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Walter Olson Number twelve in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: Coming next week! I’ll be hosting an online Cato discussion on lessons of the NYC…

Kyle Handley I signed the economists’ amicus brief in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump because it challenges something deeper than just one set of tariffs—it challenges the use of emergency…

Neal McCluskey Since the widespread adoption of public schooling, private schools have had an existential problem: it is very difficult to compete with “free.” When COVID-19 brought the country to…

Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter States and cities throughout the US continue to raise their minimum wages, and some members of Congress are pushing for a federal increase. There have…

Thomas A. Berry Who is the valid acting US attorney for the District of New Jersey right now? The answer is in dispute, with Alina Habba and Desiree Leigh Grace…

Chris Edwards America’s labor markets are generally free. Employers hire workers of their choice, and workers are free to seek employers that offer the best combination of compensation and working…

Jennifer Huddleston There is a saying, “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” New technologies are often disruptive, but they may or may not actually change the existing legal…

Matt Mittelsteadt On July 23, the White House released its much-anticipated AI Action Plan. Spanning thirty topics across twenty-eight pages, this plan represents a truly far-reaching attempt to shape the…

Chris Edwards Stealing government benefits through electronic payment systems is on the rise. Large-scale theft from programs was more difficult when bureaucracies relied on paper applications and in-person approvals. Today,…

Walter Olson “White House suggests stripping political adversary of citizenship” is quite the headline, but it’s now happened three times in just a few weeks. On July 12, Donald Trump…