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Cato Institute Looking to Hire an Executive Power Scholar

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

Reason

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

The Independent UK

Non-Paywalled Version of My Washington Examiner Article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability"

The Cato Institute has posted one on its website.

Reason

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Trump’s ‘worst of worst’ ICE surge into cities nabbed thousands of migrants — less than 30 percent have criminal convictions

High-profile operations in major cities mostly targeted people who were never convicted of any crimes, data analysis finds

The Independent UK

Over 40,000 Non-ICE Officers Have Been Diverted to Support Immigration Crackdown, Report Finds

The report show one in five U.S. Marshals and FBI agents, roughly half of DEA agents, over two-thirds of ATF personnel, and nearly 90% of HSI staff supported ICE at points this year

Latin Times

‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turn

The Guardian - US

Americans Misunderstand Social Security but Appear Open to Reform

Younger Americans seem ready to treat the program as a safety net, not a retirement plan.

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Can Trump Use Emergency Powers To Tax All Imports? His Tariffs Are Back in Court on Thursday.

To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power.

Reason

Abolish the U.S. Surgeon General

This “public health” position has long been a sinecure for professional activists.

Reason

Cato Institute, NCLA Urge Appeals Court To Reject Trump Tariffs Citing Unauthorized Use Of Statute: Report

The Cato Institute and the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) have called on the Federal Circuit to strike down President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, arguing they rely on a statute that does not grant any authority to impose such tariffs.

Benzinga

Overview of the Amicus Briefs Filed in Our Tariff Case

The diversity and quality of the briefs opposing Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs speaks for itself.

Reason

Appeals Court Briefs Say Trump's Tariffs Are Based on a Statute That Does Not Authorize Tariffs at All

The Cato Institute and the New Civil Liberties Alliance urge the Federal Circuit to extend the logic of a decision against the president's far-reaching import taxes.

Reason

Street Arrests of Immigrants Without Criminal History by ICE Have Soared 1,100% Since 2017: Study

ICE is arresting noncriminal immigrants on the streets at historically high rates, with arrests of such individuals soaring by nearly 1,100% since 2017.

Latin Times

Correcting Some Media Misconceptions About Libertarianism, Trade, and Immigration [updated with apology/acknowledgement of error by Elie Mystal]

Media coverage of our tariff case has mostly been fair and accurate. But there are a few examples of unfortunate misconceptions, mainly having to do with libertarianism and its relationship to conservatism.

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Our Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Amicus Brief

The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.

Reason

Video of Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power"

I spoke along with my Cato colleague Walter Olson.

Reason

Upcoming Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power"

I will be speaking, along with Cato Institute scholar Walter Olson.

Reason

Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims

"It's not just one or two administrative errors," says the Cato Institute's David Bier.

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The Guardian - US

At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot

Reason

Our Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Termination of CHNV Immigration Parole, Which Would Subject Some 500,000 Legal Immigrants to the Risk of Deportation to Oppressive Regimes

The brief is on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.

Reason

Cato/FIRE Amicus Brief Against Speech-Based Deportations of Foreign Students

The brief gives a good explanation of why such actions violate the First Amendment.

Reason

More Evidence that Immigrants - Including Illegal Ones - Have Much Lower Crime Rates than Natives

A new Cato Institute study further refutes claims that illegal migration is somehow causing a crime wave.

Reason

Two Audio Interviews About the Alien Enemies Act Litigation

Links to audios of a Cato Institute podcast and an interview with ABC News (Australia).

TechRadar

Not even fairy tales are safe - researchers weaponise bedtime stories to jailbreak AI chatbots and create malware

Cato CTRL researchers can jailbreak LLMs with no prior malware coding experience.

TechRadar

This worrying botnet targets unsecure TP-Link routers - thousands of devices already hacked

Security researchers spotted a new botnet named Ballista abusing a TO-Link router vulnerability

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