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Will Your Financial Advisor Soon Have to Snitch on You?
New regulations under consideration would hold financial advisors accountable to elements of the Bank Secrecy Act, which currently compels banks to t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Descheduling is Preferable to Rescheduling Cannabis
The DEA is likely to change its federal designation for cannabis in the coming months. It's a good sign for research and for the ability of Americans…
2 years, 5 months ago
Feds Beat the Drum for Early Childhood Education Spending
How productive is federal spending to advance early childhood education? Following her testimony on Capitol Hill, Cato's Colleen Hroncich says there …
2 years, 5 months ago
Upsides and Risks of Increasing State Capacity
What does the case of Peru have to teach us about state capacity to foster (or hamper) human flourishing? Edwar Escalante of Angelo State University …
2 years, 5 months ago
Biden Continues Transferring Student Debt to Taxpayers
The Heroes Act was insufficient authority for the President to cancel massive amounts of student debt. The Biden White House has instead been moving …
2 years, 5 months ago
How Much Immunity from Future Prosecution Is Due to Former Presidents?
Former President Trump's lawyers argued before the US Supreme Court that the President ought to be broadly immune against misdeeds committed in offic…
2 years, 5 months ago
Reputation, Dynamism, and Strangers with Candy
Economics is everywhere, and its implications are subtle and beautiful. The essays in Art Carden's book, Strangers with Candy, uses both economic and…
2 years, 5 months ago
Congressional Fans of Warrantless Surveillance on Americans Win Another Round
There was a point when Cato's Patrick Eddington believed warrantless snooping on Americans might be on the wane. He was very wrong. Congress instead …
2 years, 5 months ago
North Carolina Made Big Promises to VinFast and Locals Are Paying the Price
North Carolina's pursuit of VinFast to make electric vehicles in the state has placed dozens of homeowners in a difficult spot. Paul Best explains ho…
2 years, 5 months ago
Wielding Federal Power with Accountability to Congress
There are two avenues to fixing a big issue with federal appointments, that of individuals not confirmed by Congress nonetheless wielding significant…
2 years, 5 months ago