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Our New Amicus Brief in the Section 301 Tariff Case

The Cato Institute, Michael McConnell, and I filed an amicus brief in litigation challenging Trump's massive Section 301 tariffs, which use "forced labor" as a pretext for sweeping protectionism.

Reason

Critics of AR-15 Bans Urge SCOTUS To Reject the 7th Circuit's Distinction Between Civilian and Military Arms

Given the Second Amendment's history, several briefs argue, a gun's suitability for militia service suggests Americans have a right to possess it.

Reason

Our New Federal Circuit Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case

The brief explains why the Section 122 tariffs are illegal and run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.

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The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It?

A new campaign by the Cato Institute aims to educate jurors on their right to vote their conscience against unjust laws and sentences.

Reason

Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world’s second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community

Residents of Auchtertool, Fife, are fighting plans for the world’s second-largest data centre, which would cover more than 100 football pitches beside their 200-home village. More than 1,600 objections have been lodged, while locals fear the vast development could transform their quiet rural community and bring concerns over noise, heat,…

The Times of India

Did Congress Waste Warsh Hearings on AI While Inflation Runs Hot? Cato Blasts Focus on 'Trendy Topics'

New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faced Congress last week for the first time, but a Cato Institute economist says lawmakers may have squandered their best chance to press him before rates move.

Benzinga

On America's 250th Birthday, Celebrate Liberty

Most Americans still appreciate the freedom the country was founded upon.

Reason

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Cato Institute Podcast on Possible "Abundance Alliance" Between Libertarians and Abundance Liberals

I took part along with prominent abundance liberalism advocate Jeremiah Johnson.

Reason

'Stupid and Evil': Trump's Radical Green Card Crackdown Threatens to Force 1M Legal Immigrants Out of US

Donald Trump's administration has pushed through a USCIS memo that makes it far harder for legal immigrants already in the US to secure a green card, forcing many to leave and apply from abroad.

International Business Times UK

Immigration restrictions don't boost native workers. They cut economic mobility for generations, study finds

A Cato Institute report found that immigration quotas in the 1920s actually harmed the economic prospects of native-born citizens.

Fortune

A $20B battleship the U.S. abandoned after WWII is back in Trump's $1.5T defense budget. Experts say modern missiles will easily destroy it

President Trump's record defense budget includes a new class of battleships not seen since WWII.

Fortune

Immigrants Paid 14.5 Trillion Dollars More in Taxes Than They Received in Benefits for 30 Straight Years - REPORT

The libertarian think tank the Cato Institute found that immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in government benefits every year from 1994 through 2023, generating nearly $10.6 trillion more in federal, state, and local tax revenue than they received in government spending.

Latin Times

Green Cards for Cubans Plunge 99.8% as ICE Arrests From the Island Surge, Libertarian Cato Group Finds

Green card approvals for Cubans have nearly stopped under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, while ICE arrests of people from the island have surged, according to a new Cato Institute analysis.

Latin Times

Our Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case

I submitted the brief on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.

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Viktor Orban's Hungary Exemplifies the Perils of Nationalism

As a new analysis by Johan Norberg shows, the regime many MAGA Republicans see as a model to emulate has repressed civil liberties, undermined the free market, destroyed the rule of law, and made Hungary the poorest nation in the European Union.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Reportedly Charged Migrants £1.05bn for Visa Applications, Knowing They Are Banned From Entry

The Trump administration is under scrutiny for allegedly collecting £1.05 billion in visa fees from immigrants barred from entering the US, as reported by the Cato Institute.

The Independent UK

Trump team accused of ‘largest fraud’ in immigration history by taking $1 billion in fees from migrants

Recent Trump administration policies have stalled visa and legal status applications for citizens of 92 countries, hitting nations that send half of all legal immigrants to the U.S.

Fortune

More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt

How Trump’s immigration crackdown could erase “the most potent fiscal engine this country has ever seen.”

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Immigration Massively Reduces Budget Deficits

A new Cato Institute study provides the most comprehensive analysis of this issue to date.

Reason

Drug Dogs Should Not Be Unleashed To Authorize Apartment Searches, a SCOTUS Brief Argues

The 4th Circuit held that the doorstep of an apartment did not qualify as protected "curtilage" under the Fourth Amendment.

Roll Call

As ICE arrests increased, a higher portion had no U.S. criminal record

FactCheck.org examines the Trump administration’s claims that they are focusing on “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.

Reason

"James L. Buckley: The Man and His Principles," by Roger Pilon

A friend profiles Buckley himself, a public servant who spent his life defending constitutional first principles.

TechRadar

This WebUI vulnerability allows remote code execution - here's how to stay safe

Reason

Cato Institute Looking to Hire an Executive Power Scholar

An opportunity to work at the nation's leading libertarian think tank.

The Independent UK

DOGE promised to cut government spending. It went up under Trump, new report shows

Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion

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