Trump Issues Executive Order Dealing Blow to OECD Global Tax Cartel
Adam N. Michel President Donald Trump issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) on January 20, his first day in office. One of the orders...
Republicans Have a Rare Opportunity to Replace Government Student Loans with Private Lending
Andrew Gillen For the first time in decades, there is a promising window of opportunity to get the government out of the student loan business....
Cato Tax Bootcamp: Everything You Need to Know About the TCJA
Adam N. Michel At the end of 2017, Republicans cut and reformed nearly every major portion of the US tax code through the Tax Cuts...
Diseased Illegal Immigrants Aren’t “Invading” the United States
Alex Nowrasteh and Krit Chanwong President Trump issued an executive order (EO) on January 20 titled “Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion,” wherein he declares...
Trump Redeems Convicted Insurrectionists—Will It End There?
Patrick G. Eddington Fulfilling a 2024 election campaign promise, on January 20, President Trump commuted the sentences of key Oath Keepers and other January 6,...
Trump Will Likely Cut Legal Entries More Than Illegal Entries
David J. Bier President-elect Donald Trump campaigned against President Biden’s border policies, falsely portraying Biden as too lenient on border crossers. Regardless, Trump will enter...
California Wildfires: Policy and Incentives
Tad DeHaven The horrific wildfires in the Los Angeles area have spawned concerns about government responsibility for the severe destruction. While it’s premature to assign...
Call for Proposals: Junior Scholars Symposium 2025
Jon Hoffman In 2025, the Cato Institute will host its eighth annual Junior Scholars Symposium (JSS), a paper workshop for graduate students on policy-relevant topics...
“Let Them Eat Fish”
Scott Lincicome When the Washington Post recently asked House Representative Jared Golden (D‑ME) about the economic harms that would arise from the universal tariffs he...
Libertarian Economics in Inaugural Addresses
Ryan Bourne Inaugural addresses have historically been used by incoming or returning presidents to outline the broad principles by which they intend to govern. With...