Matthew Cavedon In March 2019, law enforcement officers, accompanied by a drug-detection dog, entered the locked hallway of a multi-unit apartment building. Petitioner Erik Johnson was one of the building’s…
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Neal McCluskey Fraud in federal programs has become a hot topic lately, and federal student aid is no exception. Indeed, it seems to be a big, glowing target for fraud.…
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Jeffrey A. Singer Last month, Mexico banned the sale, but not the use, of e‑cigarettes. As the Associated Press reports, Mexico’s vaping ban didn’t eliminate a $1.5 billion industry—it simply…
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Mark Thornton presents a timely interview with Elijah K. Johnson that underscores how quickly “melt-ups” can flip into sharp corrections.
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In most nations of any size, sectionalism is almost inevitable. How nations handle such divisions, historian Frank L. Owsley, determines if sectionalism is peaceful or becomes violent. It became violent…
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Will the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) succeed? If the regulatory story of DDT is a prime example of government regulation in action, then the answer is a resounding no.
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Matthew Cavedon Don Lemon. (Wikimedia Commons, Neon Tommy) Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested last week after entering a Minnesota church and covering protesters who disrupted a service there;…
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United States v. Hemani Supreme Court Brief: Marijuana Users Have Second Amendment Rights
Matthew Cavedon In United States v. Hemani, the Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of a federal law that prohibits the possession of firearms by any person who is “an unlawful…
Jon Hoffman In 2026, the Cato Institute will host its ninth annual Junior Scholars Symposium (JSS), a paper workshop for graduate students on policy-relevant topics related to international security and…
There is no reason to be surprised by the total lack of commitment to any ideological standards. Nor is there any reason to expect anything better. That’s just how American…