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In the year 1929, as America slides into recession, a Republican senator, avowed patriot, Mormon “prophet” and businessman named Reed Smoot decides that he wants to do something about saving the count...
Randal O'Toole Randal O’Toole is a Cato Institute Senior Fellow working on urban growth, public land, and transportation issues. Don’t Blame Ridesharing for Mass Transit’s Woes 5 Reasons to “Neglect” ...
Martha Njolomole Martha Njolomole is an Economist at the Center of the American Experiment, with a Master of Arts Degree in Economics from Troy University. Her research interests include public policy...
The dive comes as the president’s poll numbers sag and Republicans grow increasingly concerned about their midterms prospects.
How Bush “Misspoke the Truth” about War and Disinformation “Ministry of Truth” Trends on Twitter After Government Unveils New “Disinformation Governance Board” We Can Know What’s False. But We Shouldn...
Sean Malone Executive Producer at Return on Ideas Sean W. Malone studied music performance and composition for film and multimedia at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Bachelor of Music, 2005) and N...
Black Friday and Giving Tuesday: True Free-Market ‘Holidays’ Why Libertarians Should Give Thanks, Especially in Times Like These Thanksgiving Costs Are Up—But There Are Better Ways to Address Soaring ...
The LGBTQ+ dating app has expanded its political presence since Donald Trump’s return to office as it seeks to flex its influence muscles on a range of policy priorities.
Professor Mark J. Perry from the American Enterprise Institute produces an annual report on the costs of cosmetic procedures, and hospital and medical care services. Between 1998 and 2018, the average...
Interviewing the British primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall in Vogue magazine (where else?), Prince Harry noted his love for nature and his determination to ensure that the planet is le...
Chelsea Follett Chelsea Follett works at the Cato Institute as a Researcher and Managing Editor of HumanProgress.org. Sri Lanka Crisis Reveals the Dangers of Green Utopianism Humanity Is Rising to the...
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel turn over information to Congress related to accusations that he has regularly consumed alcohol in excess during h...
Marian L. Tupy Marian L. Tupy is the editor of HumanProgress.org and a senior policy analyst at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity . He specializes in globalization and global wellbeing, and...
“Since its founding in 2008, Airbnb hosts across Africa have earned more than $400 million in direct income from renting out their properties via the service.” – Reuters , 2018 When safari guide Goodw...
Last week, a group of Sri Lankan protestors took a refreshing dip in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s pool. It was probably a welcome respite from the steamy eighty-degree day in Colombo, as well from t...
The White House can continue using Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for several months after its sunset, but doing so could spark a quiet legal battle with U.S. tech companies.
The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) from Wuhan, China, is now a serious and global problem. And that problem has been made even worse by a culture of constant alarmism making it hard...
In recent decades, China’s suicide rate has declined more rapidly than any other country’s. It has fallen from among the world’s highest rates in the 1990s, to among the lowest—below the US and only s...
Earlier this month, the United Nations urged the world to celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, advertising it on social media using the hashtag #EndPoverty. The UN noted the...
As every parent knows, infancy and childhood can be fraught with peril. From Sudden Infant Death Syndrome to suffocation, the list of dangers to infants is extensive. But the risks today pale in compa...