Editor’s Pick

Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Trade is traditionally thought about in the context of goods but free trade is about more than “cheap T‑shirts.”…

Jeffrey A. Singer Governor Ron DeSantis, left, and Governor Gavin Newsom. (Screenshot: FNC, YouTube) In last night’s “Red State vs. Blue…

David Boaz On December 1, 1982, F. A. Hayek became Cato’s first Distinguished Lecturer. Cato had supported his work for several…

Ryan Bourne and Sophia Bagley The Biden administration’s crusade against “junk fees” continues. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel recently…

Adam N. Michel Congress is considering the merits of a package of expiring and expired business tax changes that some lawmakers want…

Ryan Bourne In Empowering the New American Worker, Chris Edwards summarized what economists have learned about occupational licensing laws. These state‐​imposed…

Walter Olson Two weeks ago I noted that one principle of fair elections, transparency, can be in tension with another, the secret…

Marc Joffe Transit policy analyst Brad Thomas recently ranked US streetcar systems by the number of passengers they carried per hour…

Romina Boccia Members of Congress say they want to be in the driver’s seat on correcting America’s rapidly deteriorating fiscal situation.…

Vanessa Brown Calder So‐​called junk fees have become a popular topic this year, and rental housing is a particular area of interest as…