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"A true reduction in tariff red tape will only be accomplished through congressional action to revise various US trade laws and reclaim the legislative branch’s constitutional authority over tariffs," Cato’s Scott Lincicome explains.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"A true reduction in tariff red tape will only be accomplished through congressional action to revise various US trade laws and reclaim the legislative branch’s constitutional authority over tariffs," Cato’s Scott Lincicome explains.
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Costly tariff red tape will keep growing until Congress amends US trade law and reclaims some of the legislative branch’s constitutional authority, says Cato’s Scott Lincicome.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Costly tariff red tape will keep growing until Congress amends US trade law and reclaims some of the legislative branch’s constitutional authority, says Cato’s Scott Lincicome.
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“Amazing speakers, really interesting, super fun and insightful” – here’s what the participants of the Cato U program are saying about it.
Cato University is the Cato Institute’s premier in-person educational event series for college and graduate students.
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Cato University is the Cato Institute’s premier in-person educational event series for college and graduate students.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“Amazing speakers, really interesting, super fun and insightful” – here’s what the participants of the Cato U program are saying about it.
Cato University is the Cato Institute’s premier in-person educational event series for college and graduate students.
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Cato University is the Cato Institute’s premier in-person educational event series for college and graduate students.
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“Overmedication is often seen as a failure in quality of care. It’s actually a success of payment design. The system achieves what it encourages: more diagnoses, more prescriptions, and increased spending,” Cato’s Dr. Singer explains.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
“Overmedication is often seen as a failure in quality of care. It’s actually a success of payment design. The system achieves what it encourages: more diagnoses, more prescriptions, and increased spending,” Cato’s Dr. Singer explains.
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A new study by Cato’s Nick Anthony examines the growing phenomenon of debanking—the sudden and often unexplained closure of individuals’ or organizations’ financial accounts.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A new study by Cato’s Nick Anthony examines the growing phenomenon of debanking—the sudden and often unexplained closure of individuals’ or organizations’ financial accounts.
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“The officer who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury,” writes Mike Fox. In a commentary, Fox explores how this case followed a familiar playbook: https://ow.ly/iFia50XVPlq
Renee Good Wasn’t the First Person Shot in Her Car by ICE. The Justification Followed a Familiar Script.
The officer who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
“The officer who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury,” writes Mike Fox. In a commentary, Fox explores how this case followed a familiar playbook: https://ow.ly/iFia50XVPlq
María Corina Machado never backed down from classical liberal principles, even when doing so would have politically benefited her.
“If President Trump is going to choose sides, the choice is clear,” Cato’s Marcos Falcone comments.
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“If President Trump is going to choose sides, the choice is clear,” Cato’s Marcos Falcone comments.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
María Corina Machado never backed down from classical liberal principles, even when doing so would have politically benefited her.
“If President Trump is going to choose sides, the choice is clear,” Cato’s Marcos Falcone comments.
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“If President Trump is going to choose sides, the choice is clear,” Cato’s Marcos Falcone comments.
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Obamacare denied cancer coverage to 4-year-old leukemia patient Colette Briggs.
Her father, Christopher Briggs of the Independent Institute, testifies that secure access to care requires freedom from Obamacare.
Her father, Christopher Briggs of the Independent Institute, testifies that secure access to care requires freedom from Obamacare.
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Obamacare denied cancer coverage to 4-year-old leukemia patient Colette Briggs.
Her father, Christopher Briggs of the Independent Institute, testifies that secure access to care requires freedom from Obamacare.
Her father, Christopher Briggs of the Independent Institute, testifies that secure access to care requires freedom from Obamacare.
Striking Iran could drag the US into Iran’s internal turmoil with no clear exit and put American troops across the Middle East at risk, warns Cato’s Jon Hoffman.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Striking Iran could drag the US into Iran’s internal turmoil with no clear exit and put American troops across the Middle East at risk, warns Cato’s Jon Hoffman.
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When John Moore and Tanner Mansell were unjustly prosecuted for freeing sharks from what they mistakenly believed to be the work of poachers, the Cato Institute took their case to the highest levels of government, culminating in presidential pardons for each of them.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
When John Moore and Tanner Mansell were unjustly prosecuted for freeing sharks from what they mistakenly believed to be the work of poachers, the Cato Institute took their case to the highest levels of government, culminating in presidential pardons for each of them.
