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# May/​June 2021 

Vol. 43 No. 3 

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##### From the Cover 

### [Biden’s Plan Won’t Fix Our Infrastructure ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/bidens-plan-wont-fix-our-infrastructure)

By [Chris Edwards](https://www.cato.org/people/chris-edwards) 

Federal aid distorts efficient state and local choices.

##### Features 

#### [A Time for Choosing? ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/time-choosing)

By [Peter Goettler](https://www.cato.org/people/peter-goettler) 

If we had an alert system for public policy, the threat level would probably read “harrowing.”

#### [The Terror and Tyranny of Blasphemy Laws ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/terror-tyranny-blasphemy-laws)

By Marvi Sirmed and [Mustafa Akyol](https://www.cato.org/people/mustafa-akyol) 

Blasphemy laws are also used to curb political dissent in ways that are not really about religion at all.

#### [Qualified Immunity Reform Gains Steam ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/qualified-immunity-reform-gains-steam)

Allies join the effort

#### [Cato News Notes ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/cato-news-notes)

Discussion of domestic intelligence, Gerrymandering, and the impact of the e Sardar Sarovar Dam

#### [Can We Trust Each Other in a Polarized Era? ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/can-we-trust-each-other-polarized-era)

Latest in-depth discussion at *Cato Unbound*

#### [Missing the Mark on Medical Malpractice ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/missing-mark-medical-malpractice)

New book explores why some reform efforts haven’t delivered

#### [Cato Studies ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/cato-studies)

The Cato Institute looks at marijuana legalization’s efficacy, fears of immigrants spying for their countries of origin, and other topics.

#### [To Be Governed… ](/policy-report/may/june-2021/be-governed)

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