Investing

Kyle Handley Some tariff supporters have tried to rebrand tariffs as nothing more than a consumption tax, arguing they’re just like the value-added taxes (VATs) that many other countries use.…

Colleen Hroncich Thales Academy was founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Bob Luddy, who was frustrated when he realized how poorly educated workers in his plant had been. “We had individuals…

Nicholas Anthony A growing concern has emerged in recent years that stablecoins are secretly central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in disguise. This concern has grown significantly since President Donald Trump…

Matthew Cavedon and Laura Bondank Michael Wearry and James Skinner were convicted of the same murder more than twenty years ago. In 2016, the Supreme Court vacated Wearry’s conviction, finding…

Michael Chapman The Rescissions Act of 2025, signed into law by President Trump on July 24, retracts approximately $8 billion in funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID)…

David Inserra Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes. The Trump administration recently announced that it would be sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for his flagrant abuse…

Tad DeHaven President Trump issued an executive order in February to plan a US sovereign wealth fund (SWF). An SWF is a government investment fund that manages public assets, typically…

David Inserra I wanted to address some criticism my misinformation paper received (and thanks to Mike Masnick for discussing this disagreement in a thoughtful, even-handed way). The critique makes a…

Walter Olson Number twelve in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: Coming next week! I’ll be hosting an online Cato discussion on lessons of the NYC…

Kyle Handley I signed the economists’ amicus brief in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump because it challenges something deeper than just one set of tariffs—it challenges the use of emergency…