Memorial Day is a time to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country — and to reflect on the cost of war. As we pay tribute to the fallen, we also recommit ourselves to the cause of peace. Revisit David Boaz's Memorial Day reflections from 2019: https://ow.ly/PQji50Z2fan

Looking for something to read as America celebrates 250? “Proclaiming Liberty” by Timothy Sandefur revisits the revolutionary year of 1776 through the minds of Adams and Jefferson — and shows why the promise of 1776 is as urgent as ever. Order your copy today!   https://ow.ly/ftKS50YVcjA

A federal gas tax “holiday” sounds like relief—but it’s pricey and underwhelming. Cato’s Krit Chanwong finds a 90‑day pause could add $11–$14.6 billion to federal deficits while saving drivers an average of less than $3 per fill‑up. https://ow.ly/zU0R50Z3oLB

The case for dollarization in the Americas is not about imposing the dollar but about respecting the choice that Latin Americans have made and make on a daily basis when they use the dollar over their local currencies, experts concluded at a Cato Institute event. https://ow.ly/cwWu50Z2WSo

Powering AI and data centers requires more than tweaks. Today's electricity marketplace blocks the capital needed to expand supply quickly. As Secretary Chris Wright said, "we can massively grow our rate of electricity production, but the system we have today is not conducive to it."

The US-China summit produced few deliverables & no breakthroughs on Taiwan, Iran, or trade. Clark Packard & Evan Sankey break down what was agreed upon, why rare earths & semiconductors have created a strategic stalemate,& what the US should do before Xi comes to Washington:https://ow.ly/raKF50Z3mMT

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” – P. J. O’Rourke. P. J. O'Rourke was a libertarian, a satirist, and once dubbed "the funniest writer in America," by the Wall Street Journal.

The House improved the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by scrapping a damaging 7-year forced sale for build-to-rent homes and scaling back other overreach. But the “ban” on large institutional investors remains—likely raising, not lowering, costs, explain Cato scholars. https://ow.ly/YRRv50Z2WL0

A rare window for monetary reform has opened. The incoming Fed Chair wants change — and Cato scholars have five concrete proposals to help Kevin Warsh achieve it. https://ow.ly/XyQn50Z3mC0

The "balance-of-payments deficit" cited to justify Section 122 tariffs? It doesn't exist. Watch an explainer from Cato’s Alfredo Carrillo Obregon. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Timr50Z2QfH

The Bank Secrecy Act is one of the biggest attacks on the Fourth Amendment, says Cato’s Nick Anthony. https://ow.ly/JRLy50Z2WZR

The US builds an average of 3 ships per year. A single Korean shipyard builds 40 or more. The Jones Act — meant to protect American shipbuilding — has effectively destroyed it. Cato's Rikki Schlott and Colin Grabow discuss what real reform would look like. Learn more: https://ow.ly/bhlH50Z39sc

“One of the central premises of our republic is that power without checks and balances will be abused.” Solveig Singleton argues CFPB subpoenas are too often broad, vague, and costly—Congress should curb this “superpower.” https://ow.ly/SXo650Z2m5g

Energy is massively abundant — and always will be, says Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Watch his full remarks at the Cato Institute on the current state of energy policy — and the revolutions to come: https://ow.ly/aB9e50Z2jmp

Digital asset market structure has been years in the making, and the finish line is finally in sight. But the journey is far from over. Cato’s Ryan Chan-Wei examines what the CLARITY Act gets right, where it falls short, and what should come next. https://ow.ly/xpj050Z2WHh

President Trump just turned a lawsuit he controlled—against himself—into a $1.8 billion slush fund with no congressional approval, no independent oversight, and no appeals. The 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' is more weaponization, explain Cato’s Tad DeHaven and Molly Nixon. https://ow.ly/QQV850Z2Wv8

Cost-conscious Americans, beware: If the Iran war drags on and escalates, the fiscal and financial costs will grow too, with downstream effects on Americans’ budgets, explains Cato’s Dominik Lett. https://ow.ly/KO2A50Z2s3b

