Jeffrey A. Singer Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012. The states began allowing retailers to sell marijuana to adults in 2014. Currently, 24…
Emily Ekins A newly released national survey from the Cato Institute of 2,000 Americans conducted by YouGov finds that two-thirds (66%) of Americans say global trade is good for the…
Jennifer Huddleston In July 2024, millions of individuals and businesses found their lives disrupted by a global IT outage caused by a faulty update to software issued by cybersecurity company…
Colleen Hroncich With a new school year approaching, it’s time to reset the Cato Private Schooling Status Tracker and see what happened over the last year. The tracker runs from…
Eric Gomez and Benjamin Giltner July 2024 was a quiet month for the backlog of US weapons that have been sold but not delivered to Taiwan. There were no new…
Jeffrey A. Singer A qualitative study published August 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that “semaglutide products are actively being sold without prescription by illegal online pharmacies,…
Jeffrey Miron In many high-paying occupations, the proportion of racial and ethnic minorities is below their percentage in the population (see, for example, these data on physicians, lawyers, and architects). …
Jack Solowey and Jennifer J. Schulp Paul Krugman deserves a lot of credit. He provides a living example of why people should not be given unchecked power to make decisions…
Colleen Hroncich In December 2021, the Friday Feature highlighted KaiPod Learning, an innovative organization that was providing in-person learning communities for children who homeschooled or attended cyber schools. KaiPod centers…
Nicholas Anthony Will the rise of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) mark the end of cash? For years, people have been concerned about how the use of cash has…