The rise in obesity may be viewed as resulting from individual choices, but it also raises many public policy issues: are some government programs feeding the problem and making it worse? bit.ly/3zIEnLQ #CatoEcon
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As you shop for flowers to brighten your home or send a bouquet as a gift, remember that free floral trade provides you with more options at different prices. bit.ly/3LURq43 #CatoTrade
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Assuming that a ban on TikTok isn’t imposed or a sale forced, it’s only a matter of time before we have our first TikTok president, writes … bit.ly/3KC1cr4 #CatoTechnology
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Adopting sensible reforms to old age entitlement programs is both necessary and urgent. bit.ly/3KfrIpY #CatoEcon
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The efforts of Lenin and the Communist Party seem to have been the key factor in propelling Marx to the wide recognition we now take for granted. bit.ly/42K8Wyh
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The Treasury Department can’t help but recognize that decentralized finance (DeFi) is unique. bit.ly/3mmtRXx #CatoEcon
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America is at war in Syria. But why? President Biden says that “the United States does not, does not, I emphasize, seek conflict with Iran.” Then he should withdraw all U.S. forces from Syria.
#CatoFP's argues
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Judge Don Willett of the Fifth Circuit has been a leading voice urging the Supreme Court to reconsider an unjust and unlawful doctrine: qualified immunity. bit.ly/3MrQrJ5 #CatoCJ #AbolishQI
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California’s high‐speed rail project continues to disappoint.
Expected ridership is declining, costs are rising, and the service inception date is falling back.
Will California ever see high‐speed rail?
fal.cn/3xfr7 #CatoTransit
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"The labor that happened after the harvest gate and before the plate was greater than the work of farming."
— on the burden of premodern food preparation.
Full episode: youtu.be/3_G_UlL4PFs
Buy her book: amazon.com/Cuisine-Empire
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It is very difficult to see the Silicon Valley Bank depositor bailout as anything other than a policy mistake that benefited a very small number of wealthy individuals. bit.ly/3KHXqfB #CatoEcon
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The First Amendment implications of a TikTok ban deserve at least as careful consideration as the potential national security implications. bit.ly/3yHcJhU #CatoTechnology
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You're the architect of your child's growth. You can hire general contractors and subcontractors to help. But you have to take ownership as the architect. Wisdom from of .
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If Congress fails to eliminate protectionist barriers and enact other long‐term, market‐based reforms, American parents will continue to be uniquely vulnerable to another baby formula crisis—and one entirely of its own making. bit.ly/3ZSYP7k #CatoEcon
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“People from different parts of the globe, a variety of religions, and across many eras have theorized about the value of freedom and how to best preserve its benefits.”
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A central bank digital currency (or CBDC), would not be a solution for financial inclusion, faster payments, better monetary policy, or preserving the dollar’s international status. bit.ly/3U69N8v #CatoEcon
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Inequality is not so much a cause of economic, political, and social processes as a consequence, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton.
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Avoiding conflict with Iran requires a full‐scale withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria. bit.ly/3U2fWCA #CatoFP
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Data from the CDC and SAMHSA reveal there is no correlation between prescription pain pill volume and non‐medical use or addiction to prescription pain pills.
It's time to end America’s longest war—the war on drugs.
writes: bit.ly/40VaZxZ #CatoHealth
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Party identification is now a more significant predictor of Americans’ fundamental political values than any other social or demographic divide. bit.ly/3UfuT49
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.: "'Ship American' might sound nice in theory. This is what it looks like in practice: not shipping much of anything in America at all." bit.ly/40P5iS9
#EndTheJonesAct
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NEXT THURSDAY: Please join and Tabia Lee for the discussion “What to Do When You’re the Wrong Kind of Black Academic.”
REGISTER: bit.ly/3KbynAc
Join the conversation using #CatoEvents
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Although child online safety proposals are inspired by good intentions of concerned parents and policymakers, current proposals have significant unintended consequences for parents, teenagers, and all online users. fal.cn/3xew2 #CatoTechnology
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The Supreme Court has consistently held that an “income” tax can only be imposed on realized income.
#CatoSCOTUS brief in Moore v. United States: bit.ly/3Kh8X5i
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Fewer Than One Percent Of Accounts Are Above The FDIC Limit
It's very hard to see the SVB debacle as anything other than a policy mistake that benefited a very small number of wealthy individuals.
cato.org/blog/less-one- via
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Do you know the difference between “cost” and “price”? Here’s a quick explainer.
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It is very difficult to see the Silicon Valley Bank depositor bailout as anything other than a policy mistake that benefited a very small number of wealthy individuals.
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Delivering its budget a month past deadline, the Biden administration demonstrated a lack of commitment to taking the budget process seriously from the get‐go. bit.ly/40cj8xd #CatoEcon
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Central bank digital currencies (or CBDC’s) are still not widely understood, but that’s not stopping governments from moving ahead with the new technology.
discusses some of the myths and risks of CBDCs… bit.ly/3UbWcfX #CatoEcon
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The share of adults who are obese has soared from 15% in 1980 to 42% today. Are farm subsidies and food stamps contributing to the epidemic? With a Farm Bill on the congressional agenda, the issue needs attention. cato.org/blog/farm-bill
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Former UK Conservative MP Nigel Lawson passed away this week.
As Margaret Thatcher’s longest‐serving Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lawson’s legacy on economics is a complex one… bit.ly/40QrRWO
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From the Spring 2023 issue of Regulation Magazine: Federal housing finance assistance during COVID avoided problems that plagued similar assistance in the Great Recession. bit.ly/3nTDm0J #CatoEcon
There’s little current indication that foreign farmland purchases—even by Chinese entities— justify the type of broad‐based government restrictions that some in Congress are contemplating.
and Ilana Blumsack discuss... bit.ly/410ME9x
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This week’s indictment of Donald Trump may end up being an indictment of America’s criminal justice system as well. bit.ly/43aV5ku #CatoCJ
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BRAND NEW: On today's #PowerProblems with , 's explains how China’s impartial approach to diplomacy gives it an edge against America’s more Manichean tendencies, citing Beijing’s diplomatic mediation of negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Iran — and… Show more
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War in Ukraine has supposedly brought China and Russia closer together.
But facts on the ground make that narrative less compelling… bit.ly/3KCIuiL #CatoFP
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The relationship between police and many of the communities they serve is in a state of crisis. Much of that is due to lack of accountability from police officers that break the law.
Here's what policmakers can do... fal.cn/3xd3L #CatoCJ #AbolishQI
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