New Defending Globalization Content: US Trade Agreements and International Financial Centers
Scott Lincicome Today we’ve published two new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: How Trade Agreements Have Enhanced
Arrest of Telegram CEO Yet Another Threat to American Free Speech and Security Online
David Inserra European threats against tech companies and the speech of its users continued to escalate last
France Detains Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
Will Duffield On August 24, French police arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov moments after his plane touched
Harris’s Tax on Unrealized Gains is Only the Tip of a $5 Trillion Tax Iceberg
Adam N. Michel Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign recently confirmed that she supports all the nearly
Tobacco Harm Reduction Opponents Should “Consider the Conterfactual”
Jeffrey A. Singer A paper published in the journal Harm Reduction in June by Arielle Selya, PhD
State Tax Cuts: Cheers and Jeers
Chris Edwards State legislative sessions have wrapped up for the year, and taxpayers have once again gained
Do Family Leave Policies Work?
Jeffrey Miron Policies that subsidize or mandate family leave aim to reduce the gender pay gap, shrink
The Mississippi State Auditor’s Report “How Illegal Immigration Hurts Mississippi Taxpayers” Isn’t Serious
Alex Nowrasteh The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor released a report that purports to show that
Anti-Price-Gouging Laws Entrench Shortages
Ryan Bourne Note: This is an excerpt from my book The War on Prices, made all the
Five Reasons Why Social Security Is an Income Transfer Program, Not an “Earned Benefit”
Romina Boccia It’s tempting to believe that Social Security is an “earned benefit”—after all, that’s a prevalent