OPINION: Taking Another Look At Gerrymandering In Light Of New SCOTUS Case On Louisiana’s Politically Motivated Redistricting
Another Look at Gerrymandering Originally published at CATO Institute. Editor’s note: We have previously covered…
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OPINION: Even America’s Founding Fathers Had Great Issue With Slavery, Knew It Clashed With Their Own Declared Principles
How the Slaveholding Founders Really Felt About Slavery Angst, guilt, and more self-awareness than you…
New Study On Immigrant Crime Rates Show Most Crimes Are Committed By Native-Born Americans
Editor’s note: Staten Islander has covered this topic in the past, and it normally bears…
Immigrants Reduce Crime Rates, Bring Financial Benefits To Sanctuary Cities: CATO Institute Testimony
Testimony Before the Senate Budget Committee on Sanctuary Cities Editor’s note: We have previously covered…
Overcriminalization, Arbitrary Prosecution Including Mandatory Minimums, Other Rules For Judges In Law: Justice Gorsuch Opinion
Justice Gorsuch on Overcriminalization and Arbitrary Prosecution Editor’s note: This week, the CATO Institute hosted…
How American You Are Isn’t Where You’re From Or Heritage: CATO
Heritage Doesn’t Make Somebody an American Editor’s note: In our article from the Conversation, it…
Highly Anticipated SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case Depends on Interpretation Of One Key Phrase – Puts Into Question Who Is A Citizen?
Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase When…
Destroying A $2B Market: Congress Reopens Federal Government While Reigniting Prohibition
Congress Reopens the Government—and Reignites Prohibition Last night, the Senate passed a continuing resolution along…
170+ American Citizens Have Been Detained By Immigration Regardless Of Paperwork, Citizenship Declarations – Kicked, Dragged, Held For Days
We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve…
OPINION: Dubious Constitutionality Of Plea Bargains, Deals Brought To Light By Immigration Case Of Malicious Prosecution – Overrides Twice-Affirmed But Rarely Provided Right To Trial By Jury
What’s Really at Stake in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case? From pretrial detention to the…
Prohibition Faces Same Issue With Drugs As It Did With Alcohol In Decades Past: It Goes Underground, Leaving Violence Only Way To Settle Disputes
Prohibitions Increase Violence By Jeffrey Miron Editor’s note: According to a previous editorial from CATO Institute,…
Poverty and Welfare: Treat Low Income People Like Responsible Adults Capable Of Money Management, They’ll Rise To Occasion- CATO Institute
Poverty and Welfare 2022 • Cato Handbook for Policymakers By Michael D. Tanner Editor’s note: Readers…
Opioid’s Real Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions: It Was Prohibition, With Death Toll Rising After Restrictive Laws Passed, Most Nonmedical Users Never Prescribed Pain Meds
The Real Opioid Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions–It’s Prohibition West Virginia’s overdose data prove it: Officials misunderstood…
Top 3 Best, Worst Things From President Trump’s OBBBA: CATO
The Three Best–and Worst–Things in Trump’s Big Tax Law A few good policies can’t, alas,…
OPINION: Freedom Of Speech, First Amendment Only Real When Shared By All – Citizens, Non-Citizens Alike
US Citizens Don’t Have First Amendment Rights If Noncitizens Don’t Editor’s note: We have previously…
Bill More Like Disaster, Not ‘Beautiful:’ Small Number Of Pro-Growth Policies Don’t Outweigh Bad Policies In Bill
Bill More Like Disaster, Not ‘Beautiful’ We’re told to cheer because the bill makes permanent…
CATO: More Than 50 Venezuelans Presently Imprisoned In El Salvador Without Due Process Came To US Legally, Never Violated Immigration Law
50+ Venezuelans Imprisoned in El Salvador Came to US Legally, Never Violated Immigration Law Editor’s…
OPINION: Lethal Injections Cruel, Inhumane By Default – But Doctors, Pharmacists Participating Violate Ethical Imperative
When the State Kills, Medical Ethics Don’t Matter By Jeffrey A. Singer Editor’s note: Local…
