David Inserra In the United States, it is not uncommon to hear the refrain “hate speech isn’t free speech,” often for the speaker to be corrected that...
Scott Lincicome Today we’ve published two new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: “The Conservative Case for Globalization” by Jeb Hensarling explains that free trade has historical,...
Jeffrey A. Singer In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assumed the authority to regulate all nicotine‐containing products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e‑cigarettes....
Chris Edwards Government interventions create vicious cycles of collateral damage, larger bureaucracies, and further interventions. As one example, high taxes on cigarettes have been causing damage for...
Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, Jennifer J. Schulp, & Alexander Khoury The quest for security is too often invoked to justify an infringement of civil liberties. In...
Colleen Hroncich When her husband suggested she create a “pod school,” longtime teacher Becky McNichols was initially dismissive. “I don’t even know what that is,” she told...
Chris Edwards New York’s state and local governments appear to be incredibly bloated. New York State’s population is 10 percent less than Florida’s, yet governments in New...
David J. Bier America is often said to have two “foundings”: the first after the Revolution and the second after the Civil War with the abolition of...
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Irresponsible emergency spending practices have eroded fiscal norms, contributing directly to America’s mounting debt challenge. Over the last three decades, Congress designated...
David Boaz The Libertarian Party presidential nominating convention is coming up this weekend, with Donald Trump as a featured speaker. This is apparently the first time in US...