Gold, the Real Bills Doctrine, and the Fed

Gold, the Real Bills Doctrine, and the Fed Read the new Cato book Gold, the Real Bills Doctrine and the Fed. Trump deserves a national security adviser who agrees with him. View in browser September 12, 2019 …
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September 11, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service

Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service The USPS has been losing billions of dollars a year for more than a decade. Liberal Supreme Court Justices vote in lockstep. View in browser September 11, 2019 …
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September 10, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Arizona Should Use Needle Exchange to Combat HIV

Arizona Should Use Needle Exchange to Combat HIV There are plenty of dedicated people who want to help reduce overdoses and eradicate HIV. The paraphernalia laws stand in their way. View in browser September 10, 2019 …
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September 9, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Looming Doctor Shortage Demands Innovative Solutions

Looming Doctor Shortage Demands Innovative Solutions The growing doctor shortage calls for fresh thinking. Free college will hike costs for taxpayers and make the system more opaque. View in browser September 9, 2019 …
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September 6, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Michigan Bans Flavored E-Cigarettes

Michigan Bans Flavored E-Cigarettes Man Engages In Sarcasm On Social Media. Career Survives. How to “Salvage Community” after Military Base Closure. View in browser September 6, 2019 …
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September 5, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Why the Fed Needs a Monetary Rule to Protect Its Independence

Why the Fed Needs a Monetary Rule to Protect Its Independence The Trump Administration Misses the Point Again about Burden-Sharing. Book forum on Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian. View in browser Septem…
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September 4, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Homeschooling and Educational Freedom

Homeschooling and Educational Freedom New Cato paper on homeschooling and educational freedom. New roads for marijuana research. New York Times on opportunity zones. View in browser September 4, 2019 …
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September 3, 2019 at 11:06 AM

How a Footnote in the USMCA Undermines Economic Liberty

How a Footnote in the USMCA Undermines Economic Liberty Segregation and the School Choice Movement. Upcoming Event: Does Capitalism Help or Harm Women? A Debate View in browser September 3, 2019 …
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September 2, 2019 at 11:09 AM

The Three Languages of Politics

The Three Languages of Politics The Three Languages of Politics is a new book from Libertarianism.org. What’s the point of the overtime pay regulation? View in browser September 2, 2019 …
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August 30, 2019 at 11:03 AM

The Galling Push for a Student Debt Bailout

The Galling Push for a Student Debt Bailout New Cato Daily Podcast on the push for a student debt bailout. Puerto Rico financial oversight board was unconstitutionally appointed. View in browser August 30, 2019 …
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August 29, 2019 at 11:09 AM

The Trade War to End All Trade Wars?

The Trade War to End All Trade Wars? New Power Problems podcast on the trade war with China. The moral dimension to our national debt. America’s problem of empire. August 29, 2019 Requiring the Pentagon to b…
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August 28, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Trump’s Trade Policy So Far

Trump’s Trade Policy So Far Trump’s Emergency Economic Powers: “Case Closed”? Shaking down drug makers won’t stop IV drug users. View in browser August 28, 2019 Trump’s Trade Policy …
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August 27, 2019 at 11:09 AM

How Not to Win an Argument About First Amendment Law

How Not to Win an Argument About First Amendment Law Ten ways to not win an argument about free speech and First Amendment law. Hemp bill leaves Texas prosecutors in the smoke. View in browser August 27, 2019 …
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August 26, 2019 at 11:09 AM

For More U.S.-Flag Ships, Lift the Domestic-Build Requirement

For More U.S.-Flag Ships, Lift the Domestic-Build Requirement Remembering David Koch. Blog post on two recent en banc decisions. Homicides in Mexico tripled but fewer Mexicans came illegally. View in browser August 26, 201…
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August 23, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Taking on China

Taking On China Blog post on adopting an approach to trade policy that encourages China to liberalize. On guns and opioids, fear is driving policy. View in browser August 23, 2019 T…
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August 21, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Legal Immigration Will Resolve America’s Real Border Problems

Legal Immigration Will Resolve America’s Real Border Problems New study on legal immigration resolving America's real border problems. Cato Daily Podcast on a case study in warrants for location data. View in browser Augus…
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August 20, 2019 at 11:09 AM

What Is and Isn’t Currency Manipulation?

