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Canada Took the Leap on Legal Weed—Five Years Later, No Meltdown
Jeffrey A. Singer Critics warned it would lead to widespread abuse. Yet, in October 2018, Canadian lawmakers made Canada the...
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DOGE Fell Short on Spending Cuts: Now Congress Must Lead
Dominik Lett While Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has rightfully drawn attention to some pretty silly and wasteful...
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Call for Papers: Cato Health Policy Workshop 2025
Michael F. Cannon On October 24 and 25, 2025, the Cato Institute will host its third Cato Health Policy Workshop,...
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The Government Uses “Standing” Doctrine to Evade Judicial Review
Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Christine Marsden Under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may...
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Food Freedom is Personal Freedom—A Personal Crusade Should Not Become National Policy
Jeffrey A. Singer Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., hosted Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary,...
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Cato’s Caleb Brown: “Thank You for Listening”
Caleb O. Brown I have no memory of this story, but my cousin Laura says it occurred. I was fifteen...
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If Reciprocal Trade Barrier Reductions Are the Goal, Free Trade Agreements Are the Solution
Colin Grabow Earlier this month, President Trump paused his “Liberation Day” tariffs, citing an alleged desire from over 75 (unnamed)...
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New York City Corruption
Chris Edwards Many American cities have corruption problems—from Chicago and New York to Scranton and Harrisburg. In these cities, politicians...
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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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