New York’s Stock Exchange, Wall Street Is Main Street (Kind Of) – Tariffs Harm Both
Actually, Wall Street (Kinda) Is Main Street And tariffs are harming both. by Scott Lincicome…
Weak Intellectual Property Rights Stifles Innovation, Promotes Monolopy
The Perils of ‘Free’ Information Contrary to some activists’ and academics’ claims, weak IP rights…
Improving Kids Futures In Math, Science Careers: Bright Minds STEAM Studio
Friday Feature: Bright Minds STEAM Studio Editor’s note: The winner of the FLAG Award for…
Consumers Will Be Fine Without Redundancy Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: CATO
Consumers Will Be Safe without the CFPB The United States has twelve separate federal financial…
Explaining DEI Executive Order: Starting Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Almost From Scratch
A New Day in Federal Anti-Discrimination Law A new executive order from President Donald Trump…
FDA Should Not Have Banned Red Dye No. 3 Due To Lack Of Evidence Of Harm: CATO
Cato Health Scholars Comment on the Ban of Red Dye No.3 Editor’s note: As mentioned…
SCOTUS Should Save TikTok, Defend Free Speech
The Supreme Court Should Save TikTok Editor’s note: Readers may remember our previous coverage of…
Mass Deportation Now! Math On Planned Removal Of All Illegal, Some Legal Migrants Would Be Economic, Fiscal Disaster: CATO
The Math on Mass Deportation Doesn’t Add Up Flawed calculations and overlooked benefits show why…
For Better Or Worse, Trump 2.0 Unlikely To Be Like Trump 1.0 On Trade: Tariffs Likely But Still An Improvement Over President Biden’s Four Years
On Trade, Trump 2.0 Won’t Be Like Trump 1.0–for Better and Worse There will likely…
Presidential Tariff Powers Far Too Broad, Likely In Need Of Reform To Prevent Disastrous Economic Impacts
Presidential Tariff Powers and the Need for Reform Congress has broadly delegated its constitutional tariff…
RESEARCH: How Gov’t Regulation Accidentally Caused The Opioid Epidemic: CATO Institute Research Paper
Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic Editor’s note: Staten Islander News just…
Domestic Solar Power Participation Stifled By Chinese Competition, Price Competition
No Sunset in Sight for Solar Protectionism? Editor’s note: See our story from earlier today…
Overruling Chevron Won’t Turn Judges Into Policymakers
No, Overruling Chevron Won’t Turn Judges into Policymakers Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has previously…
Migrants Less Likely To Be Convicted Of Murder In Texas, Which Uniquely Keeps Data on Immigration Status, Provides Excellent Sample
New Cato Research Shows That Illegal Immigrants Are Less Likely to Be Convicted of Murder…
In-Vitro Fertilization Most Successful Fertility Treatment, Creates Human Life Allowing More Couples To Have Children
Republican Lawmakers Should Continue Effort to Protect In Vitro Fertilization Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
Florida’s Idea Of Freedom: Government Will Dictate That You May Only Eat Slaughtered Meat, Never Lab-Grown Non-Animal Derived Meat
Governor DeSantis Tells Residents of the “Free State of Florida” What Kind of Meat He…
Will TikTok Ban Pass Constitutional Muster, Hold Up In Court?
Could the Latest TikTok “Ban” Pass Constitutional Muster? By Jennifer Huddleston Last Thursday, the House Energy…
Cases Presently Before US Supreme Court Could Drastically Affect Freedom Of Speech Online: Join CATO Institute For Panel Discussion
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our previous coverage on Section 230, and how the new…
Detailed Explanation Of Recently Failed Bipartisan Senate Immigration Bill With Presidential Support – Would Have Begun Similar To Unsuccessful Title 42
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a new immigration bill (“Border Act”) backed by the White…
Unintended Consequences: Dodd-Frank Law, Other Regulations Make Dream Of Home Ownership Out Of Reach For Those Seeking Less Expensive Homes, Under $100K
Dodd–Frank’s Unintended Consequences for Housing The 2010 legislation has hurt “small‐dollar” housing and low‐income neighborhoods….
