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David Inserra In the United States, it is not uncommon to hear the refrain “hate speech isn’t free speech,” often...

Scott Lincicome Today we’ve published two new essays for Cato’s Defending Globalization project: “The Conservative Case for Globalization” by Jeb...

Jeffrey A. Singer In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assumed the authority to regulate all nicotine‐​containing products, including...

Chris Edwards Government interventions create vicious cycles of collateral damage, larger bureaucracies, and further interventions. As one example, high taxes...

Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, Jennifer J. Schulp, & Alexander Khoury The quest for security is too often invoked to...

Colleen Hroncich When her husband suggested she create a “pod school,” longtime teacher Becky McNichols was initially dismissive. “I don’t...

Chris Edwards New York’s state and local governments appear to be incredibly bloated. New York State’s population is 10 percent...

David J. Bier America is often said to have two “foundings”: the first after the Revolution and the second after...