Spring/Summer 2026 Free Society
This issue contains a special feature on America’s 250th anniversary, an interview with Argentine Deregulation Czar Federico Sturzenegger, two pieces that add much-needed clarity to the affordability debate, a profile of Cato staffers’ libertarian origins, and much more.
2025 Annual Report
Some stories here put us at odds with those in power, others with their critics. Our 2025 Annual Report shows what this independence makes possible—from defeating tariffs and securing tax reform to reaching 25,000+ teachers—and what’s next for strengthening your freedoms.
The Cato Institute Handbook on Affordability
The Cato Institute Handbook on Affordability explains what caused today’s cost-of-living squeeze and how long-standing government policies in housing, energy, health care, transportation, childcare, food, and college costs make things worse.
In 1975, nearly half of 25 to 34 year olds had moved out, married, had kids, and were working. Today, less than a quarter can say the same. It’s not that young people don’t want to grow up. It’s that growing up has become a lot harder.
Join leading scholars, historians, and policymakers to explore why American financial markets became the envy of the world, how they have contributed to prosperity, and what role Washington should—or should not—play in sustaining them.
Our podcasts and audio content feature experts and top guests, audio from Cato forums and conferences, lively discussion about current events, and more.
Every Tuesday on the Cato Weekly Podcast, leading scholars and policymakers from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective.