The SEC spent 50 years silencing the people best positioned to expose its enforcement abuses. It just dropped that policy—not out of principle, but because speech-suppressing policy was at serious risk of being taken up by the Supreme Court. Cato has the receipts. https://ow.ly/Ylar50Z2Wpu

In light of rising inflation, the Federal Reserve should address affordability concerns by abandoning discretionary policymaking and returning to a data-driven, objective approach to setting interest rates, says Cato’s Jai Kedia. https://ow.ly/eA8i50Z2nAj

The US indictment of Raúl Castro raises hope for an end to the Castro tyranny, says Cato’s Ian Vásquez. “When the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.”

Colorado Gov. Polis's commutation of Tina Peters's sentence was a dangerous decision. Presidents shouldn't secure state-level pardons of political allies by conditioning federal funds on the offender's release, and governors shouldn't accede to presidential extortion. https://ow.ly/ajRp50Z2qIc

During a recent Cato Institute event, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright praised the work of Cato's Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies Travis Fisher. Watch the full discussion on how America can unleash the next energy revolution: https://youtu.be/KGmzgrYNSKk

Prosecutors hold a monopoly on criminal charges, often sidelining victims while enjoying immunity from suit. Cato’s Matthew Cavedon argues that private prosecutions would introduce choice and accountability for victims without expanding state coercion. https://ow.ly/HWTp50Z2fgM

The Framers expected future presidents to use the pardon power judiciously. But blanket pardons for administration officials could effectively void the criminal laws that govern them, turning accountability into leverage and undermining the rule of law itself. https://ow.ly/KP0f50Z2cRo

Many Americans think they understand today’s Supreme Court. But Sarah Isgur is here to tell you that’s wrong. Join us for a conversation with Sarah Isgur about what may be the last constitutionally functioning branch of American government. Watch live: https://ow.ly/FG0X50Z2MzZ

“It’s time for Americans to know that the Bank Secrecy Act is really the Bank Surveillance Act—and it is time for Congress to fix it,” testified Cato’s Nicholas Anthony before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services. Watch his testimony here: https://ow.ly/vRtj50Z2JYm

The UAE's OPEC exit isn't about oil production—quotas were largely ignored anyway. OPEC functions more as a political club than a true cartel, and the UAE's departure signals shifting Gulf politics, not a market shakeup, explains Cato’s Peter Van Doren. https://ow.ly/EXrq50Z1NQw

The US indictment of Raul Castro raises hope for an end of the Castro tyranny, something that ideally would happen in a bloodless way, say Cato’s Ian Vásquez and Marcos Falcone. https://ow.ly/yvnf50Z2EUz

It's time for people to understand that the Bank Secrecy Act is really the Bank Surveillance Act, and it's time for Congress to fix it, says Cato’s Nick Anthony.  

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright at Cato: the path to lower electricity prices, AI leadership, and reindustrialization runs through one thing — fixing the marketplace and letting capitalism work in energy production. Watch full remarks: https://ow.ly/eNwp50Z2jgV

“If illegal immigrants in Fairfax [VA] were their own city, they’d have a lower homicide rate than 90 percent of America’s largest cities and the country overall,” testified Cato’s David J. Bier before the House Judiciary Subcommittee. https://ow.ly/bBu650Z1i2h

Data centers are the answer to driving down electricity prices, said Secretary of Energy Chris Wright at the Cato Institute. States with the fastest demand growth have seen prices rise slower than inflation. Watch full remarks: https://ow.ly/6o8650Z2jcL

A right to try that cannot be exercised is no right at all. It’s time to reconsider the assumption that a single federal agency must decide when terminally ill patients may access experimental care, says Cato’s Dr. Singer. https://ow.ly/x4Lq50Z1jze

Where do Obamacare’s authors and critics agree? The root cause of the problems Obamacare tried to fix is the US tax code, explain Cato’s Michael F. Cannon and Obama-Biden health advisor Liz Fowler on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”: https://ow.ly/jLjo50Z1K70

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can demand mountains of data with minimal justification. That power needs checks. Learn more from a new study by Cato’s Solveig Singleton: www.cato.org/policy-analy...

