Author: Cato Institute

The latest round of lawsuits surrounding the Affordable Care Act ask that the law be implemented as written. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt discusses his lawsuit.

Pruitt, Halbig, King & Indiana: Is ObamaCare Once Again Headed to the Supreme Court?

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Certificate of need laws give incumbent businesses the ability to veto their competition. Matthew Mitchell of the Mercatus Center explores the history and economics of these laws.

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The IRS is seizing the assets of business people, but then won't file criminal charges. Larry Salzman from the Institute for Justice is taking the agency to court.

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Rand Paul seeks to separate himself from other Republicans (and Hillary Clinton) by offering restraint as a value in American foreign policy. Christopher A. Preble comments.

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The threats to law enforcement posed by strong encryption seem to be at odds with the benefits encryption provides against threats to cybersecurity. Julian Sanchez comments.

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The intellectual traditions of conservatism and socialism, oddly enough, owe much to classical liberalism. So says Brian Doherty, author of Radicals for Capitalism. He spoke at this year's Cato University.

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Devolving state power and money to local governments and people drives growth and fosters self-government. Greg Lawson from the Buckeye Institute discusses how to make it happen.

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Judges are beginning to question the on-the-books legal protections assigned to state pensions, especially when those protections conflict with other laws. Eileen Norcross studies pensions at the Mercatus Center.

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Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation describes the impact of New Mexico's dependence on federal largesse.

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Ed Whelan corrects the record and reviews the Supreme Court's narrow Hobby Lobby decision.

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