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Michael F. Cannon As the United States government barrels toward a debt crisis, both House and Senate Republicans seem content to…

Patrick G. Eddington A new book, The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower, by Cato’s…

Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), its mission is partly to “[regulate] the manufacturing,…

Michael F. Cannon Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has announced and begun implementing the elimination of 10,000 positions at the Department…

Jeffrey A. Singer According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), over 6.1 million people over age 12…

Colin Grabow As President Donald Trump threatens so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on US trading partners, some countries are offering lower duties to…

Andrew Gillen As momentum for closing the US Department of Education gains steam, questions about the transition are starting to surface,…

Walter Olson Number eight in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: I had a few things to…

Chris Edwards President Trump is moving to shut down the federal Department of Education. Congress will need to make any cuts…

Jai Kedia The Fed’s audited financial statements for 2024 show that it suffered operating losses of $77.6 billion. That’s on the heels…