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Tad DeHaven Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed in the wake of the Trump administration’s “precise, overwhelming military campaign” against Iran. Shipping costs are rising to…

Jeffrey A. Singer A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania finds that Americans make a clear distinction between career scientists and the political…

Norbert Michel On March 2, Senators Tim Scott (R‑SC) and Elizabeth Warren (D‑Mass.) released the text of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bill that includes most of…

Jeffrey Miron Many public schools face persistent teacher vacancies. Lacking fully certified candidates, they often hire uncertified teachers instead. Evidence from Texas shows that expanding certification to for-profit teacher training programs…

Kevin T. Frazier Many New Yorkers are struggling to access needed resources because of a shortage of available and affordable mental health treatment, legal services, and other professional resources. A…

David J. Bier Read: Manhattan Institute’s Criticisms Vindicate Cato’s Report on the Fiscal Effect of Immigrants: Part 1 The Manhattan Institute (MI) published a criticism of Cato’s immigration report on…

David J. Bier The Cato Institute published our comprehensive assessment of immigrants’ effects on government budgets over the last 30 years. My coauthors and I conclude that immigrants reduced deficits by…

Mike Fox Michael Anthony Baltimore, Jr. In the high-stakes theater of the American legal system, the trial is often sold as a quest for truth. We imagine a defendant standing…

Mike Fox The images coming out of the Twin Cities this year—masked federal agents in military fatigues, the tragic and avoidable deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and the…

Walter Olson The Trump administration, on March 2, filed to drop its appeals in all four pending law firm penalty cases, and then this morning indicated it wanted to withdraw the moves…