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Justin Logan Like many think tank dorks, I find the practice of politics often gross and inscrutable. We dorks like calm, boring, rational analysis, and often don’t understand the personal…

Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The Brookings Institution recently released its Social Security plan, which would address the program’s unsustainable finances through a mix of tax increases, benefit reductions, and…

Chris Edwards and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler With spending soaring and debt piling higher, the federal government is driving into a fiscal tornado. The latest figures from the US Treasury show a budget deficit…

Travis Fisher Last week, Cato published Policy Analysis No. 992, titled “The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies: IRA Energy Tax Credits Could Cost $4.7 Trillion by…

Michael F. Cannon Five years ago this month, the world shut down due to COVID-19. “Paris, Milan, London, New York, San Francisco, and even Delhi—even India, the entire country—locked down…

Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter US housing prices have risen faster than income since 2000, making housing less affordable.  The solution is more housing, and the question is, what is…

Walter Olson Alarming news for university independence, from the New York Times: “The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes in student discipline and admissions before…

Alex Nowrasteh and Ryan Bourne The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the biggest domestic policy news of 2025 so far. Established by executive order (EO) on January 20, 2025,…

Jeremy Horpedahl While inflation has moderated significantly compared to 2022, many prices remain stubbornly high, and some are even rising. To the average consumer, the one item that clearly stands…

Tad DeHaven When a reporter recently asked President Trump if he had a message for small business owners concerned about higher tariffs, he responded, “They’re going to be so much…