Editor’s Pick

Timothy Sandefur Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was born enslaved in Maryland, escaped, and rose to become a journalist, author, orator, diplomat, bank president, and…

Jeffrey Miron According to new research,  The mainstream theory of corporate governance in the United States holds that the primary responsibility of the…

Matthew Cavedon A couple of weeks ago, I posted here with a caveat that it’s easier to tweet than to secure an indictment. I…

David J. Bier and Sahana Krishnamurthy On September 2, the US military conducted a strike on a small boat near Venezuela believed to…

Dominik Lett Read the new paper here. The Cato Institute has just released an updated version of the emergency spending paper I co-authored with…

Jeffrey A. Singer and Bautista Vivanco As promised, the White House released the recommendations of the MAHA Commission—the “Make Our Children Healthy Again…

Alex Nowrasteh Many of you read my Cato blog post from September 11 about the frequency of deadly, politically motivated terrorist attacks in…

Jerome Famularo Recently, we published a briefing paper that highlights our case against the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The…

Nicholas Anthony Amid failing to justify financial surveillance to Congress, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) quietly published a new requirement that allows…

Erec Smith The assassination of Charlie Kirk is sending shockwaves across the American political landscape. Kirk, a husband, father of two, and a prominent…