Norbert J. Michel Last week’s confrimation hearing for Kevin Warsh, the nominee to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, drew tons of attention regarding the Fed’s independence. Economist…

Travis Fisher Congress has a terrific opportunity to get sober on energy policy. Today, the House Committee on Rules will consider several amendments to the Farm, Food, and National Security…

Solveig Singleton The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the “Bureau”) recently issued a new strategic plan. It offers laudable goals such as following the law, ending overregulation, and focusing on…

Ryan Bourne and Nathan Miller Republicans spent the better part of four years mocking the political left’s greedflation narrative—and rightly so. But lately they’re using similar arguments to deflect blame…

Colleen Hroncich For more than 20 years, Tasha Ellis worked in a variety of roles within the education system, teaching K–8 in Atlanta public schools, adult literacy, even college classes. She was…

Jeffrey Miron The Trump administration has been scaling back support for clean energy, generating backlash from those concerned about carbon emissions. Which view is more convincing? Take as given that carbon emissions are a…

Patrick G. Eddington Early this morning, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R‑SD) secured cloture on S.4344, Senator Tom Cotton’s (R‑AR) bill to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

Clark Packard Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made headlines last week when she called rising fertilizer prices an “overarching economic pending disaster” before the House Appropriations Committee. She is…

Jeffrey Miron New research uses regional per capita tax burdens in 1780s France to examine the relationship between tax burdens and rioting. It finds that bailliages (administrative districts) with heavier…

Andrew Gillen With federal deficits at high and unsustainable levels, there is an urgent need to find ways to cut federal spending. Fortunately, new Cato research has found that a…