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President Trump shared a plan from @mfcannon.bsky.social on how to provide Obamacare relief:
🔹 Don’t renew Obamacare subsidies or convert them to cash
🔹 Make permanent the Obamacare relief Trump provided in 2018 and Obama provided in 2014
🔹 Let consumers control the money
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🔹 Don’t renew Obamacare subsidies or convert them to cash
🔹 Make permanent the Obamacare relief Trump provided in 2018 and Obama provided in 2014
🔹 Let consumers control the money
https://ow.ly/qOgO50XVQNQ
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
President Trump shared a plan from @mfcannon.bsky.social on how to provide Obamacare relief:
🔹 Don’t renew Obamacare subsidies or convert them to cash
🔹 Make permanent the Obamacare relief Trump provided in 2018 and Obama provided in 2014
🔹 Let consumers control the money
https://ow.ly/qOgO50XVQNQ
🔹 Don’t renew Obamacare subsidies or convert them to cash
🔹 Make permanent the Obamacare relief Trump provided in 2018 and Obama provided in 2014
🔹 Let consumers control the money
https://ow.ly/qOgO50XVQNQ
Happy National Pharmacist Day!
“Pharmacists are the most underused clinicians in health care,” says Cato’s Dr. Jeffrey Singer. Allowing pharmacists to work to the full extent of their training can significantly improve patient care and health outcomes.
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“Pharmacists are the most underused clinicians in health care,” says Cato’s Dr. Jeffrey Singer. Allowing pharmacists to work to the full extent of their training can significantly improve patient care and health outcomes.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Happy National Pharmacist Day!
“Pharmacists are the most underused clinicians in health care,” says Cato’s Dr. Jeffrey Singer. Allowing pharmacists to work to the full extent of their training can significantly improve patient care and health outcomes.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/9e9e50XVFTk
“Pharmacists are the most underused clinicians in health care,” says Cato’s Dr. Jeffrey Singer. Allowing pharmacists to work to the full extent of their training can significantly improve patient care and health outcomes.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/9e9e50XVFTk
Fed Chair Powell says the DOJ’s criminal investigation stems from the Fed setting the interest rate target against the president’s wishes. “If Powell is correct, it is a serious violation of the Fed’s ability to conduct independent monetary policy,” warns Cato’s Jai Kedia.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Fed Chair Powell says the DOJ’s criminal investigation stems from the Fed setting the interest rate target against the president’s wishes. “If Powell is correct, it is a serious violation of the Fed’s ability to conduct independent monetary policy,” warns Cato’s Jai Kedia.
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🚨 Every car. Every trip. Tracked, and stored for years. Marco Island’s license-plate cameras track every vehicle crossing its three bridges and keep that data for 3 years.
Cato’s Laura Harmon, Brent Skorup, and Matthew Cavedon explain why this threatens privacy rights.
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Cato’s Laura Harmon, Brent Skorup, and Matthew Cavedon explain why this threatens privacy rights.
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Schemel v. Marco Island Brief: Urging Limits on Electronic Surveillance of Florida Drivers
Cato filed a brief urging the Eleventh Circuit to reverse the decision (below) and check the encroaching electronic eyes and ears that could capture and forever store islanders’ every move.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🚨 Every car. Every trip. Tracked, and stored for years. Marco Island’s license-plate cameras track every vehicle crossing its three bridges and keep that data for 3 years.
Cato’s Laura Harmon, Brent Skorup, and Matthew Cavedon explain why this threatens privacy rights.
https://ow.ly/37XJ50XQt7e
Cato’s Laura Harmon, Brent Skorup, and Matthew Cavedon explain why this threatens privacy rights.
https://ow.ly/37XJ50XQt7e
📚 Policy needs fixing, not kids. Colleen Hroncich explains how standardized, centralized schooling relates to today’s ADHD epidemic. The solution is school choice. Let funding follow students so families can choose models that fit. Full analysis 👉 https://ow.ly/5YmF50XSyxb
America’s Children Are Unwell, Says NYT—School Choice Should be Part of the Solution.
The conventional schooling model may be harming many children; school choice programs offer an escape hatch.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📚 Policy needs fixing, not kids. Colleen Hroncich explains how standardized, centralized schooling relates to today’s ADHD epidemic. The solution is school choice. Let funding follow students so families can choose models that fit. Full analysis 👉 https://ow.ly/5YmF50XSyxb
As some US lawmakers push “democratic socialism,” Argentine President Javier Milei—having seen socialism’s damage firsthand—shows that private property, individual liberty, and free markets are what create broad prosperity.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
As some US lawmakers push “democratic socialism,” Argentine President Javier Milei—having seen socialism’s damage firsthand—shows that private property, individual liberty, and free markets are what create broad prosperity.
