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Roger Pilon Last week I had a short letter in the Wall Street Journal commenting on an op-ed by Journal editorial board member Collin Levy about China’s repression of religious liberty.…

Alex Nowrasteh During the September 10 debate, former President Donald Trump channeled internet rumors when he said that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating dogs and cats. This started…

David J. Bier While announcing an interest rate cut this week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made comments about immigration that many have misconstrued to argue that immigration is increasing…

Colleen Hroncich Erica Paul and Anna Utley were homeschooling their children and attending a Pittsburgh-area co-op for enrichment activities twice a month. “It was a great source of Catholic community…

Matthew Cavedon According to his legal complaint, petitioner Roy Sargeant is a prison inmate who has cooperated with the government and therefore was entitled to be housed separately from non-cooperating…

David Inserra Last week, Australia dropped its revised Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024, and it’s about two sandwiches short of a picnic. The bill appears to draw some of…

Krit Chanwong and Scott Lincicome In a new Cato policy analysis out today, September 19, we show that state and local corporate subsidies have increased substantially in recent years, even…

Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits. Instituted in 2009 following the global financial crisis, the debt…

Norbert Michel On September 18, the Fed announced a 0.50 percent cut in its target rate, the first time it has cut its policy rate since 2020. The size of…

Jeffrey A. Singer Brian Mann of NPR News reports today on encouraging new data released by the National Center for Health Statistics showing that overdose deaths from all drugs have…