Farmers Sound Alarm About US Farm Bill Subsidies: They Hurt Small Farmers, Help Largest Farmers, Encourage Monocrop Production, Exacerbating Americans’ Poor Diets
Freedom to Farm Without Subsidies Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Federal Farm Programs As Congress…
Surrogacy In Modern Era: Bringing New Life Into World Vs. Some Misconceptions, Critics Of This Practice
Defending Gestational Surrogacy: Addressing Misconceptions and Criticisms Critiques do not reflect the relevant body of…
First Amendment, Cancel Culture On College Campuses: Most Liberal Students Support Deplatforming Those They Don’t Support – Conservative Students More Supportive Of Free Speech
New Polling Suggests the Kids Are Not Alright on Free Speech In early November, Nate…
How Free Is Your State: CATO Institute Releases New Index Of Personal, Economic Freedom
The new edition of Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom is…
Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Technology: Nuclear Power’s Saving Grace Or Just Hot Air?
Nuclear Power’s Newest Cautionary Tale By David Kemp and Peter Van Doren The nuclear power renaissance experienced another…
Consequences, Casualties Of Israel Hamas War – Power Of Blind Rage To Prevent Future October 7th Type Event
The Hamas‐Israel War Like many Americans, since last Saturday I’ve been watching events in…
Healthcare Cost Dilemma: Patient Knowledge Is Ideal Way To Lower Prices, Individuals Make Informed Choices When It’s Their Money, Not Someone Else’s
Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector I am happy to announce the…
Does Capitalism Actually Make People Definably Lonenelier? CATO Institute Weighs In
Does Capitalism Really Make Us Lonely? Presume the economic case for free markets is true:…
UN Report On Decriminalization Of All Drugs: Halfway Measure That Fails To Reduce Harms By Increasing Demand While Allowing Quality Control Issues To Remain
The United Nations has released a report that calls for ending criminal penalties for drug use….
CATO Institute Publishes Centers Of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed The World – Journey Through Flash Points Of Modern Civilization’s Innovations
Centers of Progress 40 Cities That Changed the World Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That…
Protecting Homeschool Families From Needless, Cumbersome Regulation: School Choice, ESAs, Why It Matters
School Choice Programs Need a Firewall for Homeschoolers School choice is here to stay, so it’s…
United States Begins To See Lower Fertility/Birth Rates, After Many Other Countries Have Tried Expensive Solutions Which Failed: Study Shows Alternatives
Freeing American Families Reforms to Make Family Life Easier and More Affordable This study proposes…
Demise Of Local Daily Newspapers Led To Election Of George Santos, Other Local Issues Going Unnoticed – Proposed ‘Link Tax’ In JCPA Is Not Answer To Larger Problem
A Link Tax Won’t Save the Newspaper Industry The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act Will…
Legal Immigration Has Become Nearly Impossible For Most People Seeking Entry Into US Through Proper Channels
Why Legal Immigration Is Impossible for Nearly Everyone By David J. Bier My latest policy analysis published…
FDA Finally Approves One Brand Only Of Birth Control For OTC Use – Experts Believe All Should Be OTC
FDA Finally Allows OTC Access to One Brand of “Minipill”—A Mini‐step in the Right Direction…
CATO Institute Scholars Respond To SCOTUS Decision On Student Loan Forgiveness, Applauding Court’s Decision To Require Congressional Intervention For Borrowers
Cato Scholars React to Supreme Court Student Loan Decision Today the Supreme Court issued a…