Alex Nowrasteh Cato released two new briefing papers this week analyzing an OMB proposal to add new racial categories to U.S. government forms and surveys, particularly a Middle Eastern or North…
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Andrew C. Forrester The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is working on a plan to update how the government collects information about race and ethnicity in the United States.…
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Walter Olson In Garrity v. New Jersey (1967), one of the most remarkable decisions of the Warren Court, a 5–4 majority of justices said public employees cannot be found guilty of…
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Thomas A. Berry The Constitution requires, as a default rule, that “Officers of the United States” must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The Constitution allows only…
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Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett The federal government may be heading toward a partial shutdown as soon as this weekend as Democrats and Republicans remain at great odds over funding…
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James Bacchus In a joint appearance last Friday with Director‐General Ngozi Okonjo‐Iweala of the World Trade Organization at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine…
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Cato’s New Globalization Quiz Tests Your Knowledge (and Debunks a Lot of Myths)
Scott Lincicome As I mentioned when introducing Cato’s new Defending Globalization project two weeks ago, we’ll be publishing new multimedia content throughout the fall and into 2024. Today we have three…
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Editor's PickInvesting
Cato’s new Globalization Quiz Tests Your Knowledge (and Debunks a lot of Myths)
Scott Lincicome As I mentioned when introducing Cato’s new Defending Globalization project two weeks ago, we’ll be publishing new multimedia content throughout the fall and into 2024. Today we have three…
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To Combat the Accountant Shortage, States Should Consider CPA Licensing Reform
Marc Joffe As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, retirements and career changes are exacerbating a national shortage of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). Those departing the profession could be replaced by…
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Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos In a recent article, The Economist assures that inflation‐ridden Argentina should not and cannot dollarize. The publication’s anti‐dollarization stance is part of a broader warning…