Mustafa Akyol On March 15, Dawn, Pakistan’s oldest and most influential English-language newspaper, ran a review of the new Cato book, No Compulsion in Religion—No Exceptions: Islamic Arguments for Religious…

Walter Olson Number 22 in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy, this time focused on the SAVE Act, Save America Act, and Make Elections Great Again (MEGA)…

Stephen Slivinski and Ryan Bourne President Trump’s new housing executive order is better than much of Washington’s recent affordability discussion because it starts from the right premise: homes are expensive…

Jai Kedia President Trump has formally nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, whose term expires in May. A Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing is…

Michael F. Cannon Despite the love it gets from Republicans and insurance companies, Medicare Advantage is a lousy program. Multiple news items this week highlight how poorly it operates and…

Adam N. Michel Recent Democratic proposals to expand the amount of income exempt from the income tax highlight an existing feature of the US tax system: depending on your circumstances,…

Colleen Hroncich “I got into education sort of by accident,” says Sarah Pevehouse, founder of Apogee Dripping Springs microschool in Texas. After attending an adult summer camp for photographers, she…

Kevin T. Frazier Minnesota legislators are considering a troubling amendment to their state constitution. In short, the amendment would carve AI out of the state’s protection of free speech. It’s…

Benjamin Giltner and Dominik Lett Reports suggest that the Trump administration is drafting an emergency funding request of up to $50 billion to support the war in Iran. The US…

Peter Van Doren Economists’ understanding of oil shocks has evolved over time. The original view was that reductions in supply from Middle East wars or OPEC decisions were important causes…