Trump’s Tariffs Undermine His Tax Cuts
Adam N. Michel In the first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, former president Donald Trump is likely to talk up some version of his proposals to raise tariffs on…
SCOTUS Jawboning Decision Proof of Why We Need Transparency into Government Demands of Private Companies
David Inserra The Supreme Court decided the Murthy v. Missouri case by declaring that those suing the government lacked standing. I’ll let lawyers unpack what this means for standing in First…
It’s Either Chaos or This Plan: Paul Ryan on My BRAC-Like Fiscal Commission Idea
Romina Boccia Few challenges loom as ominously as the exploding national debt. The US government has grown into an ever‐swelling leviathan that’s increasingly oriented towards doling out cash and health…
A Small Step Toward Ending Jawboning, a Big Need for Disclosure
Will Duffield The government can’t command social media platforms to remove disfavored speech. But when does informal government speech notifying or suggesting cross the line into unconstitutional pressure or coercion?…
Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Murthy v. Missouri
Brent Skorup The Supreme Court has been clear in the past that government officials cannot directly or indirectly coerce a private party to censor speech on the government’s behalf. However, in…
The Pernicious Expansion of “Public Health”
Jeffrey A. Singer US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD. The US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps has come a long way since its inception in 1798 when Congress created the US…
New Cato Research Shows That Illegal Immigrants Are Less Likely to Be Convicted of Murder in Texas
Alex Nowrasteh Illegal immigrant criminality is a major contentious issue in the debate over immigration policy in the United States and is likely to feature prominently in Thursday’s presidential debate between…
Frequently Asked Questions about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Adam N. Michel and Josh Loucks It has been nearly seven years since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law in December 2017. Most of the…
The Eighth Circuit Should Block SEC’s Illegal Climate Rule
Thomas A. Berry and Jennifer J. Schulp In March 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule requiring public companies to disclose climate‐related information in their registration statements and…
Smoothing the Path for Families Navigating the Changing Education Landscape
Colleen Hroncich and Jamie Buckland Educational freedom is expanding. Last week, Louisiana became the seventeenth state to enact education savings accounts (ESAs), which allow parents to use a portion of state education…