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June 21, 2024
Blog

On Libertarians, Trade Policy, and National Security
… delayed or even scuttled major recent projects targeted for government support. It’s thus no surprise that even many industrial policy advocates view regulatory reform as essential. Expanding immigration. Another major hindrance is the restrictive immigration policy, which serves as …
By Colin Grabow
June 20, 2024
Free Society

Liberty at Home, Restraint Abroad: A Realist Approach to Foreign Policy
… political philosopher Carl Schmitt went so far as to argue that there is no liberal politics: “There exists a liberal policy of trade, church, and education, but absolutely no liberal politics, only a liberal critique of politics.” Over the course …
By Justin Logan
June 14, 2024
Blog

A Reality Check on US Industrial Policy and the Manufacturing “Boom”
… The IRA fomented a similar reaction abroad. Overall, the IMF and Global Trade Alert, which tracks nations’ use of industrial policy and related measures, finds that there has been a dramatic increase in industrial policy measures in recent years—more …
By Scott Lincicome
June 13, 2024
Blog

House Passes Repeal of Indefinite Detention Provision via Pentagon Policy Bill
There have been attempts to repeal or modify the language in Section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012. The latest effort—led by Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT)—succeeded when his amendment to the FY 2025 NDAA was adopted by voice vote. Rosendale’s amendment would prohibit American military forces from indefinitely detaining a US citizen under Section 1021(b).
By Patrick G. Eddington
June 12, 2024
The Dispatch

Storm Clouds on the U.S. Industrial Policy Horizon?
Here’s what I told Congress about why subsidies and protectionism don’t work.
By Scott Lincicome
June 10, 2024
Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Higher Education Policy Is Out of Wack — Here’s How to Improve It
Give the money directly to students, not the universities.
By Jarrett Skorup and Andrew Gillen
June 5, 2024
The Dispatch

Remote Work Liberated Us from Unaffordable Places—and Might Do What Decades of ‘Place-Based Policy’ Couldn’t
Migration to lower-cost areas is not a pandemic blip, and remote work is fueling it.
By Scott Lincicome
June 4, 2024
Blog

Biden’s Unlawful Border Executive Order Is Bad Policy
President Biden should not be ignoring US laws. He should not be seeking to stop people from coming to the United States. Instead, he should be working to let them enter this country legally and orderly so they can contribute to it.
By David J. Bier
May 24, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

Marking a Century of Broken Immigration Policy
Should the government prove you shouldn’t be allowed to immigrate, or should individuals have to prove that they should be allowed to immigrate? A century ago today, immigration policy shifted from the former to the latter. David Bier explains how the change has implicated Americans’ rights.
Featuring David J. Bier and Caleb O. Brown
May 21, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

A Guide to Content Moderation for Policymakers
Humility is a good starting point for lawmakers seeing to understand content moderation. David Inserra offers a helpful guide to policymakers.
Featuring David Inserra and Caleb O. Brown
May 14, 2024
Blog

New Biden Section 301 Tariffs (Once Again) Put Politics over Good Policy
New tariffs on imported EVs and other products from China are driven mostly by domestic political calculations in the run up to the 2024 presidential election. At the same time, the tariffs are bad news for American consumers and broader climate goals, and they’re a blatant misuse of the Section 301 statute.
By Clark Packard
May 14, 2024
News Releases

Greedflation, Shrinkflation, and Junk Fees: Scapegoats for Inflationary Government Policies
This comprehensive analysis of inflation, price controls, and value debunks many contemporary myths.
May 8, 2024
Blog

As Policymakers Begin to Crack Down on Xylazine (Tranq), They Should Get Ready for Medetomidine
Policymakers always fight the last battle while drug trafficking organizations open new fronts.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
May 2, 2024
Blog

Housing Deregulation as Poverty Policy
Housing deregulation isn’t just one sort of poverty policy. It is the best sort of poverty policy. Instead of letting government tax the rest of society and hoping that the benefits exceed the costs, housing deregulation shows government a mirror. “You’re not the hero of this story. At best, you can become a repentant villain. Want to help the poor? Then stop hurting them.”
By Bryan Caplan
April 25, 2024
Blog

Responding to Senator Rubio on Industrial Policy
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) took to X (formerly Twitter) to address criticisms—including from the Cato Institute’s Colin Grabow—of recent opinion pieces he penned calling for the expanded use of industrial policy. In this blog post, Grabow responds to Sen. Rubio’s comments and reiterates the case against industrial policy.
By Colin Grabow