Congress Should Put an End to Pocket Rescissions
David Ditch Late in the afternoon on Friday, September 25, 2026, President Trump announced the cancellation of $810 million in spending across several
The Cato Vision for Liberty Award: $50,000 for the Best Libertarian Article
Alex Nowrasteh The Cato Institute is named for a set of 144 newspaper essays written by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon from 1720
Legal Immigration from Majority-Muslim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024
David J. Bier During his campaign in 2016, President Trump repeatedly proposed an outright ban on Muslims entering the United States. He then
Private Property Shouldn’t Be Commandeered for Others’ Speech
Thomas A. Berry and Dan Greenberg Majestic Realty and its partners own and operate two adjoining open-air shopping centers in Redlands, California. These
Libertarianism: Reports of Its Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Michael Chapman In his recent article, “The Strange Death of Libertarianism,” conservative Daniel McCarthy argues that libertarianism has lost its raison d’être and
The Limited Efficacy of Social Media Bans for Teens
Jeffrey Miron The Jonathan Haidt-pilled among us shouldn’t celebrate Australia’s social media ban for teens just yet. New evidence suggests that the ban has
Why It’s Cheaper for Louisiana to Buy Fertilizer Ingredients from Peru Than Florida
Colin Grabow A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report contains a startling fact: it’s cheaper to ship phosphate rock to Louisiana from Peru
Supreme Court Reauthorizes SAVE Program, but It’s Not as Big a Deal as Some Would Have You Believe
Stephen Richer On September 25, the United States Supreme Court reauthorized the federal government’s SAVE program for citizenship checks in voter registration. Predictably,
Nucor Cheered Forced Labor Tariffs, but Its Own Supply Chain Tells a Different Story
Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon Two months ago, when the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) imposed new Section 301 tariffs









