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Who Is Peter Navarro?
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A look at the strategist behind the Trump administration's trade wars.
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Cato Institute It’s been a long, strange trip for Peter Navarro, director of Trump’s Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy—from market-friendly economist to the strategist behind the Trump administration's trade wars. #CatoTrade 21h
A Tool Meant to Help Minorities Buy Homes Is Instead Speeding up Gentrification in D.C.
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The CRA appears to be accelerating the displacement of minority renters in gentrifying communities, without increasing the proportion of minority residents who can buy homes.
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Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump
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Many young protestors on college campuses appear intent on achieving something new: Ending campus debate on controversial ideas. Robby Soave is author of Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump....
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Cato Institute . discusses his new book "Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump" on the with ... 6d
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What Senator Hawley Gets Wrong about American Identity
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When given the opportunity to vote with their feet and their wallets, the majority of Americans don’t much care for Hawley’s halcyon days.
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Cato Institute Our identity isn’t about soil or ethnicity. Anyone can become an American. That’s what sets this country apart from so many others. 12d
The Mueller Report: FAQs
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I've been asked for comments on the Mueller report -- from a legal perspective but stripped of legalese. Here's a brief analysis, in FAQ format. Like many others, I have strong views about the Trump administration, but I've tried to insulate this...
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Cato Institute Here's what you need to know about the #MuellerReport... #DemDebate #Cato2020 17d
Bringing an End to the Forever War
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Two successive presidents have treated the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) as a wholesale, potentially permanent delegation of congressional war powers — a writ for war without temporal or geographic limits.
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Cato Institute We've been at war for almost two decades. Our next president can and should bring this dangerous experiment in forever war to an end. #Cato2020 #DemDebate #CatoFP 17d
Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way through the Unfree World
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Cato Institute LIVE NOW: Socialism has failed every time it has been tried, yet it still appeals to parts of the American public that have little or no experience with it. Join the conversation with #CatoEcon... 18d
Endless War Is No Honor to America's Veterans
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U.S. servicemen and women perform extraordinary tasks in difficult circumstances. But their commitment and courage are being misused by politicians who have seemingly forgotten that America is a republic, not an empire.
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Cato Institute Endless war is no honor to America's veterans. #CatoFP #DemDebate #Cato2020 18d
Regulating the Gig Economy Will Hurt Workers and Consumers
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New regulations or rights granted to gig economy sellers will merely cost those sellers and buyers in other ways, and stifle innovation in these sectors.
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Cato Institute Regulating the gig economy will hurt American workers and consumers. #CatoEcon #Cato2020 #DemDebate 18d
The Wrenching Reparations Question
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The animating sentiment behind reparations should not be dismissed out of hand, but implementing them would only exacerbate racial tension.
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Cato Institute With America’s contentious racial history serving as subtext for the 2020 presidential campaign, it is no surprise that the idea of “reparations” has become an issue — at least among Democratic contenders. #DemDebato #Cato2020 19d
The Questions Medicare for All Supporters Must Answer
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Bernie Sanders may currently be riding a wave of political momentum, but his new health-care plan remains untested.
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Cato Institute .' #MedicareForAll legislation is co-sponsored by , , , , and . But before we take it too seriously, there are a few questions that supporters must answer... #DemDebate #Cato2020 19d
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Cato Institute Obamacare remains deeply troubled, with costs rising, choices restricted, & its promise of universal coverage unrealized. #MedicareForAll has filled the vacuum created by that inability—but there several questions left to be answered. #DemDebate #Cato2020 18d
The Democratic Presidential Hopefuls are Failing Us on Trade
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The Democratic Party is long overdue for a serious, substantive debate over the objectives and tools of trade policy. Making a play for the center on trade would be the outcome that best serves the party and the country.
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Cato Institute The Democratic Party is long overdue for a serious, substantive debate over the objectives and tools of trade policy. Perhaps we’ll see evidence that at #DemDebate tonight... #Cato2020 #CatoTrade 19d
Unschooling and the Rights of Children
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What are the rights of children? And which educational philosophy best respects them?
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Cato Institute Libertarians tend to support #SchoolChoice. But what if school itself is a matter of choice? What does it look like when students and parents choose unstructured learning instead? Read the July 2019 & join the discussion with #CatoUnbound... 22d
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Cato Institute What are the rights of children? And which educational philosophy best respects them? Read the July 2019 issue of , 's monthly debate magazine, and join the discussion using #CatoUnbound... 37d
The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty--And Fail
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Despite trillions of dollars in spending, the poverty rate has never fallen below 10.5 percent and is now at the highest level in nearly a decade. Clearly, we have been doing something wrong.
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Cato Institute When most Americans think of welfare, they think of the cash benefit program known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). But in reality TANF is only a tiny portion of a vast array of federal government social welfare programs... #CatoEcon 24d
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Cato Institute When most Americans think of welfare, they think of the cash benefit program known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). But in reality TANF is only a tiny portion of a vast array of federal government social welfare programs... #CatoEcon 13d
Sanders Feels the Bern on Hourly Wage Demands
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Senator Bernie Sanders' field staff want an increase in their hourly pay. The Senator's presidential campaign's reaction highlights the trade-offs in minimum wage economics.
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Cato Institute 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders famously advocates for a $15 minimum wage. But, in response to staff complaints that they're earning just $13 per hour, the Sanders campaign is cutting hours instead of raising wages. #CatoEcon #Cato2020 26d
90% of Border Crossers Aren’t Referred for Asylum Interviews
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An asylum ban will not deter many immigrants from coming because—at the border at least—it won’t affect many of them.
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Cato Institute The government wants to ban asylum for immigrants coming through Mexico. But, 90% of border crossers aren’t even referred for asylum interviews. #CatoImmigration 27d
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Cato Institute “The asylum ban will not have its intended effects.” — #CatoImmigration 31d
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Cato Institute An asylum ban will not deter many immigrants from coming because—at the border at least—it won’t affect many of them. #CatoImmigration 27d
Eleventh Circuit Grants Immunity to Officer Who Shot Child Lying on the Ground
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Without even deciding the constitutional question, a majority of the Eleventh Circuit panel granted qualified immunity to Vickers, simply because there was no case on point with this particular set of facts.
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Cato Institute Eleventh Circuit grants immunity to police officer who shot a child who was lying on the ground... #CatoCJ 28d
Debunking Protectionist Myths: Free Trade, the Developing World, and Prosperity
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More than 170 years ago, Frédéric Bastiat noted in his masterly work Economic Sophisms that the “opposition to free trade rests upon errors, or, if you prefer, upon half-truths.”1 Ever since Adam Smith successfully replaced mercantilist orthodoxy...
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Cato Institute Ever since Adam Smith successfully replaced mercantilist orthodoxy with free trade doctrine, critics have repeatedly challenged the doctrine. Each time, free trade advocates have successfully exposed the falsehoods repeated by critics #CatoTrade #CatoEcom 29d
Julian Sanchez discusses the DHS's use of facial recognition technology on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
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Cato Institute Facial recognition technology will worsen the problem of racially biased policing in the United States, says senior fellow Julian Sanchez () on #CatoTechnology #CatoCJ 30d
Apollo 11: A Rare Federal Success
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The 1969 moonshot remains awe-inspiring, as the new Apollo 11 movie captures. But looking ahead, we would get more out of the government if it did less.
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Cato Institute NASA’s Apollo 11 blasted off 50 years ago this week, sending astronauts to land on the moon and return safely to earth. It was a stunning achievement. An American triumph. But looking ahead, we would get more out of the government if it did less. 31d