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- Politics
Trump, Netanyahu to meet at White House in high-stakes talks on Iran, Gaza plan
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application
Key House committee advances nationwide voter ID bill, setting up 2026 election fight
Trump DOJ appointee Thomas Albus tapped to lead Fulton County search warrant fight
Shutdown clock ticks as Schumer, Democrats dig in on DHS funding demands
- Investing
The One Big Beautiful Bill Made ICE Shutdown-Proof and Eroded Fiscal Norms
Marijuana Policy Between the New York Times Nanny State and Chaos
Decentralizing Public Health: From Atlanta to Geneva, Institutional Monopolies Are Fraying
Introducing “End Fed Ed Watch”
No Tax on Tips and Overtime: A Case Study in How the Tax Code Gets More Complicated
- Editor’s Pick
The One Big Beautiful Bill Made ICE Shutdown-Proof and Eroded Fiscal Norms
Marijuana Policy Between the New York Times Nanny State and Chaos
Decentralizing Public Health: From Atlanta to Geneva, Institutional Monopolies Are Fraying
Introducing “End Fed Ed Watch”
No Tax on Tips and Overtime: A Case Study in How the Tax Code Gets More Complicated
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Dominik Lett On February 2, Congress approved full-year appropriations for nearly every major federal agency, except the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is temporarily funded...
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Matthew Cavedon A couple of years ago, I published an academic paper predicting that the remaining laws criminalizing marijuana use were on the verge...
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Jeffrey A. Singer I have recently written that the “healthy rebellion” by national, state, and local professional medical and public health organizations against the...
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Benjamin Giltner Over the holidays, President Trump announced that the US Navy would begin building a new class of battleship, unsurprisingly called the “Trump...
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Adam N. Michel The United States places an unusually heavy share of the tax burden on higher earners. You wouldn’t know this from hearing...
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Colleen Hroncich Last year, Congress created a federal tax credit for donations to scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) that help families choose the best educational options...
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Matthew Cavedon My Cato colleague Dr. Jeffrey Singer recently endorsed New York’s pending legalization of Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). While his perspective reflects...
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Ryan Bourne Newly inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week promised New Yorkers that he would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth...
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