Colin Grabow As President Donald Trump threatens so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on US trading partners, some countries are offering lower duties to avoid the US...
Andrew Gillen As momentum for closing the US Department of Education gains steam, questions about the transition are starting to surface, with the biggest...
Chris Edwards President Trump is moving to shut down the federal Department of Education. Congress will need to make any cuts permanent, but downsizing...
Tad DeHaven The recent port strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association was suspended after dockworkers received a massive pay increase. However, the union’s opposition...
Jeffrey Miron How much does school quality vary? Substantially, according to recent research, and in interesting ways: Greater access to public schools combined with...
Chris Edwards Cato has released the 17th biennial Fiscal Report Card on America’s Governors. The report grades the governors on their tax and spending records...
Clark Neily If you haven’t seen the Netflix blockbuster Rebel Ridge, you should. Billed as a Rambo-meets-Jack-Reacher police procedural whose protagonist is triggered by...
Adam N. Michel The United States stands alone in applying the entire domestic tax regime to all citizens, permanent residents, and tax residents regardless...
Walter Olson This November voters in Nevada, Colorado, and Idaho will consider whether to adopt versions of the “Alaska model,” discussed in this space...