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
To Combat the Accountant Shortage, States Should Consider
Marc Joffe As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, retirements and career changes are exacerbating a national shortage of Certified Public
The Economist Gets It Wrong on Dollarization in
Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos In a recent article, The Economist assures that inflation‐ridden Argentina should not and cannot
India Poised to Scrap its Jones Act
Colin Grabow In an ambitious move to promote coastal shipping, India’s government reportedly plans to abolish cabotage restrictions that prevent