Dominik Lett On February 2, Congress approved full-year appropriations for nearly every major federal agency, except the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is temporarily funded until February 13. Following the tragic…
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Since 2006, we’ve posted over 3,000 videos on YouTube and received over 35 million views, and have no plans of slowing down!
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Matthew Cavedon A couple of years ago, I published an academic paper predicting that the remaining laws criminalizing marijuana use were on the verge of falling. That’s proven wrong, and…
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Decentralizing Public Health: From Atlanta to Geneva, Institutional Monopolies Are Fraying
Jeffrey A. Singer I have recently written that the “healthy rebellion” by national, state, and local professional medical and public health organizations against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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Neal McCluskey Last March, there was considerable excitement about eliminating the US Department of Education. As well there should have been. Since the department was born in 1980, it has…
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Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo An astute reader of our recent Cato policy brief on immigrant welfare use suggested stratifying it by income since many welfare programs are intended to…
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Today, the term “Austrian economics” is used to designate two very different paradigms.
A “defense” surge, no audit, and mountains of debt. Welcome to the national security state.
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No Tax on Tips and Overtime: A Case Study in How the Tax Code Gets More Complicated
Adam N. Michel Last year, Congress passed a major tax and spending package that, among many other provisions, introduced new income tax deductions for tips and overtime pay. These changes…
Statists love to claim that government services would be better if only they were “fully funded.” However, given their nature, government services always will be seen as “underfunded” no matter…