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Patrick G. Eddington It’s rare for a sitting federal chief executive to unilaterally order a mass declassification of historical records....

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Not Everything You Dislike Is a “Negative Externality”

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USTR Report on China’s Maritime Subsidies Offers Thin Evidence and Flawed Logic

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Colin Grabow As the Biden administration readied its exit last week, the US Trade Representative’s office released a report that found China’s...

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The Case for Conditioning Disaster Aid to California

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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The California wildfires have been devastating—not only in their human and environmental toll but in...

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Tradeoffs Podcast: the Case for Medicaid Reform

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Michael F. Cannon If you’ve never listened to the Tradeoffs podcast, this episode would be a good place to start....

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There Is No Good Reason to Revoke Birthright Citizenship

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Alex Nowrasteh Shortly after being inaugurated, President Trump issued an executive order that purports to restrict birthright citizenship. The only...

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Recent Law Grads and Current Law Students: Come Work at Cato!

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Thomas A. Berry Are you graduating from law school this year, or have you graduated from law school in roughly...

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Who Loses from Immigration Restrictions?

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Jeffrey Miron A long-standing concern about immigration is that it might reduce job opportunities for native workers: In 1882, the...

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Reviewing the House Budget Committee Tax Options

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Adam N. Michel Last week, a copy of House Budget Committee Republicans’ draft menu of reconciliation options leaked to the...

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A New Day in Federal Anti-Discrimination Law

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