Editor's Pick
James L. Swanson, R.I.P.
Roger Pilon I am saddened to report that my good friend James L. Swanson died of a rare form of...
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From Lexington to the Jury Box: 250 Years of Defending Liberty
Mike Fox Two hundred and fifty years ago, the boom of muskets at Lexington and Concord ignited a revolution. The...
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Why Is Trump So Intent on Sending Illegal Immigrant Noncriminals to Prison Camps in El Salvador?
Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration is rapidly spending its political capital and attacking the courts by deporting noncriminals to El...
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New Book Excerpt: False Dawn, The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947, by Cato’s George Selgin
George Selgin The newly published book by Cato Senior Fellow George Selgin, False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise...
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School Reading Opt-Outs Are Minimal Protection
Neal McCluskey On April 22, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The case pits parents...
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Trying to “Bring Back” Manufacturing Jobs Is a Fool’s Errand
Norbert Michel and Jerome Famularo The Trump administration’s trade policy has taken a serious beating during the past few weeks,...
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Friday Feature: Chance Academy
Colleen Hroncich After a diverse teaching career that spanned pre-kindergarten through college at public and private schools, Anna Bernanke had...
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Officers Who Make Final Decisions for the Government Must Receive Senate Confirmation
Thomas A. Berry and Charles Brandt Braidwood Management is a small business that offers a self-insured health plan to around...
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Can Private Foundations Replace Federal Funding of University Research?
Jeffrey Miron and Peter Van Doren From Peter Van Doren: My colleague Jeffrey Miron recently argued that the federal government...
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Feds Can’t Regulate “Ideological Diversity” at Schools Like Harvard
Walter Olson No civil rights law on the books requires “viewpoint diversity” in university admissions or hiring or creates a...
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