Nicholas Anthony While promises made on the campaign trail often fall to the wayside, officials in Thailand are fulfilling their promises to give citizens 10,000 baht ($281) through digital wallets.…
Romina Boccia Today, August 14, marks the 89th anniversary of Social Security. Like a stubborn senior, this program has been set in its ways for so long that you could…
Romina Boccia It’s been two years since I joined the Cato Institute as director of federal budget and entitlement policy. Over the past year, we’ve made significant progress in advancing…
Chris Edwards President Joe Biden said big corporations should pay their fair share, yet he increased corporate tax loopholes 92 percent. Biden promised to end trickle-down economics, yet he showered…
Walter Olson On August 8, as part of a day of election law panels at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual legislative summit, I spoke on proposals to toughen…
Colleen Hroncich When parents begin to customize their children’s education, the possibilities are nearly limitless. This is especially true with the emergence of à la carte providers, as is happening…
Chris Edwards Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her presidential running mate. Let’s look at his record on spending and taxes as Minnesota governor since 2019. Walz has performed poorly…
Travis Fisher What comes to mind when you try to imagine a truly free market in electricity? Many electricity policy experts would point to the advent of wholesale electricity markets…
Neal McCluskey There has been a revolution in school choice over the past few years. After decades of slowly creating programs focused on students from low-income families, with disabilities, or…
Gene Healy I am reliably informed that the Republican Party’s 2024 vice-presidential nominee, Ohio senator JD Vance, is not a libertarian. Given the standard set by Mike Pence, Paul Ryan,…