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Scott Lincicome and Chad Smitson (Wikimedia Commons) This Thursday (6/25), Cato will host a panel discussion of the six-year anniversary and upcoming joint review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),…

David Inserra (Getty Images) The United Kingdom announced its intention to pass a social media ban for users under 16. Many details are not yet finalized, but the country plans to ban…

Jeffrey Miron (Getty Images) Industrial policy — government efforts to favor certain sectors, technologies, or firms — has a long history. Far from a fringe idea, politicians across the spectrum…

Matthew Cavedon (Getty Images) Decades ago, the Supreme Court held in a case called Monell v. Department of Social Services that you can sue a local government for violating your…

Adam N. Michel (Getty Images) The Wall Street Journal recently published my op-ed on how Congress could fix Trump Accounts so they’d actually be a useful investment vehicle. My reform…

Mike Fox In a stunning and highly critical ruling, US District Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed a series of Justice Department grand jury subpoenas aimed at Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and…

Ryan Bourne and Chris Edwards Supporters of federal spending make it sound simple: the government designs expert programs, raises money from taxes, and steers it to individuals, businesses, and nonprofit…

Alex Nowrasteh (Getty Images) Vice President JD Vance is hitting the speaking circuit to sell his new book and defend the disastrous US military intervention in Iran at the same…

Thomas A. Berry The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives the public the right to access records from any federal agency, subject to nine limited exemptions. Exemption 7 allows the…

Ryan Bourne Many Americans view Brexit (Britain’s exit from the European Union) as Trumpism before Donald Trump—the first instance of an emerging nativist populism, hostile to trade and immigration. Those policy areas certainly were affected by Brexit,…