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Jeffrey Miron In September 2024, the Biden administration implemented a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), citing concerns over China’s subsidies of its EV industry. These subsidies, the…

Neal McCluskey President Trump and many of his supporters are worried about indoctrination in public schools, especially on matters of race and gender, and their concerns are not without justification.…

Patrick G. Eddington FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing today has already produced news. Under friendly questioning from Sen. John Cornyn (R‑TX), Patel was asked whether he viewed a…

Adam N. Michel Last week, the Cato Congressional Fellows discussed the history of radical tax reforms and examples of such reforms in practice. This overview begins with a brief history…

Clark Neily Among the most challenging and important questions in constitutional law is whether the constitutions of the United States and various individual states protect unenumerated rights—and if so, which…

Alex Nowrasteh The evidence is overwhelming that immigrants in the United States have had a lower crime rate than native-born Americans since at least the 19th century. When people learn…

Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on all goods imported into the United States from Canada and Mexico, with…

Jeffrey Miron On January 12, California Governor Gavin Newson signed an executive order waiving permitting requirements for homeowners and businesses affected by the fires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.…

Mike Fox In March 2020, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York descended into chaos as one of its cases collapsed. Widely regarded as the most…

Colleen Hroncich Standardized testing isn’t the be-all and end-all of education. Still, the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the Nation’s Report Card, show important…