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One-size-fits-all laws on health data regulation, like HIPAA and HITECH, were built for the 1990s but might fail both privacy and innovators today.
Read here: https://www.cato.org/blog/healthcare-data-age-ai-exploring-risks-tradeoffs-innovation-privacy
Read here: https://www.cato.org/blog/healthcare-data-age-ai-exploring-risks-tradeoffs-innovation-privacy
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
One-size-fits-all laws on health data regulation, like HIPAA and HITECH, were built for the 1990s but might fail both privacy and innovators today.
Read here: https://www.cato.org/blog/healthcare-data-age-ai-exploring-risks-tradeoffs-innovation-privacy
Read here: https://www.cato.org/blog/healthcare-data-age-ai-exploring-risks-tradeoffs-innovation-privacy
$2,000 tariff-dividend checks do not add up.
Tariff collections were about $195 billion in 2025, but dividend checks would cost $280–$450 billion.
That’s not affordability, but a deficit-financed giveaway.
The simplest way to lower prices for Americans is to END THE TARIFFS.
Tariff collections were about $195 billion in 2025, but dividend checks would cost $280–$450 billion.
That’s not affordability, but a deficit-financed giveaway.
The simplest way to lower prices for Americans is to END THE TARIFFS.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
$2,000 tariff-dividend checks do not add up.
Tariff collections were about $195 billion in 2025, but dividend checks would cost $280–$450 billion.
That’s not affordability, but a deficit-financed giveaway.
The simplest way to lower prices for Americans is to END THE TARIFFS.
Tariff collections were about $195 billion in 2025, but dividend checks would cost $280–$450 billion.
That’s not affordability, but a deficit-financed giveaway.
The simplest way to lower prices for Americans is to END THE TARIFFS.
“We live in a golden age today… But don’t take it for granted, because that’s the fastest way to lose a great civilization,” warns Johan Norberg, acclaimed historian and author of “Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages.”
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“We live in a golden age today… But don’t take it for granted, because that’s the fastest way to lose a great civilization,” warns Johan Norberg, acclaimed historian and author of “Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages.”
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Critics of the president’s Ukraine diplomacy will point to the ugliness of the peace. They should be reminded of the ugliness of the war, and the absurdity of the fantasy that it can be won outright.
https://www.cato.org/blog/peace-ukraine-going-be-ugly-trump-right-pursue-it
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November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Critics of the president’s Ukraine diplomacy will point to the ugliness of the peace. They should be reminded of the ugliness of the war, and the absurdity of the fantasy that it can be won outright.
America can’t lead in AI without energy freedom.
Upgrade the grid, unleash competitive markets, cut the red tape, and let innovation power itself.
As Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston note, the future of AI runs on a faster, freer energy system.
Read more: https://ow.ly/BSqS50XuQOM
Upgrade the grid, unleash competitive markets, cut the red tape, and let innovation power itself.
As Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston note, the future of AI runs on a faster, freer energy system.
Read more: https://ow.ly/BSqS50XuQOM
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
America can’t lead in AI without energy freedom.
Upgrade the grid, unleash competitive markets, cut the red tape, and let innovation power itself.
As Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston note, the future of AI runs on a faster, freer energy system.
Read more: https://ow.ly/BSqS50XuQOM
Upgrade the grid, unleash competitive markets, cut the red tape, and let innovation power itself.
As Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston note, the future of AI runs on a faster, freer energy system.
Read more: https://ow.ly/BSqS50XuQOM
A new bill to address “debanking” concerns aims to expand fair access to financial services.
Nick Anthony explains what the Ensuring Fair Access to Banking Act gets right—and where it misses the mark: https://www.cato.org/blog/tillis-targets-debanking
Nick Anthony explains what the Ensuring Fair Access to Banking Act gets right—and where it misses the mark: https://www.cato.org/blog/tillis-targets-debanking
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A new bill to address “debanking” concerns aims to expand fair access to financial services.
Nick Anthony explains what the Ensuring Fair Access to Banking Act gets right—and where it misses the mark: https://www.cato.org/blog/tillis-targets-debanking
Nick Anthony explains what the Ensuring Fair Access to Banking Act gets right—and where it misses the mark: https://www.cato.org/blog/tillis-targets-debanking
The CDC needs a mission reset. 🚨
Dr. Jeff Singer shows how mission creep and politics turned a lean, data-driven agency into a bloated bureaucracy, while other groups with fewer resources do its job better.
