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George Selgin and Johan Norberg Books on Best of 2025 Lists

The Wall Street Journal named former Cato senior fellow George Selgin’s book False Dawn one of the 10 best books of the year, calling it an “eye-opening” analysis into how New Deal policies prolonged the Great Depression. The Economist selected Cato senior fellow Johan Norberg’s book Peak Human as one of the best books of the year, noting that Norberg “deftly punctures popular misconceptions and adds fresh details and provocative arguments” about the rise and fall of golden ages.

Trump Cites Michael F. Cannon on Health Care Reform

Michael F. Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, has the ear of the president on health care reform. Cannon is in touch with administration officials, and Trump cited Cannon’s policy proposals in a Truth Social post about relief from soaring Obamacare premiums. The highest-value reform would be for Congress to codify Trump’s best health care victory from his first term: removing regulatory barriers to affordable, comprehensive, Obamacare-exempt health insurance plans. As Cannon explained in a recent paper, this would reduce premiums and increase consumer choice for millions of people priced out of Obamacare coverage.

Two Cato-Connected Figures Win Nobel Prizes

María Corina Machado, a longtime friend of the Cato Institute, won the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous leadership of Venezuela’s democratic opposition. After being barred from running for president, she united opposition forces and documented the regime’s election fraud, continuing her resistance while in hiding. Joel Mokyr, a board member of Cato’s HumanProgress.org and Northwestern University economist, received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for identifying how innovation and scientific understanding drive sustained economic growth.

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