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Taiwan Arms Backlog, July 2024 Update
Eric Gomez and Benjamin Giltner July 2024 was a quiet month for the backlog of US weapons that have been…
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Checking in with the Cato Private Schooling Status Tracker
Colleen Hroncich With a new school year approaching, it’s time to reset the Cato Private Schooling Status Tracker and see…
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Study Finds GLP-1s Are Effectively Over-the-Counter Drugs in Online Grey Market
Jeffrey A. Singer A qualitative study published August 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that “semaglutide products…
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The Racial Impact of Professional Licensing
Jeffrey Miron In many high-paying occupations, the proportion of racial and ethnic minorities is below their percentage in the population…
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Thank You, Paul Krugman, for Making the Case for Light-touch Crypto Regulation
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp Paul Krugman deserves a lot of credit. He provides a living example of why…
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Friday Feature: KaiPod Catalyst
Colleen Hroncich In December 2021, the Friday Feature highlighted KaiPod Learning, an innovative organization that was providing in-person learning communities…
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Will CBDCs Mark the End of Cash?
Nicholas Anthony Will the rise of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) mark the end of cash? For years, people…
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Fed Dot-Plot Forecasting Fiascos: June 2008 and June 2021
Alan Reynolds The Federal Reserve chairman and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) always imagine that they can prevent recession by…
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The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: August 2024
Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: the 8th Circuit Court…
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Election Policy Roundup II
Walter Olson Here’s another roundup of short-form items on election law and policy: For all the occasional creakiness of our…
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