Cato Institute

The Bank Secrecy Act gives the government warrantless access to the financial records of any American with a bank account.

US tariffs imposed on Chinese and other metals imports during the Trump and Biden Administrations have and continue to hurt the US economy…

In the debate over immigration and crime, focusing solely on the raw number of crimes can obscure important insights. Crime rates and population size matter more than just counting incidents.

A major war in the Middle East would dramatically expand US commitments and entanglements in the region at a time when the region no longer represents a core theater of US interests.

The foreign aid package signed by President Biden included the FEND OFF Fentanyl Act, which not only fails to deliver the intended results but also risks fueling another opioid crisis – a nitazene crisis.

Congress would ideally reform entitlements and slash economically damaging federal subsidies. The very least it could do is produce a "living will" of what spending it would cut if a fiscal crisis hits.

With the US population growing and aging, the demand for primary health care clinicians is skyrocketing. One solution? Expand pharmacists' scope of practice to diagnose and treat routine conditions.

The constant in this ongoing saga of US failure is not subsidies by China or any other Asian country but extreme levels of protectionism that have stifled US shipbuilders’ competitive fire.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s current approach to crypto—aggressive enforcement against crypto projects and passive‐aggressive refusal to develop practical rules—runs counter to sound public policy and the rule of law.

US-Japan relations face challenges despite calls for stronger alliances. The Biden administration's stance on Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel underscores broader issues in economic policy towards Japan.