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Robert A. Levy On May 18, federal judge Kathleen Williams dismissed two of President Trump’s legal claims: (1) his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for failing to stop a former contractor from…

Marcos Falcone On May 31, Colombians delivered a surprise to the world by placing right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella first in the first round of the 2026 presidential election. With…

Alfredo Carrillo Obregon In its latest move to keep tariff dollars illegally taken from American importers, the Trump administration announced on May 29 that it will appeal a court order to…

James A. Dorn As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is an opportune time to reflect on the intellectual climate that preceded its signing on…

Thomas A. Berry and Kimberly Coleman In today’s digitized world, nearly everything we do can be captured, stored, and made accessible to the government. The time we wake up, the…

Robert A. Levy One recommended goal in conducting congressional elections is to approximate proportional representation—where the percentage of Republican vs. Democrat vs. “Other” Congress members resembles the mix of registered…

Jeffrey A. Singer In a recent Cato blog post, I discussed several factors that may be contributing to the current and welcome drop in overdose deaths. I wrote: “None of…

Nicholas Anthony Financial surveillance is getting worse every day. Although many legislative expansions have not passed, the wheel keeps turning. Inflation, geographic targeting orders (GTOs), and executive orders have greatly…

Stephen Richer On Friday morning (May 29), the United States Postal Service issued proposed mail voting rules in furtherance of President Trump’s second executive order on election administration (“Ensuring Citizenship Verification…

Scott Lincicome and Chad Smitson My recent piece in the Washington Post explained how people concerned about American workers’ declining share of national income should blame government policy—particularly labor regulation…