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Recapping the Cato Tax Boot Camp
Adam N. Michel Last month, we kicked off the Cato Institute’s Congressional Fellowship in Tax & Trade Policy ahead of a…
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Stroke of the Pen, Law of the Land: Kinda Nuts
Gene Healy Two weeks into the first Donald Trump presidency, Washington was freaking out about presidential style: “alternative facts” about…
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Freedom to Offend Under Threat Across Europe
David Inserra Last week, Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant to Sweden was murdered because he burned Qurans to show his…
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On Transgender Athletes and the Federal Government
Neal McCluskey “But even if they can, should they?” I asked that question last week in response to President Trump’s…
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A US Sovereign Wealth Fund Is a Bad Idea
Tad DeHaven President Trump issued an executive order planning the establishment of a US sovereign wealth fund. A sovereign wealth…
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‘De-Globalization’ Still Isn’t Happening (At Least Not Yet)
Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon Buried in yesterday’s Census Bureau release of the latest US international trade data for…
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Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Oath of Office
Walter Olson In a remark that might seem to sum up Congress’s current approach to its oversight role, Sen. Thom…
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Defense and Veterans Spending Tops $1.2 Trillion
Chris Edwards With today’s massive budget deficits, the Trump administration and Congress should look for savings in every federal department.…
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The Prospects for Mar-a-Gaza
Justin Logan President Donald Trump rarely bores. At a much-awaited press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February…
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Trump Administration Shouldn’t Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration issued an executive order (EO) on January 20, 2025, to create a process to designate…
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