No one can predict how tariffs will play out or how severe their effects will be on everything from consumer goods to the broader economy. But investors have gotten a…

Michael F. Cannon A hot-off-the-presses report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) finds plenty of excessive Medicare spending for Congress to cut—in large part because the program sets excessive…

Abraham Lincoln is best known for his role as a wartime president, but his economic policies were a precursor to the New Deal. From railroad subsidies to a national banking…

Norbert Michel I’ve written several articles on the punitive Credit Card Competition Act and why its policies are misguided. It’s based on a myth that the “big credit card companies”…

Patrick G. Eddington A few weeks ago, my colleague Clark Neily suggested to those of us on Cato’s Criminal Justice team that we should strongly consider experimenting with the use…

Thanks to the reckless policies of the Federal Reserve, businesses are now facing the realities of an economy ravaged by inflation. Look for more signs that say “Closing.”