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March 4, 2025
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China and Canada Retaliate against Trump’s Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s recent 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have raised concerns about their potential impact on the North American economy, especially as consumers face rising inflation.
March 4, 2025
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New Cato Analysis: Corporate Welfare in the Federal Budget
A new Cato Institute policy analysis is released today titled “Corporate Welfare in the Federal Budget.” In this study, Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies Chris Edwards tallies corporate welfare in the federal budget and finds that the government spends …
March 3, 2025
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Cato Expert Discusses Treasury CTA Announcement
… defending its information mandates in court. The Treasury Department announcement last night did not explain its legal rationale for the policy change, but it appears that the agency will rely on its statutory discretion to exempt most small businesses and …
March 3, 2025
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Congress Plays Budget Games with America’s Fiscal Future
In a new piece, Cato Institute Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy Romina Boccia discusses the Senate attempting to rewrite the budget resolution by switching to a “current policy baseline.” Boccia explains that if the Senate’s plan succeeds, tax …
February 27, 2025
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President Trump Should Freeze, Not End, Pyongyang’s Nuclear Weapons Program
February 25, 2025
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Expert Insight into the Future of U.S.-German Relations
… also talked about the future of NATO during a discussion with Justin Logan, Cato’s director of defense and foreign policy studies, and Marc Trachtenberg, professor emeritus at UCLA. If you’d like to speak with Shifrinson, please reach out …
February 24, 2025
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Cato Expert on House Budget Resolution
Cato Institute Director of Tax Policy Studies Adam Michel is available for interviews ahead of a floor vote on the House budget resolution. Michel issued the following statement in reaction: The House will vote this week on its budget resolution …
February 13, 2025
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Cato Scholar Available for Commentary on Ukraine and Russia
… Uncle Sam turn into ‘Uncle Sucker’” when it comes to European defense. Justin Logan, the director of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, wrote about this, with similar language, in a 2023 policy analysis titled “Uncle Sucker …
February 12, 2025
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Cato Expert Discusses House Budget Plan
Cato Institute Director of Tax Policy Studies Adam Michel is available to discuss the House Republicans’ budget resolution. Michel issued the following statement in reaction: The House budget resolution takes a comprehensive approach to meet the Republicans’ priorities. On tax …
February 12, 2025
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New Cato Analysis on the Social Security Financing Problem
A new Cato Institute policy analysis titled “Congress Can’t Outgrow or Inflate Away the Social Security Financing Problem” is being released today. Social Security’s finances are unsustainable, and neither high inflation nor stronger economic growth can resolve the …
February 11, 2025
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Cato Experts Reacts to CDBC Statement from Jay Powell
Cato Institute Policy Analyst Nicholas Anthony is available for interviews in light of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s statement today that he would never issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) so long as he is the chair. Anthony …
February 11, 2025
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Cato Expert: Lots of Low-Hanging Tax Code Spending to Cut
Cato Institute Director of Tax Policy Studies Adam Michel has a new piece discussing easy places in the tax code to make spending cuts. Some Republican members of Congress believe that extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts with anything less …
February 6, 2025
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The Plan to Take Over the Gaza Strip Is Unrealistic
It would require huge numbers of US troops on the ground to try to maintain order in the Gaza Strip
February 4, 2025
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Cato Expert Discusses Sovereign Wealth Fund Executive Order
Cato Institute Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy Romina Boccia is available for interviews in light of President Trump signing an executive order calling for the creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. Boccia issued the following statement in …
February 3, 2025
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Cato Scholars Available for Commentary on all Trade and Tariff Related Topics
The U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement Monday to delay a 25% tariff on all Mexican imports for one month, after Mexico agreed to ramp up security at its border — averting a move that could have driven up prices for U.S. consumers and stalled both countries’ economies.