New Light Rail Project for Los Angeles Comes at a High Price
Marc Joffe In recent posts, I have looked at costly light rail projects in Austin and Minneapolis whose sponsors are seeking federal funding. Not to be outdone, Los Angeles has…
Opposing War with Iran Shouldn’t Keep You Out of Government
Joshua Shifrinson Should seeking to prioritize threats to US national security disqualify officials from leading policy positions? The campaign underway to prevent former Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby from gaining…
Defending Globalization, Now Available in Paperback and Ebook
Clark Packard Earlier this week, the Cato Institute published Defending Globalization: Facts and Myths about the Global Economy and its Fundamental Humanity, a book I edited with Scott Lincicome. Over…
The Islamic Secular and the Seeds of Freedom
Mustafa Akyol Once in a while a new book in religious studies comes out with a bold thesis, challenging old assumptions and raising some eyebrows. The Islamic Secular, a thick,…
Biden’s New Immigrants: Employment, Education, Jobs, and Industries
David J. Bier President-elect Trump is promising to slash both legal and illegal immigration during his second term in office. He also wants to deport millions of immigrants who have…
State Disinvestment in Higher Education Is a Myth
Andrew Gillen You can’t go long reading about higher education before coming across a lament about cuts in state funding for higher education, often called state disinvestment. There’s just one…
12 Ways for Trump to Improve the Tax Code and Make His Tax Cuts Permanent
Adam N. Michel The goal of the 2025 tax extensions should be to keep tax rates low and meet calls for additional pro-growth tax cuts, such as a lower corporate…
White House and DOJ Keep CBDC Legislation Secret, Cato and Rep. Hill Seek Answers
Nicholas Anthony After President Joe Biden signed an executive order instructing the government to research and develop central bank digital currency (CBDC), nearly every agency responded with public reports. The…
Errors Mar Report That Claims Mass Deportation Cuts the Debt
David J. Bier Just before the election, the Manhattan Institute (MI) released a report titled “Lifetime Fiscal Impact of Immigrants.” MI claims that the recent surge in immigration under President…
How the 2024 Ballot Measures Fared
Walter Olson California voters decisively defeated an attempt to expand rent control, voters in eight of ten states looked favorably on abortion rights, school choice fared poorly, and Coloradans voted…