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October 14, 2022
National Review (Online)

Cargo-Preference Laws Bilk Taxpayers to Benefit Special Interests
The goal of U.S. food-aid programs should be to feed people, not serve as a backdoor subsidy to the U.S. maritime industry.
By Colin Grabow
October 13, 2022
Blog

Social Security’s COLA Increase Is Based on an Outdated Inflation Measure
Using chained CPI to determine future Social Security cost-of-living adjustments would extend benefits for longer without raising taxes on working Americans, while protecting beneficiaries from a real loss in purchasing power based on inflation.
By Romina Boccia
October 13, 2022
The American Conservative

Allies That Hurt America
… enabled friendly states to develop economically. Now is the time to end needless allied dependence on the American people. Foreign policy is uniquely practical and contingent, dependent on the state of world affairs. Washington should drop useless and faithless allies …
By Doug Bandow
October 12, 2022
Blog

Cato Releases Fiscal Report on the Governors 2022
… tax reforms since entering office in 2017. s The report discusses each governor and looks at trends in state fiscal policy. State budgets are flush with revenues despite the wave of tax cutting. One reason is that many states have …
By Chris Edwards
October 12, 2022
19FortyFive

The NATO vs. Russia Proxy War in Ukraine Could Become a Real War
… in something far worse: a direct war between Russia and NATO. Most members of the U.S. political and foreign policy establishment still consider Washington’s proxy war in Afghanistan to have been a smashing success, since it caused significant …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
October 11, 2022
Blog

California’s High-Speed Rail Insanity
California’s high-speed rail line, promised for completion in 2020 for $33 billion, is now projected to cost $113 billion, with completion nowhere in sight.
By David Boaz
October 11, 2022
Responsible Statecraft

Washington Huffs and Puffs — but Its Adversaries Aren’t Shaking
North Korea continues to test missiles, unsettling its neighbors and thwarting U.S. policy. In early October Pyongyang shot off two short‐range missiles, triggering a United Nations Security Council debate. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s testing …
By Doug Bandow
October 11, 2022
American Spectator (Online)

Brother Andrew Goes Home after a Lifetime of Fighting Religious Persecution
The organization he founded, Open Doors, is at the forefront of helping Christians under threat.
By Doug Bandow
October 10, 2022
Blog

PayPal’s Terms and the Importance of Removing Barriers to Competition
Although a spokesperson for PayPal said that the notice “went out in error” and “included incorrect information,” this event should still be a reminder of why it’s better to have more choices in the market, not less.
By Nicholas Anthony
October 6, 2022
Blog

The Case for Nominal GDP Targeting: A Reply to Fed Chair Powell
The Fed needs to listen to those arguing for fundamental reform and not just tinker with the flawed floor system, embedded in a discretionary government fiat money regime.
By James A. Dorn
October 6, 2022
The American Conservative

No Nuclear War for Ukraine
For the world’s sake, Washington must not compound Russian recklessness.
By Doug Bandow
October 5, 2022
The American Conservative

Nuclear Chicken with the Kremlin
The U.S. and Russia are playing “nuclear chicken.” Washington should swerve.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
October 5, 2022
The Dispatch

Why Shoot the Messenger?
High prices are a sign of a problem, not the problem itself.
By Scott Lincicome
October 5, 2022
Blog

Keep Earmarks out of the December Omnibus
Instead of spending valuable legislative time lobbying for specific constituents’ pet projects, lawmakers and their staff should focus on reviewing the merits of various federal spending programs and identifying areas where spending can be cut.
By Romina Boccia
October 5, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

Will Inflation Ever Get Back to 2%? Does It Matter?
Norbert Michel details why the Fed needn’t focus on returning to a pre-pandemic price level in its attempt to bring inflation down.
Featuring Norbert Michel and Caleb O. Brown