Jeremy Horpedahl and Phillip W. Magness While the Trump administration had already rolled out tariff increases against our largest trading partners—Canada, Mexico, and China—several...
Thomas A. Berry President Donald Trump has singled out several of the nation’s largest law firms for serious, potentially business-ending sanctions by executive fiat,...
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia The Brookings Institution recently released its Social Security plan, which would address the program’s unsustainable finances through a mix...
Chris Edwards and Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler With spending soaring and debt piling higher, the federal government is driving into a fiscal tornado. The latest figures from...
Travis Fisher and Joshua Loucks Last week, Cato published Policy Analysis No. 992, titled “The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies:...
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter US housing prices have risen faster than income since 2000, making housing less affordable. The solution is more housing,...
Walter Olson Alarming news for university independence, from the New York Times: “The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes...
Alex Nowrasteh and Ryan Bourne The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the biggest domestic policy news of 2025 so far. Established by executive...
Jeremy Horpedahl While inflation has moderated significantly compared to 2022, many prices remain stubbornly high, and some are even rising. To the average consumer,...
Tad DeHaven When a reporter recently asked President Trump if he had a message for small business owners concerned about higher tariffs, he responded,...
David J. Bier President Trump plans to rewrite—or, rather, write over—the Immigration and Nationality Act in the coming week. This action would be an...