Author: Cato Institute

There are immigration reforms that the President and the incoming Congress can agree to implement. Alex Nowrasteh explains.

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Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC was supposed to bring about the end of superPACs. Instead, it may have violated some of the least complicated elements of campaign finance regulation. David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics comments.

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Public choice economics came at a critical time, when trust in government was increasing. The insights of that field should make us all less trusting of broad governmental solutions, according to Don Boudreaux.

"Why Government Fails and Why Ideas Matter," Cato Policy Report, November/December 2014

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Another hidden gift inside the Affordable Care Act: mandatory calorie labeling for many restaurant menus. Walter Olson comments on the complications and potential unintended consequences of such a mandate.

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When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad nine years ago, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. Flemming Rose is author of The Tyranny of Silence.

The Tyranny of Silence Cato Book Forum
The Tyranny of Silence Cato Store

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Fossil fuels have driven human progress and dramatically reduced grinding poverty, says Alex Epstein. That's a hard pill for many people to swallow.

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A somewhat surprising vote in the U.S. Senate on reining in surveillance authorities. Patrick Eddington argues that the struggle for oversight of the National Security Agency continues.

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A surprise win for Klaus Johannis should signal optimism in the European Union, says Dalibor Rohac.

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Before the Great Depression, there was the Great Forgotten Depression. It's worth remembering, says author James Grant.

The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself

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President Obama may move soon to begin delaying deportations among other immigration reforms. Members of Congress have vowed a fight. Alex Nowrasteh evaluates the President's options.

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