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The central philosophy of progressivism is that we should be governed by so-called experts. What happens, however, when the “experts” are just plain wrong?
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Jennifer Huddleston On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The order...
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Dominik Lett Pictured left to right: Romina Boccia, Adam Michel, Dominik Lett, and Michael Cannon. On December 11, the Cato Institute hosted a Hill briefing on...
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Katherine Thompson Nestled within this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an attempt to severely constrain President Trump’s ability to decrease US posture, basing,...
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The idea is now widespread that communities or groups exercise a form of collective thought, which can be duly expressed by the leader of...
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Nicholas Anthony The end of the penny was a long time coming. Yet, the Federal Reserve is causing unnecessary harm by refusing to distribute...
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Jeffrey A. Singer Recent press reports state that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is considering having the US Centers for...
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With employment fundamentals so weak, the real way to increase home sales is to cut prices further. That, of course, is not what sellers...
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Markets price in a near 97% probability of a 25-bp rate cut in Oct and a 94% probability of another 25-basis-point rate cut in...
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As a true market entrepreneur, as opposed to a political entrepreneur, James J. Hill successfully built a transcontinental railroad, outcompeting his government-subsidized competitors.
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Trump’s rule-by-decree protectionism continues as he insists Americans must pay more taxes to get Canadian goods and raw materials.
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The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, the Social Security Administration said.