Nicholas Anthony More than one million Americans are about to face a new level of financial surveillance. The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that the…
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Adam N. Michel In the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress placed a $10,000 limit on the amount of state and local taxes (SALT), such as income and…
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Today at 2:00 PM ET: Discussing the Dangers of the Current Policy Baseline Gimmick
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia Today, March 13, at 2:00 PM, I’ll be joining a virtual event hosted by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) alongside Marc Goldwein…
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Brian Doherty Ludwig von Mises, a foundational figure of modern libertarianism, was also for decades a hero of the American right. In George H. Nash’s magisterial 1976 history The Conservative…
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Petty Grievances, Erosion of the Rule of Law and Bad Economics: More Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on the Horizon
Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon In another fit of economic illiteracy, President Donald Trump last month announced the imposition of 25 percent “national security” tariffs on all steel and…
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Patrick G. Eddington As I noted elsewhere on March 11, the Trump regime, via Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is seeking to deport Palestinian political activist and US legal permanent…
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Walter Olson President Donald Trump has now made clear that his attack on the independence of the bar is not going to stop with Covington & Burling. His latest escalation…
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David Inserra Last month, Vice President JD Vance gave a speech at the Munich Security Conference that caused quite a stir. The US and Europe share strong military alliances and…
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Jeffrey Miron The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 outlawed the sale of human organs. Thus, NOTA cemented an altruism-based system where organs are donated freely rather than exchanged for…
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Cato FOIA Win: Justice Department Inspector General Releases Data on HEMISPHERE Surveillance Program
Patrick G. Eddington In apparent response to a successful Cato Institute administrative appeal under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Department of Justice Inspector General’s (DoJ IG) office released…