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Investing
Nippon Steel and the “National Security” Hoax
Scott Lincicome Today, President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of US Steel on the grounds that “there is…
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Economy
Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions
As many of us celebrated the year-end holidays, a small group of researchers worked overtime tracking a startling discovery: At…
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Investing
New Defending Globalization Content: Globalization and Women and Economists’ Changing Views on Trade and Development
Scott Lincicome Earlier this week, we published two new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: “Globalization Helps Women Thrive,” by…
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Investing
The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: December 2024
Andrew Gillen Note: This post updates last month’s post, and given recent developments will be the last monthly update. The biggest…
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Investing
Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Hypothesis That Keeps Sending Innocent People to Prison
Jeffrey A. Singer ProPublica has released a detailed report about the controversy surrounding the shaken baby syndrome hypothesis. Reporter Pamela…
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Economy
Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security
It’s that time again, when families and friends gather and implore the more technically inclined among them to troubleshoot problems…
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Investing
Ezra Klein’s Conversion to Libertarianism Proceeds Apace
Michael F. Cannon A while back, after several conversations with Ezra Klein that afforded me a window into how his…
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Investing
DOGE Recommendations: Social Security
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia As part of the Cato Institute Report to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), we…
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Economy
2024: The year AI drove everyone crazy
It’s been a wild year in tech thanks to the intersection between humans and artificial intelligence. 2024 brought a parade…
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Investing
DOJ Jumps the Shark
Clark Neily Imagine you were operating a shark-diving charter boat in Florida and came across a long fishing line that…
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