Thomas A. Firey (Author at The Cato Institute)

The Fix Is in for Retail Prices (Daily Podcast)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Cato Scholar Comments on the Initiative to Lower the Drinking Age (Scholar Comments)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The college presidents should be applauded for taking this stand. It's clear that the current drinking age law has led young adults engage in all sorts of risky and harmful behavior, just as we should expect when government prohibits something that is broadly socially accepted. The college presidents get to deal with the consequences of this law first-hand every semester.

Cato Scholar Comments on the Congressional Black Caucus and Tobacco Regulation (Scholar Comments)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

It is disappointing that the Congressional Black Caucus, of all groups, wants to deny African-Americans and all other Americans the right to make choices for themselves and their bodies. The CBC and others claim this legislation is about 'protecting the children,' but it's really about forcing some people's values on all other adults.