ISO: U.S. Trade Policy for Countries Other Than
Scott Lincicome These days, much of Official Washington has turned its back on freer trade, and China is their reason
Seven Myths about Dollarization in Latin America
Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos When we published our Cato Institute Policy Brief (“Argentina Should Dollarize, Pronto,”) on
Backlash: Good Intentions Can Have Counter-Productive Consequences
Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on Substack on August 31, 2023. Many policies have good intentions and aim to address
Rather Than Litigate Over Encampment Sweeps, San Francisco
Marc Joffe The City and County of San Francisco are fighting a court injunction against the removal of tent encampments from
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Conditions for Allowing Elections
Walter Olson Election reform does not appear among the 25 planks in Vivek Ramaswamy’s published policy plan. This makes it
Do the Presidential Candidates Like the Constitution, or
Anastasia P. Boden The Constitution literally made an appearance at the first Republican presidential debate last Wednesday. When Doug Burnham
Marijuana Should Be De-Scheduled, Not Re-Scheduled
Jeffrey A. Singer Bloomberg News is reporting that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel
Farm Bill Provides Opportunities for Cuts
Chris Edwards Did the debt‐ceiling deal passed in May reflect a new congressional focus on spending restraint? Or was it a fluke
New Rule Makes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act More
Vanessa Brown Calder Late last year, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) as part of the sprawling 2023
CBDC: Inclusion of the ‘Unbanked’ or Illusion?
Kevin Dowd and Nicholas Anthony Advocates of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) often claim that CBDCs will help increase financial