Politics

Colleen Hroncich The late Barbara Baker left behind quite a legacy. She was a first grade teacher in 1960 when she realized her incoming…

Jeffrey A. Singer Yesterday the House of Representatives voted 289–133 to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act.* The act permanently classifies fentanyl‐​related substances…

Nicholas Anthony Late last year, the Federal Reserve caught attention for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot projects. Going beyond traditional…

Thomas A. Berry and Isaiah McKinney Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that local governments cannot take surplus home equity…

Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon It’s a well‐​known fact in the nation’s capital that politicians’ rhetoric gets progressively detached from reality as…

Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on SubStack on May 25, 2023. Organ sales are illegal in the United States and most other…

Erec Smith On Friday, June 2nd at 3 PM, Cato will hold a book forum on the newly published Letters in Black and White:…

Jeffrey A. Singer Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed Senate File 2974, the Omnibus Human Services appropriations bill into law on Wednesday, May…

Jordan Cohen Over the last 48 hours, national news outlets have begun reporting that Ukrainian militias used U.S.-made armored vehicles (albeit unconfirmed by…

Thomas A. Berry and Isaiah McKinney Corner Post is a convenience store and truck stop in Watford City, North Dakota. Like many similar…