Editor’s Pick

Matthew Cavedon We can do better than either ending bail reform or proceeding with it unthinkingly. The horrific stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte public transportation has ignited…

David Inserra and John Samples Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, comedian Jimmy Kimmel offered some remarks about the killing, the assassin, and the way the right was responding. The…

Alex Nowrasteh My recent posts about politically motivated terrorist killings in the United States revealed surprising findings. There are a few politically motivated killings; Islamist terrorists are still the deadliest,…

Tad DeHaven and Nathan Miller Over the weekend, President Donald Trump’s eulogy at conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s memorial service unfortunately spun off into a politically charged airing of grievances. After…

Patrick G. Eddington On September 22, President Trump issued his long-threatened executive order (EO) designating an idea—antifascism, known by its shorthand version, Antifa—a “domestic terrorist organization.”  Yes, on the surface,…

Matthew Cavedon This month, the Cato Institute joined an amicus curiae brief filed with the US Supreme Court, arguing that the GEO Group should not be allowed a pretrial appeal…

Michael F. Cannon Many critiques of US health care begin with the assumption that, as The Economist put it, the United States is “one of the only developed countries where…

Chris Edwards The $7 trillion federal budget includes 2,623 benefit and subsidy programs, according to a newly updated federal website. Most budget discussions focus on the huge size of federal…

Evan Sankey North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has named his price for engaging with the Trump administration. In a speech to his parliament on Sunday, he said, “If the US…

David J. Bier President Trump is imposing a $100,000 fee to obtain an H‑1B visa, the primary visa for skilled foreign workers. To be clear, this $100,000 fee is in…