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Back to SearchThe Simon Abundance Index: A New Way to Measure Availability of Resources
Are we running out of resources? That’s been a hotly debated question since the publication of Paul Ehrlich’s book The Population Bomb in 1…
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The Costs and Unintended Consequences of Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Policymakers on both sides of the aisle have proposed new regimes for small-business beneficial ownership reporting. The aim of such legislation is t…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet
“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another informati…
7 years, 1 month ago
Why the Government Should Not Regulate Content Moderation of Social Media
Until recently, private social media companies have been free to moderate content on their own platforms. But accusations of political bias have caus…
7 years, 1 month ago
Zimbabwe: Africa’s Shame and Opportunity
Over the past two decades, Zimbabwe has been in a state of almost constant crisis. The once-prosperous nation now ranks among the poorest and most re…
7 years, 1 month ago
25 Years of Patient Power
A quarter century ago, the Cato Institute released a revolutionary book, Patient Power: Solving America's Health Care Crisis, by John C. Goodman and …
7 years, 1 month ago
The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America's Poor
Please join us on Monday, April 8, for a special discussion of Michael Tanner's newly published book, The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to A…
7 years, 1 month ago
How Much Should Medicare Pay for Drugs?
Of the myriad policy priorities established by the current administration and congressional leadership, the tackling of skyrocketing prescription dru…
7 years, 1 month ago
Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans
What most frightens the average American? Terrorism. North Korea. Iran. But what if none of those are probable or consequential threats to America? W…
7 years, 1 month ago
A Real Emergency: Executive Power under the National Emergencies Act
In recent years, libertarians and progressives have found common cause in their concern that the growth of executive power is far in excess of consti…
7 years, 1 month ago