The Department of Justice accuses Apple of behaving like a monopoly. What’s next? #CatoTechnology buff.ly/4cRHKCq

Given the high costs of law school and passing the bar examination, it is unsurprising that relatively few attorneys are available to advocate for those unable to pay substantial fees. Marc Joffe discusses some possible reforms… buff.ly/3VQypoq

Culture war is inherent to public schooling, which forces people with differing values, desires, and needs to fund a single system of government schools.

Cato CEF’s Public Schooling Battle Map shows that the number of values‐ and identity‐​based conflicts in America’s public…

Is voting by noncitizens swaying American elections? Cato's Walter Olson says the answer is no.

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Despite all his rhetoric about fairness, fair shares, and everyone playing by the same rules, President Biden has increased annual average corporate tax expenditures 92 percent from $109 billion to $209 billion. buff.ly/3VSpq6u #CatoEcon

Stopping the Fed from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) should not be the partisan issue it is becoming. A CBDC gives the government untold economic power—irrespective of which party is in charge. buff.ly/3VKSXyW #CatoEcon

Patients suffering from severe pain—many of them with terminal cancer—have become collateral casualties in the government’s war on drugs. buff.ly/3TZjMgi #CatoDrugWar

And that's a wrap for our #SpendingMadness tournament!

Learn why the Inflation Reduction Act Subsidies were voted the worst spending policy in the US: cato.org/blog/energy-su…

The online bracket remains live for anyone who wants to learn more about the policies that continue to…

Based on an analysis of 2022 state audited financial statements, New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois (in that order) are the least solvent states. New York, California, and Texas don't look that great either, but Florida does well.

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There is no probable cause-based warrant requirement imposed on FBI agents if they want to access the stored communications of Americans swept up under the 702 program.

That’s exactly what #FISA reformers are no longer willing to tolerate, writes Patrick Eddington.…

he Federal Trade Commission recently published a report on the causes behind the 2022 infant formula shortage, acknowledging many of the policy issues we highlighted previously.

But it overlooked the impact of restrictive US trade policies, which also played a significant role…

New from Cato Economics: Colin Grabow takes on eight myths that undergird Florida Senator Marco Rubio's call for robust industrial policy.

Read more here: catoeconomics.org/p/what-senator…

Dear friends, after 5 rounds of voting, 31 matchups, and around 33K votes, you’ve crowned our #SpendingMadness 2024 champion:

🏆Inflation Reduction Act Subsidies🏆

Learn why, after 33K votes, the Inflation Reduction Act was voted the worst spending policy in the US:…

Our national debt is on track to surpass unprecedented heights, soaring to 166% of GDP by 2054, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s optimistic projections.

We cannot afford to ignore this reality any longer. It’s past time for a new approach. buff.ly/3vBt7Tj

In trying to establish price controls, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has created a mess. Nick Anthony explains… buff.ly/4aXusmv #CatoEcon

What’s the status of the backlog of US weapons sales owed to Taiwan? And why does it matter?

Eric Gomez explains: buff.ly/3Q9pFq7 #CatoFP

The Office of Management and Budget created a new racial category called Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) for all government surveys and forms.

The Alex Nowrasteh explains the downsides of the new MENA racial classification and why people of MENA ancestry should oppose it……

Americans only have an illusion of finacial privacy.

@EconwithNick and Naomi Brockwell walk through the history of the loss of financial privacy in the United States since 1970.

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Rent control—even in its more moderate forms—is a flawed tool that creates more problems than it solves.

To address the nation’s affordable housing crisis, the focus should be on removing barriers to new housing development, such as rent control, and providing targeted…

LIVE NOW: 'Addressing the Impacts of DEI' with Senator Eric Schmitt and Erec Smith Likes Rhetoric.

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