Tad DeHaven The horrific wildfires in the Los Angeles area have spawned concerns about government responsibility for the severe destruction. While it’s premature to assign blame definitively, California’s policies are…
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Jon Hoffman In 2025, the Cato Institute will host its eighth annual Junior Scholars Symposium (JSS), a paper workshop for graduate students on policy-relevant topics related to international security and…
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Scott Lincicome When the Washington Post recently asked House Representative Jared Golden (D‑ME) about the economic harms that would arise from the universal tariffs he (and President-elect Donald Trump) vocally…
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Ryan Bourne Inaugural addresses have historically been used by incoming or returning presidents to outline the broad principles by which they intend to govern. With the exception of the federal…
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Colleen Hroncich As she went through the twists and turns of life, Lauren Novak had no idea she was being prepared to start and lead Springbrook Christian Academy, a hybrid…
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Walter Olson Number six in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: The New York Times showcases proposals to introduce proportional representatives to the US House of…
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Thomas A. Berry The Supreme Court has heard two cases in the last week that implicate weighty First Amendment questions. On Friday, the justices heard arguments in TikTok v. Garland, a…
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Neal McCluskey Last year at about this time, I reported something alarming: 2023 had set a record for values and identity-based conflicts—culture war—in public schools, according to Cato’s Public Schooling…
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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Imagine a future where the average American earns $15,000 more each year because Congress reduced federal spending and national debt. Too often, spending cuts are…
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David J. Bier This is Part 4 of the origins of the border crisis. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. What Caused the Crisis Four factors primarily caused…