• Obama Addicted to the Same Old Drug Policy (Ian Vásquez, . March 15, 2010)

  The apparent drug gang killings of U.S. consular employees this weekend in Juarez, Mexico are a bloody reminder that President Obama is getting the United States involved in yet another…

• Cato Scholar Comments on Common Core State Standards (Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Center for Educational Freedom. March 10, 2010)

  There is nothing wrong with laying out suggestions for what the average child should know by a certain grade. But most kids aren't the average child, and the standards to…

• Health Care Reconciled with...SAFRA?? (Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Center for Educational Freedom. March 8, 2010)

  If you want to know what's ruinously wrong with Washington, look no further than the endless health care imbroglio and something called the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation…

• Iraq Elections Should Not Impact U.S. Troop Withdrawal (Christopher A. Preble, director of foreign policy studies. March 5, 2010)

  A spate of bombings and other killings in Iraq in advance of this weekend's elections -- including a series of blasts in Baghdad that killed at least 12 people on…

• Growing Realism on Dangers of War With Iran (Justin Logan, associate director of foreign policy studies. February 23, 2010)

  Recent war games and public statements from U.S. military commanders are reinforcing what should have been clear some time ago: A U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran would have significant…

• Cato Scholars Comment on the Obama Administration Supporting Two New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia (Jerry Taylor, senior fellow; Peter Van Doren, senior fellow. February 17, 2010)

  If building new nuclear power plants is such a good idea, why won't anyone put their own money at risk without government loan guarantees? The answer is that nuclear power…

• High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Track (Randal O'Toole, senior fellow. January 28, 2010)

  President Obama's Florida announcement of funding for high-speed rail is doubly ironic. First, Obama touts the environmental benefits of high-speed rail, yet the environmental impact statement written by the state…

• Talks with the Taliban: A Positive Step (Malou Innocent, foreign policy analyst. January 28, 2010)

  As world leaders convene this week in London for discussions on Afghanistan, there is growing agreement that the coalition must negotiate with the Taliban in order to militarily withdraw from…

• Ruling on Hillary Movie Heralds Freer Speech for All of Us (Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and editor-in-chief of Cato Supreme Court Review. January 21, 2010)

  Today the Supreme Court struck a major blow for free speech by correctly holding that government cannot try to "level the political playing field" by banning corporations from making independent…

• Setback with Iran Should Not Lead to Confrontation (Justin Logan, associate director of foreign policy studies. January 20, 2010)

  No one should be surprised if reports that Iran has turned down the IAEA nuclear proposal turn out to be true. The proposal was quite ambitious, but unfortunately, Iran appears…

• News Release: The Citizens' Guide to Transportation Reauthorization (December 10, 2009)

  Sometime in 2010 or 2011, Congress expects to decide how to spend the $250 billion or more of federal gas taxes and other highway user fees that will be collected…

• News Release: Made on Earth: How Global Economic Integration Renders Trade Policy Obsolete (December 2, 2009)

  During the past few decades, a truly global division of labor has emerged, presenting opportunities for specialization, collaboration, and exchange on scales once unimaginable. The confluence of falling trade and…

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