Fact-Checking Biden’s Speech about US Conflicts
Benjamin Giltner and Jonathan Ellis Allen On Wednesday, July 24, President Joe Biden delivered a speech in which he claimed he is the “first president of this century to report…
Kamala Harris Might Ask: Why Have Teacher Salaries Stagnated?
Neal McCluskey This morning, vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak to the national convention of the American Federation of Teachers, the country’s second-largest…
Vance, Like Biden, Flunks Econ 101: Backs Hiking Federal Minimum Wage
Michael Chapman Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, Republican Senator J.D. Vance (OH), is a very smart and admirable man, but when it comes to basic economics—economics vital to liberty—he…
Former CDC Director Robert Redfield Shares Fascinating Insights at Yesterday’s “COVID Collateral” Event
Jeffrey A. Singer Last evening, the US premiere of the documentary “COVID Collateral: Where Do We Go For Truth?” was screened at the Cato Institute’s Hayek Auditorium. The film was…
VP Picks for Kamala Harris
Chris Edwards Media outlets are identifying vice-presidential options for likely presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Many of the VP options are state governors. Cato grades the governors from “A” to “F”…
Are CBDCs Getting a Rebrand as “Digital Cash”?
Nicholas Anthony More people are taking notice each day of the risks of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). These concerns have been voiced in the media, in testimonies before Congress,…
House Budget Committee Seeks to Reform Emergency Spending as Senate Prepares to Raid Rainy Day Funds
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The Senate is ready to raid the figurative emergency rainy day fund again. As we highlighted in a recent Debt Digest, Senate Appropriations Chair Patty…
Europe Braces for a Surge in Black Market Synthetic Opioids
Jeffrey A. Singer (Source: Google.) The German edition of Medscape Medical News reported on July 19 that Europe is beginning to experience a surge in black-market synthetic opioids. Professor Heino…
There’s Nothing “Absurd” or “Dangerous” about Ending the US Department of Education
Neal McCluskey If you ran a corporation, and a division you did not need suffered massive losses while proving either ineffective or downright incompetent at its job, you would seriously…
Biden Bows Out from 2024 Race
Walter Olson With apologies to Shakespeare, nothing in his term became him like the leaving it. Even those of us who regularly disagree with the policy decisions of the Biden…