Paul Matzko Those of us who get to chat with Peter Van Doren in the hallways at Cato HQ will be familiar with the following scenario: Mention a conversation

Ian Vásquez Today is the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day and, as the Washington Post points out, “there seems little to celebrate.” Indeed, press freedom has been on a years‐​long decline around the world and the situation is getting worse. The number of journalists imprisoned

Chris Edwards Congress is scheduled to reauthorize the Farm Bill this year, the largest part of which is the $127 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The SNAP, or food stamp, program is run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was created in 1964

Marc Joffe Federal, state, and local governments are being called upon to support struggling transit agencies to meet climate change goals. But spending money on transit is not necessarily the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In most of the United States, people are reluctant

Vanessa Brown Calder In the evolving post‐​Dobbs policy equilibrium, many Republican policymakers are looking for new policies to support mothers and children. Among other things, these policymakers are concerned with ensuring that mothers are adequately supported before and after birth. Policymakers are also worried that some

Neal McCluskey The latest 8th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics and U.S. history scores are out, and they have been dropping since 2014. This will no doubt spur lamentations about the state of our kids and our democracy, and, all things equal, we