Dr. Jeff Singer shows how mission creep and politics turned a lean, data-driven agency into a bloated bureaucracy, while other groups with fewer resources do its job better.
How the CDC Lost Its Way—and Who’s Doing Its Job Instead
As the CDC drifts, others quietly take up its original mission.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The CDC needs a mission reset. 🚨
Dr. Jeff Singer shows how mission creep and politics turned a lean, data-driven agency into a bloated bureaucracy, while other groups with fewer resources do its job better.
Dr. Jeff Singer shows how mission creep and politics turned a lean, data-driven agency into a bloated bureaucracy, while other groups with fewer resources do its job better.
It’s time to sunset FEMA aid and return disaster responsibility to the states.
Federal disaster spending jumped from $19B in 2016 to $32B in 2025, and the states lost much control; local expertise was crowded out.
Dominik Lett explains why shifting responsibility back to states matters👇
Federal disaster spending jumped from $19B in 2016 to $32B in 2025, and the states lost much control; local expertise was crowded out.
Dominik Lett explains why shifting responsibility back to states matters👇
Sunset FEMA Aid and Return Disaster Responsibility to the States
Five reforms that strengthen the disaster process and save taxpayer dollars.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It’s time to sunset FEMA aid and return disaster responsibility to the states.
Federal disaster spending jumped from $19B in 2016 to $32B in 2025, and the states lost much control; local expertise was crowded out.
Dominik Lett explains why shifting responsibility back to states matters👇
Federal disaster spending jumped from $19B in 2016 to $32B in 2025, and the states lost much control; local expertise was crowded out.
Dominik Lett explains why shifting responsibility back to states matters👇
Western decline is not inevitable. It is a matter of mindset.
If we strengthen confidence in liberty, innovation, and open exchange, renewal is possible.
Read more from Johan Norberg: https://ow.ly/GFNa50XtOx1
If we strengthen confidence in liberty, innovation, and open exchange, renewal is possible.
Read more from Johan Norberg: https://ow.ly/GFNa50XtOx1
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Western decline is not inevitable. It is a matter of mindset.
If we strengthen confidence in liberty, innovation, and open exchange, renewal is possible.
Read more from Johan Norberg: https://ow.ly/GFNa50XtOx1
If we strengthen confidence in liberty, innovation, and open exchange, renewal is possible.
Read more from Johan Norberg: https://ow.ly/GFNa50XtOx1
President Trump deserves credit for pursuing diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine.
Europe, however, needs to carry the burden of its own defense and not rely on the US. It’s time for Europe to step up. https://ow.ly/I4kY50XvZSS
Europe, however, needs to carry the burden of its own defense and not rely on the US. It’s time for Europe to step up. https://ow.ly/I4kY50XvZSS
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
President Trump deserves credit for pursuing diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine.
Europe, however, needs to carry the burden of its own defense and not rely on the US. It’s time for Europe to step up. https://ow.ly/I4kY50XvZSS
Europe, however, needs to carry the burden of its own defense and not rely on the US. It’s time for Europe to step up. https://ow.ly/I4kY50XvZSS
The Trump administration's move to dismantle more of the Education Department has both strengths and shortcomings. The Cato Institute's Neal McCluskey presents the 3 strengths and 2 reasons why the move doesn't go far enough in ending the Department of Education.
Watch the video to learn more!
Watch the video to learn more!
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Trump administration's move to dismantle more of the Education Department has both strengths and shortcomings. The Cato Institute's Neal McCluskey presents the 3 strengths and 2 reasons why the move doesn't go far enough in ending the Department of Education.
Watch the video to learn more!
Watch the video to learn more!
Federal policy has promoted homeownership for nearly a century.
But data show renting and investing often yield higher long-term returns—and far less risk.
It’s time to let individuals decide, not Washington.
But data show renting and investing often yield higher long-term returns—and far less risk.
It’s time to let individuals decide, not Washington.
