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California’s Housing Crisis
California’s Housing Crisis
Christian Bristchgi
RegulationHousing
February 5, 2023
Alex Nowrasteh on Surprisingly Simply Solution to the Chaos at the Border
Alex Nowrasteh on Surprisingly Simply Solution to the Chaos at the Border
Alex Nowrasteh
Immigration
February 12, 2023
Ted Galen Carpenter on Unreliable Watchdog*
Ted Galen Carpenter on Unreliable Watchdog*
Ted Galen Carpenter
Foreign PolicyPressMedia
February 19, 2023
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Revisited
Civil Asset Forfeiture Revisited
Michael Greenberg
Civil LibertiesLaw EnforcementConstitution
January 22, 2023
The Broken Window Fallacy is Back
The Broken Window Fallacy is Back
Michael Munger
Environmentalismenergy
January 15, 2023
What the IRS’s Hiring Spree Means for You
What the IRS’s Hiring Spree Means for You
Ashley Varner
TaxesBig GovernmentRegulatory AgenciesIRS
January 8, 2023
Veronique de Rugy on Airline Bailouts
Veronique de Rugy on Airline Bailouts
Veronique de Rugy
January 1, 2023
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?
Tom Campbell
CaliforniaRegulationUnionsMinimum Wage
December 25, 2022
Government Control of Personal Finances: A Threat to Liberty (and Prosperity)
Government Control of Personal Finances: A Threat to Liberty (and Prosperity)
Todd Zywicki
December 18, 2022
Robert Mahoney on *The Infodemic*
Robert Mahoney on *The Infodemic*
Robert Mahoney
COVIDCivil LibertiesIndividual Rights
December 13, 2022
Is Woke Investing Hurting Your Retirement Fund? Paul Atkins on ESG and Public Pensions
Is Woke Investing Hurting Your Retirement Fund? Paul Atkins on ESG and Public Pensions
Paul Atkins
EconomicsFinancePensionsCapitalism
December 11, 2022
Joe Cohn - The Proposed Title IX Rules
Joe Cohn - The Proposed Title IX Rules
Joe Cohn
Higher EducationCivil Liberties
December 4, 2022
Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal
Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal
Carissa Hessick
Civil LibertiesLaw EnforcementDue Process
November 28, 2022
Dick M. Carpenter on Occupational Licensing
Dick M. Carpenter on Occupational Licensing
Dick M. Carpenter II
LicensingCrony CapitalismConstitutionEconomic Liberties
November 20, 2022
The Surprising History of Gerrymandering
The Surprising History of Gerrymandering
Nicholas Seabrook
DemocracyPoliticsRedistricting
October 31, 2022
Abolish the FBI
Abolish the FBI
Harvey Silverglate
ConstitutionLaw EnforcementCorruption
October 16, 2022
Cathy Reisenwitz on Decriminalizing Sex Work
Cathy Reisenwitz on Decriminalizing Sex Work
Cathy Reisenwitz
Victimless CrimesCivil LibertiesProstitution
October 2, 2022
The Competitive Governance Universe
The Competitive Governance Universe
Patri Friedman
Charter CitiesCompetitionSeasteading
September 25, 2022
Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
Elizabeth Nolan Brown
War on Drugs
September 4, 2022
Ilya Somin on the Guardrails of Democracy
Ilya Somin on the Guardrails of Democracy
Ilya Somin
DemocracyConstitution
August 14, 2022
Matt Beienburg on Arizona’s School Choice Reforms
Matt Beienburg on Arizona’s School Choice Reforms
Matt Beienburg
School ChoiceEducationFederalism
August 7, 2022
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FDA’s New Rules Against Smoking
FDA’s New Rules Against Smoking
Guy Bentley
HealthCivil Libertiesconsumer protection
May 22, 2022
Evan Bernick on the Dobbs Draft
Evan Bernick on the Dobbs Draft
Evan Bernick
Supreme CourtConstitutionCivil LibertiesAbortionFederalism
May 8, 2022
Art Carden on Price Theory & Its Discontents
Art Carden on Price Theory & Its Discontents
Art Carden
EconomicsFree MarketsMinimum Wage
May 1, 2022
California’s Food Fight
California’s Food Fight
Richard Epstein
Californiacommerce clause
April 24, 2022
Essential Liberty: Finding Freedom in a Post-COVID World
Essential Liberty: Finding Freedom in a Post-COVID World
The Bubble: How Higher Education Abandoned its Mission and Became America’s Most Over-Rated Product
The Bubble: How Higher Education Abandoned its Mission and Became America’s Most Over-Rated Product
Power to the States: How Federalism 2.0 Can Make America Governable Again
Power to the States: How Federalism 2.0 Can Make America Governable Again
Secret Sauce: The Founders Original Recipe for Limited American Democracy
Secret Sauce: The Founders Original Recipe for Limited American Democracy
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Chris Preble VP for Defense & Foreign Policy Studies at Cato
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Ben Powell Senior Fellow, The Independent Institute
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Jeff Bergner Former policy director for Senator Richard Lugar
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FERGUS HODGSON
Executive Editor, Antigua Report
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