Thomas A. Berry, Dan Greenberg, and Alexander Xenos Like all states, New York prohibits the unauthorized practice of law (UPL). But New York’s overzealous application of its UPL laws could…

Neal McCluskey I have received many news alerts and press releases over the last several weeks about the ever-growing number of applications to the new Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)…

Tad DeHaven Within days of the Trump administration’s February 28 attack on Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was slowing to a halt. Insurance coverage for shippers was being…

Tad DeHaven Semafor reported last week that the Pentagon is recruiting from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and other prominent Wall Street players to staff “investment teams” at its new Economic Defense…

David Inserra and Brent Skorup Over the weekend, President Donald Trump accused several news organizations of being “Fake News Media” for “terrible reporting” on the Iran conflict, which was causing…

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…