David Inserra Last week, Australia dropped its revised Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024, and it’s about two sandwiches short of a picnic. The bill appears to draw some of…
Many proponents of free markets have tried to cast aside the name “capitalism” as a descriptor of the market system. They should take caution before doing so.
Krit Chanwong and Scott Lincicome In a new Cato policy analysis out today, September 19, we show that state and local corporate subsidies have increased substantially in recent years, even…
Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits. Instituted in 2009 following the global financial crisis, the debt…
The IoT is constantly evolving. According to Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), several trends are emerging: the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing and blockchain, standardization for more efficient management of IoT…
The more things change, the more they remain the same. In our present age of inflation, we are reminded of how Diocletian and other Roman authorities ordered price controls and…
The Fed is desperate for you to think that “this time is different.” Unfortunately, Powell can’t seem to come up with explanation of why that is the case.
The Fed’s specialty is propaganda through data, with a long record of failure. This is by design. Their communication tools must work in overtime, particularly in the face of a…
Norbert Michel On September 18, the Fed announced a 0.50 percent cut in its target rate, the first time it has cut its policy rate since 2020. The size of…
Jeffrey Miron A standard assumption about elected officials is that they act in the best interests of their constituents. Perhaps that is true in some cases, but more generally they…