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Immigrants to the Right, Guns to the Left May 11, 2021

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The Left's blind spot about guns mirrors the Right's blind spot about immigrants. Trevor Burrus explains.

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How Do the Feds Tax Capital Gains? May 10, 2021

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The Biden Administration hopes to hike capital gains taxes for high earners. What are the likely results? Cato’s Jennifer Schulp comments.

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Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Talking, and That's Fine May 08, 2021

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Should the U.S. care that Saudi Arabia and Iran are talking? Doug Bandow explains.

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The Era of 'The Era of Big Government Is Over' Is Over May 07, 2021

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As Republicans have come to love big government, Democrats have stopped pretending to care about fiscal restraint. Eric Boehm of Reason details the absence of serious fights over spending.

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High Court Takes up Free Speech for Students May 06, 2021

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How does an off-campus profane rant implicate student discipline for schools? The Supreme Court is looking at the case of a teenager disciplined for that kind of speech. Cato's Thomas Berry talks about why the student will probably prevail.

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Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump Ban ... with Conditions May 05, 2021

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The Facebook Oversight Board generally approved of the company's ban on Donald Trump, but the board attached some directions for Facebook, as well. John Samples, a vice president at Cato, is a member of the oversight board.

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Medical Malpractice Litigation: How It Works -- Why Tort Reform Hasn't Helped May 04, 2021

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How well does the medical malpractice system compensate injured patients and spur better care? Charlie Silver is coauthor of Medical Malpractice Litigation: How It Works — Why Tort Reform Hasn’t Helped.

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New Cato Polling: Understanding American Support & Opposition on Immigration May 03, 2021

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A new Cato Institute poll drills down on why Americans feel the way they do about immigration. Emily Ekins directed the research.

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California v. Donor Privacy Apr 29, 2021

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California wants to maintain a database of the identities of donors to all manner of charities throughout the U.S. Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice says it's an imposition on privacy and association.

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Is It Possible to Crowdfund a Common Defense? Apr 28, 2021

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The experience of Ukraine may offer lessons for public defense. Economic researcher Garrett Wood has looked into the creative but imperfect means of crowdfunding small-scale defense in Ukraine.

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