Congress Preps to End Cannabis Prohibition
As Democrats prepare to roll out the end of federal cannabis prohibition, it's worth taking stock of where cannabis legality stands today. Erin Partin...
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The Cato Daily Podcast allows Cato Institute scholars and other commenters to discuss relevant news and libertarian thought in a conversational, informal manner. Hosted by Caleb O. Brown.
Biden Backpedals on Immigration Reform
President Joe Biden lost credibility in his own party by failing to make good on campaign promises to increase the cap for refugee admissions to the U...
New Hate Crimes Legislation Moving in Congress
Defining a hate crime is a challenge and definitions vary by jurisdiction, but Congress is moving ahead with revising and expanding those laws federal...
In the Name of Fairness, A Push for Big New Labor Market Regulation
The rigidity that Democrats want in labor markets doesn't serve women well, and Republicans are far from innocent in pushing for new mandates. Rachel ...
Certificate of Need and Access to Health Care
Defenders of certificate-of-need laws make big claims, like those laws effectively protect access to health care services. Economist James Bailey at P...
Housing Churn and Housing Bubbles
The housing market's normal churn has been all but absent in this pandemic. Does that make for a housing bubble? Tom Firey comments. See acast.com/pri...
Dick Durbin, Counterterrorism, and Patriot Act 2.0
New proposed authorities to combat domestic terrorism after the attack on the Capitol again pose challenges for basic constraints on government like p...
Is 2021 the Best Year for School Choice Ever?
Parents, put in a bind by a pandemic, have focused their attention on the options available to them for their kids' education. This year may be the ve...
Vaccine Passports vs. Private Vaccine Certifications
The price we all would ultimately pay for a central government database of our vaccination status to regulate our public engagement could be very high...
Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19
The pandemic has shown us that there is a price to be paid for failing to understand economic consequences. Ryan Bourne catalogs many of the missteps ...