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…
British Columbia Should Legalize, Not Recriminalize, Drugs
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter In January 2023, British Columbia decriminalized possession of small amounts of some drugs. Last month, the province recriminalized possession in public spaces. This is a mistake.…
Overriding the Governor’s Veto, Vermont Lawmakers Expand Access to Overdose Prevention Centers
Jeffrey A. Singer Church Street in downtown Burlington, Vermont. Yesterday, June 17, a bipartisan supermajority of Vermont lawmakers overrode Governor Phil Scott’s veto of H.72, authorizing an overdose prevention center pilot…
Six Questions on Donald Trump’s Conviction
Walter Olson On May 30 a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records with the intent of concealing a crime. Of the major legal proceedings against Donald Trump…
Digital Currency or Digital Control Is Out Now!
Nicholas Anthony The Cato Institute has officially published my first book, Digital Currency or Digital Control? Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money. The book offers a one‐stop shop to get…
Another Study Shows Nicotine E-Cigarettes Help Smokers to Quit
Jeffrey A. Singer Finnish researchers published the results of a randomized controlled trial in today’s JAMA Internal Medicine, comparing varenicline (Chantix) to nicotine e‑cigarettes in helping tobacco smokers quit smoking. The…
A Cato Plan to Cut Tax Rates to Near 100-Year Low
Adam N. Michel At the end of 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The law included wide‐ranging reforms that simplified and cut taxes for Americans at…
Friday Feature: Learn Beyond The Book
Colleen Hroncich “I feel like I fell into my mission in life without really knowing that I was going to be doing it. I don’t ever think of it as work,” says Elmarie…