Friday Feature: A One-Room Schoolhouse
Colleen Hroncich Genevieve Peterson’s own struggles in school have long inspired her. It wasn’t until she was in high school that she was diagnosed as “twice exceptional,” gifted and dyslexic.…
Why It Is So Hard to Become an Acupuncturist in California
Krit Chanwong Acupuncture is a widely practiced part of traditional Chinese medicine. It involves sticking multiple needles into strategic parts of the body. Some believe that acupuncture is effective at…
New Poll: 74% Worry Americans Could Lose Our Freedoms If We’re Not Careful
Emily Ekins This 4th of July, 248 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, a new forthcoming Cato Institute national survey finds 76% of Americans have a favorable opinion of…
Dealing with Your Aging President
Gene Healy I’m just old enough to remember when people worried that a then-73-year-old Ronald Reagan was too befuddled to serve after he had a couple of “senior moments” in his…
The Court Went Too Far on Presidential Immunity
Walter Olson In Trump v. US, a majority of the Supreme Court has laid down an astonishingly broad view of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution over official actions, even those…
After Trump v US: Presidents and Domestic Use of Lethal Force
Patrick G. Eddington This week, in a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that appears to have the effect of fully legally immunizing the current and any future chief…
What If Every State Had Record Immigration?
David J. Bier The immigrant share of the US population is approaching near‐record highs of about 15 percent nationwide. However, this share is still significantly lower than two‐thirds of other…
No, Overruling Chevron Won’t Turn Judges into Policymakers
Thomas A. Berry On June 28, the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overruled the 40‐year‐old Chevron doctrine. My immediate reaction to the decision is here, and I discuss the case on…
Social Security’s $4.1 Trillion Hidden Government Deficit
Romina Boccia What if the story we were told about Social Security’s financing was just a myth? As the program faces increasing financial strain, it is imperative that we are clear‐eyed…
The OECD Wants Higher Taxes on Everything
Adam N. Michel A recent G20 proposal for a globally coordinated wealth tax on the world’s billionaires highlights an under‐discussed risk of the tools being developed by the Organisation for Economic…