Norbert Michel I spent a large portion of my career working at a conservative think tank, and during my last few years there I often heard folks say things like, “Of course free markets are great, but they need limits, just like everything.” Typically,

Norbert Michel This new Forbes post provides a brief overview of my testimony last week in the U.S. House of Representatives at a hearing titled Digital Dollar Dilemma: The Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector Alternatives. Naturally, Cato’s scholars don’t

Chris Edwards As Congress considers a farm bill in coming months, it should keep in mind that farm household incomes have risen greatly over the decades. When farm programs were put in place in the 1930s, the “per person disposable income of

Ian Vásquez Hong Kong is no longer number one, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2023 Annual Report, released today by the Fraser Institute and co‐​published in the United States by the Cato Institute. As Hong Kong’s ratings declined,

Thomas A. Berry Yesterday at the Cato Institute we celebrated Constitution Day with our annual symposium, which coincides with the release of the Cato Supreme Court Review. This was the 22nd edition of the Review, and my first as editor in

Kayla Susalla School is back in session and many districts prepared by stocking up on School Resource Officers (SROs). Yet research is unclear about the effectiveness of SROs at increasing school safety, and suggests their presence leads to excessive discipline. Policies increasing