New York’s Hate Speech Law Violates the First
Thomas A. Berry Social media sites face many choices when they set rules for users. How much speech is permissible?
Reinstating ‘Net Neutrality’ Is to Ignore Reality
Thomas A. Firey Usually, when some government proposal is floated in D.C., it should be evaluated with careful, sober policy
The Pros and Cons of Decriminalization
Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on Substack on September 29, 2023. The United Nations has released a report that calls for ending criminal
Don’t Add New Races to U.S. Government Surveys
Alex Nowrasteh Cato released two new briefing papers this week analyzing an OMB proposal to add new racial categories to
3.8 Million Middle Eastern or North Africans in
Andrew C. Forrester The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is working on a plan to update how the government collects
How Garrity v. New Jersey Transformed Public Employee
Walter Olson In Garrity v. New Jersey (1967), one of the most remarkable decisions of the Warren Court, a 5–4 majority
Former Presidents Can’t Appoint Officers
Thomas A. Berry The Constitution requires, as a default rule, that “Officers of the United States” must be nominated by the
Congress Should Restrain ‘Emergency Spending’
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The federal government may be heading toward a partial shutdown as soon as this weekend as
The Biden Administration Continues to be Wrong About
James Bacchus In a joint appearance last Friday with Director‐General Ngozi Okonjo‐Iweala of the World Trade Organization at the Center for
Cato’s new Globalization Quiz Tests Your Knowledge (and
Scott Lincicome As I mentioned when introducing Cato’s new Defending Globalization project two weeks ago, we’ll be publishing new multimedia content