Editor’s Pick

Justin Logan Like many think tank dorks, I find the practice of politics often gross and inscrutable. We dorks like calm,…

Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The Brookings Institution recently released its Social Security plan, which would address the program’s unsustainable finances…

Chris Edwards and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler With spending soaring and debt piling higher, the federal government is driving into a fiscal tornado.…

Travis Fisher and Joshua Loucks Last week, Cato published Policy Analysis No. 992, titled “The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction…

Michael F. Cannon Five years ago this month, the world shut down due to COVID-19. “Paris, Milan, London, New York, San…

Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter US housing prices have risen faster than income since 2000, making housing less affordable.  The solution…

Walter Olson Alarming news for university independence, from the New York Times: “The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University…

Alex Nowrasteh and Ryan Bourne The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the biggest domestic policy news of 2025 so far.…

Jeremy Horpedahl While inflation has moderated significantly compared to 2022, many prices remain stubbornly high, and some are even rising. To…

Tad DeHaven When a reporter recently asked President Trump if he had a message for small business owners concerned about higher…