Homeownership and Wealth: Why Policymakers Should Stop Subsidizing Risk
Policymakers do not have objective reasons for tilting the market in favor of buying versus renting. They should allow people to decide for themselves whether and when they wish to buy or rent.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Federal policy has promoted homeownership for nearly a century.
But data show renting and investing often yield higher long-term returns—and far less risk.
It’s time to let individuals decide, not Washington.
But data show renting and investing often yield higher long-term returns—and far less risk.
It’s time to let individuals decide, not Washington.
At a time when speaking freely feels risky, Cato University is restoring courage on campus.
Joshua Hardman shares how students are learning to debate with civility and stand for liberty’s core values. Read more:
Joshua Hardman shares how students are learning to debate with civility and stand for liberty’s core values. Read more:
Cultivating Classical Liberal Thought: Inside the New Cato University
The stakes for free expression on campus are rising even higher, with partisan rancor and illiberal attitudes at dangerous levels. Cato University prepares students to cut through polarization and advocate for a free society.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
At a time when speaking freely feels risky, Cato University is restoring courage on campus.
Joshua Hardman shares how students are learning to debate with civility and stand for liberty’s core values. Read more:
Joshua Hardman shares how students are learning to debate with civility and stand for liberty’s core values. Read more:
The CDC quietly changed its website to suggest vaccines might cause autism, reviving a claim debunked by decades of research.
Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer explains why this misstep shows how far the agency has drifted from its core mission of credible disease control: https://ow.ly/MHXS50Xv9sr
Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer explains why this misstep shows how far the agency has drifted from its core mission of credible disease control: https://ow.ly/MHXS50Xv9sr
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The CDC quietly changed its website to suggest vaccines might cause autism, reviving a claim debunked by decades of research.
Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer explains why this misstep shows how far the agency has drifted from its core mission of credible disease control: https://ow.ly/MHXS50Xv9sr
Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer explains why this misstep shows how far the agency has drifted from its core mission of credible disease control: https://ow.ly/MHXS50Xv9sr
The FBI spied on eight US senators’ phones. And how did the senators respond? Not new privacy protections. Instead, they paid themselves $500,000 each with taxpayer money. Congress needs to set new search warrant rules for metadata.
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Senators’ surveillance payday exposes flawed privacy laws
Senators who were spied on by the FBI were awarded half a million dollars in taxpayer money, while ordinary Americans were left without any relief from similar abuses.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The FBI spied on eight US senators’ phones. And how did the senators respond? Not new privacy protections. Instead, they paid themselves $500,000 each with taxpayer money. Congress needs to set new search warrant rules for metadata.
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Nearly a decade after Ashtian Barnes was killed by a Texas deputy, his family is still fighting for justice.
Cato’s new brief urges the Fifth Circuit to let a jury—not judges—decide whether the officer’s use of force was reasonable. Read here👇
Cato’s new brief urges the Fifth Circuit to let a jury—not judges—decide whether the officer’s use of force was reasonable. Read here👇
Barnes v. Felix Brief: Juries, Not Judges, Need to Decide the Reasonableness of Force
Our brief argues that the Framers intended for juries—comprised of ordinary Americans—to adjudicate disputes between citizens and their government. Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the circumstances is precisely the type of judgment call the Framers tasked jurors to make.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Nearly a decade after Ashtian Barnes was killed by a Texas deputy, his family is still fighting for justice.
Cato’s new brief urges the Fifth Circuit to let a jury—not judges—decide whether the officer’s use of force was reasonable. Read here👇
Cato’s new brief urges the Fifth Circuit to let a jury—not judges—decide whether the officer’s use of force was reasonable. Read here👇
There's nothing America First about pledging to defend or arm Saudi Arabia in exchange for it recognizing Israel, explains Cato's Doug Bandow.
The US cannot afford to be entangled with an authoritarian monarchy headed by a brutal crown prince.
The US cannot afford to be entangled with an authoritarian monarchy headed by a brutal crown prince.
America Shouldn’t Fight for the Saudi Throne
Saudi Arabia seeks US nuclear guarantees and military protection. Trump should think twice.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
There's nothing America First about pledging to defend or arm Saudi Arabia in exchange for it recognizing Israel, explains Cato's Doug Bandow.
The US cannot afford to be entangled with an authoritarian monarchy headed by a brutal crown prince.
