Lessons from Reconstruction
Using state power to enforce social orthodoxy is always a recipe for disaster. Radical Republican governments in the post-war South attempted to do just that, sowing seeds is hatred and…
The Great Political Divide in America
When politics invades our lives, cooperation is replaced with coercion and conflict.
Private-Sector Jobs Went Negative in October. Will the Fed Panic Again?
For the first time since 2020, private-sector employment fell during October, while full-time jobs fell again. Will the Fed cuts rush to “stimulate” the economy?
Unpacking Mises: Fractional Reserve Banking and the Currency School
Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss the controversy surrounding Mises’ perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking.
Becoming Cato’s Fourth Director of Constitutional Studies
Thomas A. Berry In September I became the fourth director of Cato’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies. This is the biggest honor of my professional life, and it…
Friday Feature: Saint Joseph Academy
Colleen Hroncich In the early months of COVID-19, the private school sector took quite a hit. According to the Cato Institute’s Private Schooling Status Tracker, a whopping 130 private school…
The Economics of Prepping
While people who “prep” for disaster (called preppers) are ridiculed by political elites and their media, their actions are perfectly rational. In this article, economist Mark Thornton explains why prepping…
The Indian Rope Trick
The political theorist Anthony de Jasay takes on the left‘s ideas of equality, and David Gordon is there to agree—and disagree. Jasay likens the left‘s view of equality to the…
The Indian Rope Trick
The political theorist Anthony de Jasay takes on the left‘s ideas of equality, and David Gordon is there to agree—and disagree. Jasay likens the left‘s view of equality to the…
The Reality of Red-State Fascism
The sweep of history shows that there are two main dangers to liberty, one that comes from the left and the other that comes from the right.