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The badly flawed lower court ruling defies the Supreme Court's landmark 2019 decision forbidding such Catch-22 traps, and threatens the property rights of large numbers of people.

"These policies are motivated by good intentions. But that doesn't mean that the consequences of these policies will turn out well."

Twenty years ago, the Cato Institute published my book, You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws. The basic theme of the book was that as the scope of antidiscrimination laws has expanded, these laws increasingly infringe on bedrock constitutional liberties, especially freedom of expression.…

Two groups argue the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a broader plan.

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers

The game enables you to develop a would-be immigrant character with a wide range of possible characteristics and see whether you can get him or her admitted into the United States.

Players can experience for themselves how difficult, expensive, and exhausting it is to come to the country legally.

The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate immigration policy.

The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate immigration policy.

In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a mandatory tax on unrealized gains violates the Constitution.

The decision is at odds with Supreme Court precedent, and endangers the constitutional rights of millions of people. This brief urging the court to reverse it was filed by the Cato Institute and myself.