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Nicholas Anthony One of the biggest concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is that they will undermine the financial system. In short, money held as a CBDC isn’t held…

Jeffrey A. Singer In a Cato Institute policy analysis, Sofia Hamilton and I highlighted that people with opioid use disorder (OUD) in Australia, Canada, and the UK have been able…

Adam N. Michel We went Christmas tree shopping with the kids last weekend. Every year, the ritual reminds me of some of the strangest federal taxes on the books and…

Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia Last Tuesday, President Trump said he is looking “very seriously” at the compulsory Australian retirement savings program, which former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called…

Jeffrey A. Singer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decided on December 5 to update the CDC’s current guideline for immunizing newborns…

Clark Packard Last week, Disney+ released a restored version of The Beatles Anthology, the landmark 1995 ABC eight-part documentary series that remains the closest thing to a definitive account of…

David Inserra As of December 10, Australia will implement sweeping restrictions on access to social media for individuals under 16. Hailed as the first of its kind, Australia’s Parliament passed…

Michael Chapman False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947, by former Cato Senior Fellow George Selgin, was ranked among the “10 Best Books of 2025” by…

Colleen Hroncich When Katie Kilgore took a job at a microschool that prioritizes self-directed learning, she had no idea where it would lead her. Her career had taken her through…

Jeffrey Miron Over the past several months, the Trump administration has ramped up the War on Drugs by attacking boats from Venezuela that were allegedly bringing fentanyl to the United…