Join us for an insightful discussion with Dan Greenberg, Ilya Somin, Paul Finkelman, and Jack Chin on Trump v. Barbara. They will consider the recent Supreme Court oral argument, and explore the approaches the Court might take as it reaches a decision. Watch Live: https://ow.ly/6ExB50Z2mye

President Trump was distracted by the war with Iran while meeting with Chinese leaders last week. A trade deal isn't enough — if the two sides do not credibly recommit to the "One China" framework, we're just kicking a dangerous can down the road, says Cato’s Evan Sankey. https://ow.ly/sbjP50Z1Rch

“The better move would be for President Trump to walk away from the Bank Secrecy Act entirely. That's something the Founders would be proud of,” says Cato’s Nick Anthony.

The Golden Dome would cost $1.2 trillion — about 80% of the 2027 defense budget — yet could only stop a fraction of Russian or Chinese missiles, and may actually push adversaries to strike first, warns Cato's Benjamin Giltner. https://ow.ly/tBtb50Z1E5E

This map shows voyages completed under the Jones Act waiver in just over 50 days. 45 movements, 30+ ports, 35 unique vessels. Every voyage is evidence of trade the Jones Act had been blocking for decades. Learn more from Cato’s Colin Grabow: https://ow.ly/r8XL50Z1RLL

Subsidies cannot solve the US health sector’s affordability problems. Subsidies are the problem. Cato’s Michael F. Cannon explains how to reduce health care prices on The Bob Harden Podcast: https://ow.ly/GBRI50Z1JZV

The Cato Innovation Project offers a unique opportunity: you design and propose your own full-time role to promote the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government—and Cato provides the funding. Applications open now: https://ow.ly/s57K50YXKla

Nicholas Anthony of the Cato Institute will testify before the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee at a hearing titled "Modernizing the BSA for Financial Crime in the 21st Century." 🔴 Watch live: May 21 at 10 a.m. ➡️ https://ow.ly/ffiK50Z1LzF

Can a president punish law firms for who they represent? Cato’s Thomas A. Berry argues Trump’s executive orders targeting firms like Perkins Coie are unconstitutional—retaliation for protected advocacy that chills the right to counsel and to challenge government. https://ow.ly/VTIv50Z18mU

“Immigrants—legal and illegal—work at higher rates, generate more income and taxes, and have reduced the national debt by $14.5 trillion over the last 30 years,” testified Cato’s David J. Bier before the House Judiciary Subcommittee. https://ow.ly/Kkyf50Z1hZz

"If the president wants that extraordinary power, the proper course is to ask Congress for it." Section 122 was never designed to impose sweeping tariffs on demand, explain Cato's Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon. https://ow.ly/681450Z0qzg

More than 75 years after the founding of NATO, is a US withdrawal from Germany warranted? What will be the likely consequences? Please join our panel of distinguished experts on transatlantic security to discuss these questions. Watch Live: https://ow.ly/9a8750Z1F4K

Tariff refunds are improving—but many businesses may still struggle to get their money back. Better processing helps, yet delays and red tape can quietly eat into what’s owed, say Cato’s Scott Lincicome, Alfredo Carrillo Obregon, and Chad Smitson. https://ow.ly/Xhst50Z1iFc

Why do we produce energy? To improve human lives—not to score political points, says Secretary Chris Wright. He argues that every energy policy should be judged by two standards: does it benefit people, and does the math back it up? Watch his remarks: https://youtu.be/KGmzgrYNSKk

Does the 14th Amendment guarantee birthright citizenship to persons born in the US to parents without permanent immigration status? Join us for an insightful discussion with a group of scholars. Watch live: https://ow.ly/qx9V50Z0qfS