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The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government.
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The popular phrase enables professed anti-war conservatives to conserve liberal internationalism.
The idea of being self-sufficient might sound great, but by modern standards this kind of independence makes people poor. Dirt poor.
Americans’ income growth has been strong for decades — and not just for the rich.
An epistolary exchange between an Islamic scholar and a rabbi points to the concept of universal empathy in their traditions as the key.
Next year marks America’s 250th birthday. Few golden ages have lasted that long — and unless Americans adopt a new outlook, ours could soon be over, too.
Democrats think the best way to lower healthcare costs is to direct more funding to insurance companies. This idea could not be more wrong.
From pretrial detention to the threat of foreign rendition, the Abrego Garcia case shows how political prosecutions and coercive plea deals have eroded the promise of a fair trial.
Shifting away from capitalism, with increased government intervention and backing of private enterprise, narrows people’s freedom to do what they choose with their own money.
Industry insiders dominate the boards that control who can work, using government power to shut out competitors, protect profits, and block reform.
Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.
If ICE returned to Biden’s interior enforcement policies, officers, Americans and immigrants would all be safer.
There is no ‘national security’ basis for them, and they won’t accomplish the administration’s stated goals.
Billions flow from taxpayers to insurance companies while families pay more for less care and shrinking doctor networks.
Government must not punish people for their speech. But it also must no longer compel anyone to employ those speakers, especially in the business of shaping minds.
Deference to the president would clash with the Court’s recent skepticism toward unilateral executive action.
The Trump administration is certainly doing lots of new things, including in higher education. But collecting data to fight discrimination isn’t one of them—we’ve been doing that for decades.
The willingness of jurors to scrutinize the evidence, assess the credibility of witnesses, impart the values of the community, and deliver a just verdict is a powerful rebuke to those who would weaponize the legal system for political ends.
Listening to Rachel Reeves, it seems her party can’t distinguish between policy it finds morally satisfying and what might actually help the economy.
It’s easier to blame your political opponents for brinkmanship than to admit both parties have racked up staggering debts.
When the state dictates both the questions science asks and the answers it offers, it converts knowledge into propaganda and health into a matter of politics.
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