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Timothy Sandefur Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was born enslaved in Maryland, escaped, and rose to become a journalist, author, orator, diplomat,...

Jeffrey Miron According to new research,  The mainstream theory of corporate governance in the United States holds that the primary...

Matthew Cavedon A couple of weeks ago, I posted here with a caveat that it’s easier to tweet than to...

David J. Bier and Sahana Krishnamurthy On September 2, the US military conducted a strike on a small boat near...

Dominik Lett Read the new paper here. The Cato Institute has just released an updated version of the emergency spending paper...

Jeffrey A. Singer and Bautista Vivanco As promised, the White House released the recommendations of the MAHA Commission—the “Make Our...

Alex Nowrasteh Many of you read my Cato blog post from September 11 about the frequency of deadly, politically motivated...

Jerome Famularo Recently, we published a briefing paper that highlights our case against the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions...

Nicholas Anthony Amid failing to justify financial surveillance to Congress, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) quietly published a new...

Erec Smith The assassination of Charlie Kirk is sending shockwaves across the American political landscape. Kirk, a husband, father of two,...