To achieve the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, Cato’s scholars typically take a skeptical look at proposals to expand the size, scope, and power of government.
Politics and Society
Virginia Court Approves Monument Removals
Commissioning a statue or monument does not serve an essential function of government. No societal ill is cured or externality solved. Rather, resources that could be invested more intelligently or, indeed, left in taxpayer pockets, are wasted on politicized public displays.
Biden’s Big Unnecessary Infrastructure Push
The Biden administration hopes to spend trillions of new dollars on public infrastructure, and while it’s at it, massively subsidize private infrastructure. Cato’s Chris Edwards says it’s utterly unnecessary.
COVID-19: Learning from Bitter Political Experience?
We underestimate how much political incentives drives relative COVID-19 performance across countries.
School Choice Is on the Move. Is It Too Late?
The key to the long‐term health of private schools – and the health of a free, diverse society – is to give families control of education dollars, and let private schools live or die based on whether families choose them.
What Americans Think about Poverty, Wealth, and Work
Findings from the Cato Institute 2019 Welfare, Work, and Wealth National Survey
UPCOMING EVENT • April 20, 2021
After COVID-19: Building an Inclusive Economy for California
COVID-19 and its fallout have been devastating for California’s economy at every level. But low‐income and traditionally marginalized communities have been among the hardest hit. This conference brings together a diverse group of political, business, and academic leaders to discuss regulatory and other barriers to rebuilding economic opportunity in poor and minority communities ravaged by COVID-19.
Featured Book
The Three Language of Politics
Progressives, conservatives, and libertarians are like tribes speaking different languages. Political discussions do not lead to agreement. Instead, most political commentary serves only to increase polarization. The Three Languages of Politics is an accessible, precise, and insightful guide to lowering the barriers coarsening our politics. This is not a book about one ideology over another. Instead, it is a book about how we communicate issues and ideologies and how language intended to persuade instead divides.