What Is and Isn’t Currency Manipulation? Courts shouldn’t let President steel congress’s power to regulate foreign commerce. New Cato Daily Podcast on currency manipulation. View in browser August 20, 2019 …
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August 19, 2019 at 11:10 AM

An Old-Fashioned Recipe for Economic Growth

An Old-Fashioned Recipe for Economic Growth President Trump’s DHS sides with Cato on how to measure immigrant welfare use. Saving China’s Uighurs: Can Washington do the impossible? View in browser August 19, 2019 …
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August 16, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Macri's downfall

Macri's downfall Macri is the only one responsible for his downfall. Power Problems podcast on the growth in U.S. military interventions. View in browser August 16, 2019 Macri is the…
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August 15, 2019 at 11:03 AM

The conquest of the United States by China

The conquest of the United States by China Read a new blog post on the U.S. China trade war. Repeal old AUMFs and Salt the Earth. Trump’s latest immigration proposal. August 15, 2019 The Conquest of the Uni…
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August 14, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Why it’s time to end the war in Afghanistan

Why it’s time to end the war in Afghanistan Read a new Cato study on ending the war in Afghanistan. Woodstock at 50. Free the eyebrow threaders. Transit riders drop 2.9% in June. View in browser   August 14, …
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August 13, 2019 at 11:00 AM

An explanation of the public charge rule

An explanation of the public charge rule The Department of Homeland Security finalized a regulation this week that bans “public charges” from receiving legal status in the U.S. View in browser   August 13, 201…
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August 12, 2019 at 11:03 AM

The libertarian pioneers of school choice

The libertarian pioneers of school choice Read the new issue of Cato Policy Report. New op-ed on mandatory national service. Who is Peter Navarro? View in browser   August 12, 2019 …
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August 9, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Does “addictive” social media demand more government?

Does “addictive” social media demand more government? Cato Daily Podcast on social media and big tech. Parents don’t care about standardized test scores, and experts shouldn’t either. View in browser   August …
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August 8, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Tax-hike decade looms

Tax-hike decade looms Don’t abuse property rights to build pipelines. CDC extols the benefits of naloxone⁠—time to make it OTC. View in browser   August 8, 2019 Tax-Hi…
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August 7, 2019 at 11:06 AM

What is and isn’t currency manipulation

What is and isn’t currency manipulation What is and isn’t currency manipulation during the days of Trump’s China trade war? Gun policy is hard. Is Manila worth American lives? View in browser   August 7, 2019 …
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August 6, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Tariffs will bite U.S. consumers

Tariffs will bite U.S. consumers New Jones Act video on Puerto de las Américas. Facebook deserves more credit… our data is not “the Product."   August 6, 2019 End the Jones Act: Puerto de las A…
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August 5, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Court recommends termination for officer in Garner case

Court recommends termination for officer in Garner case Private pay growth tops federal in 2018. Trump is promising visas for Guatemalans. Kamala’s Conundrum. View in browser   August 5, 2019 …
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August 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM

Taxing Wealth and Capital Income

Taxing Wealth and Capital Income New study by Chris Edwards on taxing wealth and capital income. Some proposals to represent users on Facebook’s board. View in browser   August 2, 2019 …
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August 1, 2019 at 11:09 AM

Criminal forfeiture requires actual criminal activity

Criminal forfeiture requires actual criminal activity Senator Warren’s protectionist and misleading trade plan and rhetoric. Why would the government fight a $900 judgment? View in browser   August 1, 2019 …
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July 31, 2019 at 11:10 AM

Democratic presidential hopefuls on trade

Democratic presidential hopefuls on trade Can contingent convertible bonds help banks cope with financial stress? The Democratic presidential hopefuls are failing us on trade. View in browser   July 31, 2019…
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July 30, 2019 at 11:09 AM

A U.S.-China Trade Deal

A U.S.-China Trade Deal A U.S.-China trade deal needs some balance and cooperation with U.S. allies. Cato scholars live tweet tonight’s Democratic debate. View in browser   July 30, 2019 …
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July 29, 2019 at 11:06 AM

Uncertainties of wage-hour law

Uncertainties of wage-hour law Parker Drilling v. Newton and the uncertainties of wage-hour law. Chris Edwards discusses what might trigger an American debt crisis. View in browser   July 29, 2019 …