Transgender athletes are becoming increasingly more common in athletic competitions, and this has spurred a great deal of criticism from the right side of the political aisle. Their argument is simple: men have a distinct advantage when it comes to sports. This point seems self-evident given
Jeffrey A. Singer In November 2020, voters in Oregon approved Measure 110, which effectively decriminalized the possession of federally illicit drugs by reclassifying possession from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E violation, resulting in a $100 fine or an agreement to undergo a health assessment. Making or selling illicit
Some Jamaicans complain that the Chinese are "colonizing" the country because of their economic success there. Actually, their success is due to entrepreneurship and plain hard work. Original Article: "Is China Colonizing Jamaica?"
Haiti is engulfed by an ongoing political crisis and the world is desperately awaiting solutions to ease a turbulent political atmosphere. Her neighbors in the Caribbean are being implored by the international community to propose measures that will avert further calamities. Working to contain the
On September 15, 2023, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union staged a massive strike consisting of thirteen thousand workers, and for the first time, the union hit three separate automotive enterprises simultaneously: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. The Associated Press noted that only three assembly
Norbert Michel I spent a large portion of my career working at a conservative think tank, and during my last few years there I often heard folks say things like, “Of course free markets are great, but they need limits, just like everything.” Typically, those folks wouldn’t say exactly
Before there was Warren Buffett, known as much for his progressive politics as his acumen with money, there was his father, Howard Homan Buffett, a libertarian of the Old Right. Original Article: "The Original Oracle of Omaha: Howard Homan Buffett"
On Friday, September 15, 12,700 members of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) walked off the job at plants owned by the “Big Three” automakers—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (which owns Chrysler, Jeep, and Ram). The walkout marked the beginning of a series of long-expected
Norbert Michel This new Forbes post provides a brief overview of my testimony last week in the U.S. House of Representatives at a hearing titled Digital Dollar Dilemma: The Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector Alternatives. Naturally, Cato’s scholars don’t see much of a dilemma—the United
Chris Edwards As Congress considers a farm bill in coming months, it should keep in mind that farm household incomes have risen greatly over the decades. When farm programs were put in place in the 1930s, the “per person disposable income of farms was 39% of U.S.