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Jeffrey Miron Here are some thoughts on what a libertarian might do as president of the United States: Procedurally Issue no executive orders, other...
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Peter Van Doren Automobile fuel mileage standards (also known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy or CAFE standards) are back in the news. The Senate...
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Matthew Cavedon In 1995, when petitioner Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., robbed a bank, federal criminal restitution was governed by the Victim and Witness Protection Act...
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Jeffrey A. Singer Over the past several years, different jurisdictions in the US, Canada, and Europe have allowed people who use illicit drugs to...
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David J. Bier On June 26, the National Foundation for American Policy and the Cato Institute hosted a briefing for congressional staffers. I detailed...
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Jeffrey A. Singer New York State lawmakers have passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act (MAID) and sent it to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk....
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Chris Edwards The Republican reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes large cuts to taxes and small cuts to welfare programs. Getting...
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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Congress’s ability to respond to genuine national emergencies is essential. But without budgetary guardrails, emergency designations have become a...
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Jeffrey A. Singer On June 9, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he has fired all 17...
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Jennifer Huddleston In the first half of 2025, over 1,000 bills related to artificial intelligence (AI) have been introduced at the state level. This...
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Adam N. Michel The House-passed reconciliation bill includes a new tax measure designed to retaliate against foreign taxes that discriminate against American businesses. This...
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Jennifer J. Schulp On June 10, the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture will hold markups on the “Digital Asset...
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Chris Edwards A Washington Post investigative piece confirms what we’ve been saying for years at Cato about federal housing subsidies. The $14 billion a...
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Dan Greenberg Court of International Trade. Nearly 150 years ago, as the nation’s Civil War dragged on, President Lincoln grew increasingly frustrated with the Union...