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Nicolás Maduro’s arrest raises hard questions about presidential power, congressional authority, and the legal boundaries of military force. Cato’s Brandan P. Buck and Clark Neily analyze the operation’s status under US and international law.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro’s arrest raises hard questions about presidential power, congressional authority, and the legal boundaries of military force. Cato’s Brandan P. Buck and Clark Neily analyze the operation’s status under US and international law.
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Freedom shouldn’t depend on your bank account.
People in Lancaster County can sit in jail simply because they can’t afford bail, despite having not been convicted. Cato’s Matthew Cavedon argues the courts should hear their challenge instead of dismissing it.
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People in Lancaster County can sit in jail simply because they can’t afford bail, despite having not been convicted. Cato’s Matthew Cavedon argues the courts should hear their challenge instead of dismissing it.
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HC v. Chudzik Brief: Court Gamesmanship Should Not Excuse Violations of the Right to Bail
Incarcerating people before trial simply because they are too poor to pay for their release violates their rights to equal protection and due process.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Freedom shouldn’t depend on your bank account.
People in Lancaster County can sit in jail simply because they can’t afford bail, despite having not been convicted. Cato’s Matthew Cavedon argues the courts should hear their challenge instead of dismissing it.
https://ow.ly/skfb50XQrac
People in Lancaster County can sit in jail simply because they can’t afford bail, despite having not been convicted. Cato’s Matthew Cavedon argues the courts should hear their challenge instead of dismissing it.
https://ow.ly/skfb50XQrac
When drugs are legal, private and public mechanisms for quality control limit the risk of accidental overdoses. The lesson from marijuana is therefore not that drugs are harmless but that criminal enforcement makes their harms worse, explains Cato’s Jeffrey Miron.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
When drugs are legal, private and public mechanisms for quality control limit the risk of accidental overdoses. The lesson from marijuana is therefore not that drugs are harmless but that criminal enforcement makes their harms worse, explains Cato’s Jeffrey Miron.
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The Trump administration says it will sell Venezuelan oil at market prices and oversee allocation of the proceeds. “If Venezuela’s oil is sold and the proceeds are treated as money the US government has received, then why wouldn’t it go to the Treasury?” Tad DeHaven asks.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The Trump administration says it will sell Venezuelan oil at market prices and oversee allocation of the proceeds. “If Venezuela’s oil is sold and the proceeds are treated as money the US government has received, then why wouldn’t it go to the Treasury?” Tad DeHaven asks.
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A Russian dissident living in exile finds her US bank accounts closed after the Kremlin labels her an extremist. Nicholas Anthony interviews Anna Chekhovich of the Anti-Corruption Foundation about her experience being debanked. Listen to Cato Podcast.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A Russian dissident living in exile finds her US bank accounts closed after the Kremlin labels her an extremist. Nicholas Anthony interviews Anna Chekhovich of the Anti-Corruption Foundation about her experience being debanked. Listen to Cato Podcast.
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“Fighting crime is a worthy endeavor. However, we cannot sacrifice the freedoms that make America great in the process,” says Cato’s Nick Anthony, in reference to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to boost surveillance under the Bank Secrecy Act.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“Fighting crime is a worthy endeavor. However, we cannot sacrifice the freedoms that make America great in the process,” says Cato’s Nick Anthony, in reference to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to boost surveillance under the Bank Secrecy Act.
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In 2014, President Obama exempted US territories from Obamacare’s health insurance regulations because they restrict access to care. One Kentucky lawmaker now aims to extend that freedom to residents of her state, notes Cato’s Michael F. Cannon.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
In 2014, President Obama exempted US territories from Obamacare’s health insurance regulations because they restrict access to care. One Kentucky lawmaker now aims to extend that freedom to residents of her state, notes Cato’s Michael F. Cannon.
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The US has the most progressive tax system in the developed world, with the rich paying the largest share.If federal spending continues its current path, Adam Michel warns,the US will need European-style tax levels and a broader tax base to match a European-sized government.https://ow.ly/I7Iu50XTzMe
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The US has the most progressive tax system in the developed world, with the rich paying the largest share.If federal spending continues its current path, Adam Michel warns,the US will need European-style tax levels and a broader tax base to match a European-sized government.https://ow.ly/I7Iu50XTzMe
SNAP now costs taxpayers $110 billion a year, and rampant fraud exposes the failures of such aid-to-state programs—from EBT skimming by transnational gangs to a $66 million USDA insider fraud scheme.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
SNAP now costs taxpayers $110 billion a year, and rampant fraud exposes the failures of such aid-to-state programs—from EBT skimming by transnational gangs to a $66 million USDA insider fraud scheme.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Qa4V50XTBkg
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