Big Government Doesn’t Want You to Think about “What Is Not Seen”
Michael Chapman In the new Cato Institute book, Build, Baby, Build, author Bryan Caplan uses Frederich Bastiat’s economic axiom about what is seen vs. what is not seen to explain,…
Friday Feature: Steps Learning Center
Colleen Hroncich Alexandra Batista was ready to quit teaching. Over the years, she had taught at various schools geared toward autistic children, but she kept seeing the same pattern. Everything…
On Libertarians, Trade Policy, and National Security
Colin Grabow On occasion, and increasingly of late, one encounters the argument that libertarians and other free trade/free market types suffer from a blindspot concerning national security. According to this strawman…
SCOTUS Upholds a Tax on Stock Ownership in Narrow Opinion
Thomas A. Berry The Supreme Court’s opinion in Moore v. United States is disappointing, but the Court’s narrow reasoning did not open the door to a future federal wealth tax. Justice…
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Commandment Is Classic Public Schooling. LA GATOR Is, but Almost Wasn’t, the Solution.
Neal McCluskey Yesterday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools. It might seem shocking, but it should not be: Public…
Republican Lawmakers Should Continue Effort to Protect In Vitro Fertilization
Vanessa Brown Calder Last week, all 49 Senate Republicans signed a letter stating their “strong” support for continued nationwide access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). Meanwhile, Senators Ted Cruz and Katie…
SCOTUS: If You’re Jailed on a False Charge, You Have the Right to Sue
Thomas A. Berry Today the Supreme Court rightly held that the police cannot shield themselves from liability for a malicious prosecution merely by tacking on a far less serious charge. The Fourth…
Juneteenth: A Jubilee of Freedom
Andy Craig Note: This blog was first posted on June 19, 2020. Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in June 2021, signed into law by President Joe Biden. On June 19,…
Plan for Immigrant Spouses of US Citizens Faces Implementation Issues
David J. Bier President Joe Biden announced this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will create a new process “by the end of the summer” for certain immigrant spouses…
Another CBO Report Warns of Debt Surging, As a Fiscal Crisis Brews
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett On the heels of a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report that highlights the need for Congress and the White House to get serious about reining in…