The Benefits of China’s Market Reforms and Opening
James A. Dorn China’s strong economic growth following its shift from state‐led development (central planning) to marketization in 1978, and
Highlights from the Supreme Court’s First Week Back
Anastasia P. Boden It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Last week, on the first Monday in October, the
E-Cigarettes Are Not Exempt from the Iron Law
Jeffrey A. Singer The New York Times reports today about a flood of illicit e‑cigarettes arriving from China “in Barbiecore colors
How Large Is the Federal Debt?
Chris Edwards The federal government’s debt is massive and growing rapidly. How massive? Federal debt held by the public of
New Defending Globalization Essays: China Then; China Now;
Scott Lincicome As I mentioned last month, Cato’s Defending Globalization project will publish new content every other week throughout the fall and into
Census Bureau Analysis Supports Cato’s MENA Analysis
Andrew C. Forrester Around the time that Cato published my estimates that the Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) population
How the Inflation Reduction Act Bankrolls EPA Overreach
Travis Fisher The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers a master class in implementing expensive, counterproductive, and highly partisan energy policy. In
Governor Newsom Bars Californians from Self-Medicating with Psychedelics
Jeffrey A. Singer When the California legislature passed a bipartisan bill one month ago that would decriminalize possessing and personally using
Friday Feature: Refine KC
Colleen Hroncich Matt Barnard was a long‐time public school math teacher. As he saw things he didn’t agree with happening at
China’s Heroic Unofficial Historians
David Boaz Authoritarian—and not just authoritarian—governments typically see national history as an important way to shore up support for the