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New Poll: 74% Worry Americans Could Lose Our Freedoms If We’re Not Careful
Emily Ekins This 4th of July, 248 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, a new forthcoming Cato Institute national…
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Dealing with Your Aging President
Gene Healy I’m just old enough to remember when people worried that a then-73-year-old Ronald Reagan was too befuddled to…
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The Court Went Too Far on Presidential Immunity
Walter Olson In Trump v. US, a majority of the Supreme Court has laid down an astonishingly broad view of…
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After Trump v US: Presidents and Domestic Use of Lethal Force
Patrick G. Eddington This week, in a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that appears to have the effect…
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What If Every State Had Record Immigration?
David J. Bier The immigrant share of the US population is approaching near‐record highs of about 15 percent nationwide. However,…
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No, Overruling Chevron Won’t Turn Judges into Policymakers
Thomas A. Berry On June 28, the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overruled the 40‐year‐old Chevron doctrine. My immediate reaction…
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Social Security’s $4.1 Trillion Hidden Government Deficit
Romina Boccia What if the story we were told about Social Security’s financing was just a myth? As the program faces…
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The OECD Wants Higher Taxes on Everything
Adam N. Michel A recent G20 proposal for a globally coordinated wealth tax on the world’s billionaires highlights an under‐discussed risk…
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SCOTUS Confirms That Social Media Platforms Have First Amendment Editorial Rights
Thomas A. Berry Three years ago, Texas passed a law declaring that large social media services are “common carriers” subject to…
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The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: July 2024
Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: Update on the lawsuits…
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