Investing
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Answering Frequently Asked Questions about the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies
Travis Fisher Last week, Cato published Policy Analysis No. 992, titled “The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy…
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New Essay: Public Health as If People Mattered
Michael F. Cannon Five years ago this month, the world shut down due to COVID-19. “Paris, Milan, London, New York,…
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Land-Use Regulations Make Housing Less Affordable
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter US housing prices have risen faster than income since 2000, making housing less affordable. The…
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What Can the Feds Legally Demand of Columbia University?
Walter Olson Alarming news for university independence, from the New York Times: “The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia…
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Six Ways to Understand DOGE and Predict Its Future Behavior
Alex Nowrasteh and Ryan Bourne The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the biggest domestic policy news of 2025 so…
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Egg Prices Don’t Need to Be Investigated—It’s Just Supply and Demand
Jeremy Horpedahl While inflation has moderated significantly compared to 2022, many prices remain stubbornly high, and some are even rising.…
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Tariffs, Uncertainty, and Small Businesses
Tad DeHaven When a reporter recently asked President Trump if he had a message for small business owners concerned about…
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Trump’s New Immigration Ban: An Arbitrary, Discriminatory Legal Immigration Rewrite
David J. Bier President Trump plans to rewrite—or, rather, write over—the Immigration and Nationality Act in the coming week. This…
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Modern Libertarianism Author: “It’s the Ideas’ Victories That Are Important—Did the Idea Win?”
Michael Chapman In a discussion about his new book, Modern Libertarianism, author Brian Doherty stressed that it is important, even…
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Government Funding Bill Continues Irresponsible Status Quo as Tariffs Wreak Havoc
Romina Boccia A government shutdown will likely be averted by continuing the status quo, as excessive US deficits drive up…
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