As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, we await the damage that surely will happen should he go through with his threats to levy historically-high tariffs against everyone else. One hopes good economic sense prevails.
Washington may have to manufacture some reason explaining why secession is good for Greenland, but secession is awful when Americans try it.
Jai Kedia and Norbert Michel The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conduct its five-year monetary policy framework review in 2025, barely two years after one of the nation’s worst bouts of inflation. The review is the perfect opportunity for the Fed to take a bold step toward
Eric Gomez The backlog of US weapons that have been sold but not delivered to Taiwan saw several changes in December 2024, the net result being a $77 million reduction in the backlog, which now stands at $21.87 billion. The third-largest arms sale in the backlog, a
The Los Angeles wildfires have created horrific damage, and a huge crisis looms, as insurance companies had canceled coverage on houses in neighborhoods that burned. Government officials blame climate change, but the real problem lies with state and local governments.
Adam N. Michel This month Cato is hosting a Congressional Fellowship on tax and trade ahead of a year that promises to be busy for both policy areas. The fellowship is a nine-week program attended by a bi-partisan cohort of congressional staff that engage in
Eventually the monetization of federal debt will lead to a major economic crisis caused by, or resulting in, the rejection of the dollar’s world reserve currency status.
This is a victory over the politics of the BLM era when race baiters repeatedly used lawsuits, and threats of lawsuits and legislation, to exploit private companies.