Ryan Bourne and Nathan Miller Affordability has become the defining issue of the 2026 election cycle, and state governments have churned out bills and executive actions aimed at easing the…

Jeffrey A. Singer and Adam Omary A movement is underway to classify heavy social media use as a form of addiction. Advocacy groups, plaintiffs’ attorneys, and a growing number of…

Benjamin Giltner This week, Pentagon officials approached auto manufacturing companies with the request that they produce weapons, mostly munitions. Decreasing munition stockpiles and low production rates motivated the Pentagon to…

Clark Packard Last month, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D‑CA) at a Cato policy forum focused on Section 122 of the Trade Act of…

Michael F. Cannon Today, Cato releases The Cato Institute Handbook on Affordability. In our chapter, Cato Senior Fellow Jeffrey A. Singer and I explain: If subsidies reliably delivered affordability, the…

Ryan Bourne Republicans and Democrats alike are racing to develop policies to ease the “affordability crisis” ahead of the 2026 midterms. Inflation and cost-of-living concerns rank among the top concerns for…

Jeffrey A. Singer New York lawmakers say they want to reduce hospitals’ reliance on temporary nurses and other clinicians. Their proposed solution—government profit caps on staffing agencies—would make the state’s…

David J. Bier Cato’s recent study on the fiscal effects of immigrants details how much immigrants increase government revenues. From 1994 to 2023, immigrants generated roughly $100,000 more in taxes…

Jennifer Huddleston A recent court case filed by xAI challenges a Colorado AI law’s “algorithmic discrimination” requirements and its impact on speech. This case could have a significant impact on…

Nicholas Anthony Bitcoiners know the frustration of tax season all too well. It’s never been easier to use Bitcoin as money. Yet, at the same time, the tax code puts…