Jeffrey A. Singer In a May 30 article for the Wall Street Journal, Steven Malanga from the Manhattan Institute rightly criticized certain states that have legalized recreational marijuana for using…
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Chris Edwards The Republican reconciliation bill would trim Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These are shared federal-state programs, with the federal government currently paying 69 percent of…
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Michael F. Cannon President Trump and Senate Republicans will consider measures to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare. Along with Medicaid, Medicare is the primary contributor to our federal…
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David J. Bier The House of Representatives recently passed its budget reconciliation spending bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). The bill changes numerous aspects of tax and…
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Mike Fox May 28 started like any other day but ended with a profound triumph for my Cato colleagues and me. As Cato’s President Peter Goettler said, “Sometimes it’s the constancy…
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Colleen Hroncich Should the Department of Education be shut down? Normally, I’m an easy yes on that question for several reasons: the federal government has no constitutional role in education;…
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Jeffrey Miron Imagine a college campus where the Department of Education has no jurisdiction. No audits, no diversity mandates, no Title IX compliance offices. No federal student loans or threats to…
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Walter Olson This morning the Supreme Court handed down unanimous decisions in six cases. Three are likely to pass with little notice (Labcorp v. Davis, class action certification without injury,…
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Gene Healy For four months, President Trump has treated the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as his personal, Oval Office “tariff button”—allowing him to launch trade wars as…
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Tad DeHaven Do you enjoy getting pennies back in change when you pay for something with cash? Probably not. Pennies are generally a nuisance for both buyer and seller and…