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Tad DeHaven Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released a “policy book” this week, laying out the policies she would pursue in office. It clocks in at eighty-two pages, but approximately…

Colin Grabow Some Americans may be surprised to learn (or perhaps not, given trillion-dollar budget deficits) that a federal law requires the government to pay inflated prices for many of…

Daniel Raisbeck Venezuela’s 75-year-old president-elect, Edmundo González, fled to Spain on September 8, soon after the Chavista regime issued an arrest warrant against him. González’s exile is the product of…

Michael Chapman During a conference in Buenos Aries sponsored by the Cato Institute and Libertad y Progreso, Argentine President Javier Milei explained why socialism always fails, why big government (the…

Colleen Hroncich As a mom with six daughters, Sharon Sedlar saw firsthand that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to education. “At first, my children attended a private…

Peter Van Doren The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Senator Bernie Sanders (I‑VT), held a hearing on Tuesday in which he asked the CEO of Novo Nordisk…

Chris Edwards Climate change may increase the frequency of hurricanes that batter coastal regions. In discussing renewable energy and climate change the other day, the Wall Street Journal reported: Sticking…

Erec Smith Much has been made about the post–affirmative action dip in college acceptance rates among black students, especially at elite institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where black…

Adam N. Michel and Joshua Loucks About 5 million taxpayers pay, on average, $6 billion in penalties each year for spending their retirement savings earlier than the government prescribed. These…

Jeffrey Miron Many conservatives, and some libertarians, endorse work requirements in social safety net programs. That position is understandable, but it is not convincing overall: Our research examines whether increased…