Nicholas Anthony Last week I wrote that if Congress truly cares about the Constitution, it should step in and reform the sweeping financial surveillance that is now the norm. Unfortunately, Representative…
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Adam N. Michel President Biden’s Treasury Department has been the key driver of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development’s (OECD’s) project to create a global tax system that raises the…
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Jeffrey A. Singer Casual readers might misinterpret reports of yesterday’s decision by the federal Canadian government to make it illegal to consume illicit drugs in public spaces in British Columbia…
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As Policymakers Begin to Crack Down on Xylazine (Tranq), They Should Get Ready for Medetomidine
Jeffrey A. Singer The iron law of prohibition—the harder the law enforcement, the harder the drug—is the reason why, in recent years, fentanyl has replaced heroin, the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine…
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Bryan Caplan If you read the endnotes for Build, Baby, Build, you’ll learn about all of the papers I could find on the connection between fertility and housing prices/housing regulation. I’m…
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Colin Grabow Washington State Ferries (WSF) has certainly seen better days. With over 3,500 canceled sailings last year and just 15 of its 21 vessels reliably operating, a recent Seattle Times…
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Marc Joffe Two bills in the California State Legislature propose to transfer wealth from social media companies to local news providers. Although the rhetoric behind these bills sounds worthy, their…
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Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia This Thursday, Cato is hosting the Social Security Symposium: A Global Perspective from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST). You can join us in person at the…
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Thomas A. Berry In the First Step Act of 2018, Congress significantly altered how mandatory minimum penalties attach to repeat violations of section 924(c), a federal firearms offense. This section makes…
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Intuit v. FTC Brief: Federal Agencies Should Not Be Judge, Jury, and Executioner
Brent Skorup, Anastasia P. Boden, and Christopher Barnewolt Every day, Americans find themselves and their businesses shunted into administrative proceedings at agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. In these proceedings,…