The US cannot afford to be entangled with an authoritarian monarchy headed by a brutal crown prince.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Learn how to spark a brighter future for American education with bold ideas.
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The administration’s move to relocate six Department of Education functions is a welcome step toward winding down a federal department that never should have existed, says Neal McCluskey: https://ow.ly/qoJF50XtPnF
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The administration’s move to relocate six Department of Education functions is a welcome step toward winding down a federal department that never should have existed, says Neal McCluskey: https://ow.ly/qoJF50XtPnF
Chile's citizens rejected socialism, with its economic failures and high crime, in their latest election. Voters now are turning to free market, capitalist ideas.
If José Antonio Kast wins next month’s presidential runoff, Chile could once again lead Latin America in economic freedom.
If José Antonio Kast wins next month’s presidential runoff, Chile could once again lead Latin America in economic freedom.
The Left Collapses in Chile
Chileans went to the polls and delivered a heavy blow to the left.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Chile's citizens rejected socialism, with its economic failures and high crime, in their latest election. Voters now are turning to free market, capitalist ideas.
If José Antonio Kast wins next month’s presidential runoff, Chile could once again lead Latin America in economic freedom.
If José Antonio Kast wins next month’s presidential runoff, Chile could once again lead Latin America in economic freedom.
“We’d better learn the lessons from history to extend the lifespan of our civilization,” says Johan Norberg, acclaimed historian and the author of “Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages.”
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November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“We’d better learn the lessons from history to extend the lifespan of our civilization,” says Johan Norberg, acclaimed historian and the author of “Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages.”
Get your copy of “Peak Human” now: www.cato.org/books/peak-h...
Get your copy of “Peak Human” now: www.cato.org/books/peak-h...
Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, a libertarian and one of individual liberty's greatest champions, taught that political freedom comes from economic freedom, and this occurs through capitalism and limited government.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, a libertarian and one of individual liberty's greatest champions, taught that political freedom comes from economic freedom, and this occurs through capitalism and limited government.
Can a president tax Americans by declaring an “emergency”?
New Cato Podcast: Scott Lincicome & Brent Skorup break down the SCOTUS showdown over Trump’s “fentanyl tariffs.”
Listen now: https://ow.ly/HBUV50XsZnW
New Cato Podcast: Scott Lincicome & Brent Skorup break down the SCOTUS showdown over Trump’s “fentanyl tariffs.”
Listen now: https://ow.ly/HBUV50XsZnW
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can a president tax Americans by declaring an “emergency”?
New Cato Podcast: Scott Lincicome & Brent Skorup break down the SCOTUS showdown over Trump’s “fentanyl tariffs.”
Listen now: https://ow.ly/HBUV50XsZnW
New Cato Podcast: Scott Lincicome & Brent Skorup break down the SCOTUS showdown over Trump’s “fentanyl tariffs.”
Listen now: https://ow.ly/HBUV50XsZnW
At SCOTUS, the government claimed emergency tariffs aren’t taxes. Justice Sotomayor replied, “That’s exactly what they are.”
If the Court reins in this power, Congress—not the president—will set trade policy again. https://ow.ly/hvRg50XsZ5l
If the Court reins in this power, Congress—not the president—will set trade policy again. https://ow.ly/hvRg50XsZ5l
The Supreme Court Is Right to Question This Trade War
Ending emergency tariffs won’t make America weaker; it will restore the credibility that makes the U.S. economy strong in the first place.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At SCOTUS, the government claimed emergency tariffs aren’t taxes. Justice Sotomayor replied, “That’s exactly what they are.”
If the Court reins in this power, Congress—not the president—will set trade policy again. https://ow.ly/hvRg50XsZ5l
If the Court reins in this power, Congress—not the president—will set trade policy again. https://ow.ly/hvRg50XsZ5l
This Cato Course explores the numbers, the history, and the humane case for smarter immigration policy. Learn how immigrants have long advanced America’s freedom and prosperity.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This Cato Course explores the numbers, the history, and the humane case for smarter immigration policy. Learn how immigrants have long advanced America’s freedom and prosperity.
All our courses are 100% free—anytime, anywhere.
https://ow.ly/7JQm50XrU0X
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