Editor’s Pick

David J. Bier In March, the US government deported—or more accurately, rendered—about 240 Venezuelans from the United States to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison without trials, convictions, or due process.…

Alex Nowrasteh American identity is based on belief in a broad creed, not on ethnicity, religion, or ancestry. That point should be uncontroversial. Yet a small, ultra-online nationalist subculture now…

Matthew Cavedon On April 23, 2021, the City of Marco Island installed automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) at each of the three bridges connecting Marco Island to mainland Florida. These…

Matthew Cavedon America is home to less than five percent of the world’s population, yet it incarcerates almost a quarter of all prisoners. The rate of incarceration in the United…

Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, served 41.7 million Americans and cost taxpayers $100 billion in fiscal year 2024. Congress…

Jennifer Huddleston On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The order is a positive step because it…

Dominik Lett Pictured left to right: Romina Boccia, Adam Michel, Dominik Lett, and Michael Cannon. On December 11, the Cato Institute hosted a Hill briefing on affordability. I was joined by my…

Katherine Thompson Nestled within this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an attempt to severely constrain President Trump’s ability to decrease US posture, basing, and role as security guarantor in…

Nicholas Anthony The end of the penny was a long time coming. Yet, the Federal Reserve is causing unnecessary harm by refusing to distribute existing pennies—135 out of 192 coin…

Jeffrey A. Singer Recent press reports state that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is considering having the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopt…