Investing
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When It Comes to Cash Policies, Actions Speak Louder than Words
Nicholas Anthony Many people have expressed concerns that a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is going to be used to…
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Battle Over FISA Reauthorization Resumes Next Week
Patrick G. Eddington Two items of note today from prominent inside‐the‐Beltway publications regarding the ongoing fight over whether Congress should…
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Is Freedom Falling? Take a Closer Look in Cato’s New Magazine
Johan Norberg I am honored to have written the first‐ever cover story for Free Society, Cato’s new quarterly magazine. Titled…
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The Threat of Fiscal Dominance: Will the US Resort to Money-Printing to Finance the Rising Debt Challenge?
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett With entitlement spending growth driving a worsening fiscal picture, the US could enter a new period of…
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Spending Madness Quarterfinals
Chris Edwards There are eight federal programs remaining in Spending Madness 2024. These are high‐priority spending cuts for Congress to…
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Stossel TV Debunks Six Myths About Globalization
Scott Lincicome Is the United States “losing” from international trade? Does globalization harm American workers or lead to a “race…
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The CFPB’s Overdraft and NSF Mess
Nicholas Anthony Between its proposal to restrict overdraft fees and nonsufficient fund (NSF) fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…
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Taiwan Arms Backlog, March 2024 Update
Eric Gomez On March 11, 2024, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released an annual update to its Arms…
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The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: April 2024
Andrew Gillen Mass student loan forgiveness is terrible policy (see this report for a comprehensive list of reasons), but that hasn’t…
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To Replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge Quickly, Turn to a Private Owner/Operator
Marc Joffe South Norfolk Jordan Bridge. As we mourn the six who perished in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse…
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