Jon Hoffman Twenty Democratic senators signed an open letter to President Biden today supporting the administration’s move to help broker normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but also signaling their concerns over providing Saudi Arabia with a formal security guarantee and help developing their civilian nuclear program. The

Ian Vásquez This week Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that led to the development of mRNA vaccines used against COVID-19. Moderna and Pfizer‐​BioNTech produced those vaccines, saving millions of lives and helping to reopen the

Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on Substack on October 4, 2023. What should libertarians think about government shutdowns due to Congressional failure to approve new spending bills? Libertarians oppose most spending affected by shutdowns, so one might assume they are on board. That is not my view. While shutdowns

Walter Olson The Supreme Court today hears oral argument in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, in which it will decide whether a self‐​appointed Americans with Disabilities Act “tester” has Article III standing to challenge a place of public accommodation’s failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even

Adam N. Michel and Chris Edwards Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley recently proposed eliminating the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gas tax. She reiterated her support for the idea at the second Republican debate in California. Federal gas tax revenues go into the Highway Trust Fund

Chris Edwards Congress may consider a farm bill in coming months, which provides an opportunity for the two parties to come together on spending reforms. Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree that millionaire farmers do not need taxpayer subsidies. Cato held a Capitol Hill forum last week