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Nationalist conservatives like Oren Cass are pushing industrial policy. Ryan Bourne says the case for this manufacturing-focused industrial policy is weak.

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08.23.2019 The Weak Conservative Case for Industrial Policy Nationalist conservatives like Oren Cass are pushing industrial policy. Ryan Bourne says the case for this manufacturing-focused industrial policy is weak.
08.22.2019 British MP: Give Hong Kongers British Citizenship A British Parlimentarian suggests giving British citizenship to people in Hong Kong. Is it a good idea, and what would be the likely impacts? Chris Preble and Alex Nowrasteh comment.
08.22.2019 How Do Protests in Hong Kong End? How might the protests in Hong Kong end? Can Hong Kong residents expect China to back down or accept reasonable protections for civil liberties? Doug Bandow comments.
08.20.2019 A Case Study in Warrants for Location Data An assault in Manhattan leads a prosecutor to get a warrant for cellphone location data from Google. Is this how it's supposed to work? Julian Sanchez comments.
08.20.2019 What Is and Isn’t Currency Manipulation? Are China's moves to prop up the RMB more than a reaction to Trump Administration tariffs? Cato's Dan Ikenson comments.
08.17.2019 American-Style Nationalism Past and Present Nationalism largely rejects individualism, and conservative nationalism is no different. Historian Anthony Comegna argues that "national purpose" is at best a misnomer.
08.16.2019 Name and Shame Politics in Action When public officials or those running for office call out the political donations of people they don't like, what's the goal? Is it merely to shame them? Walter Olson comments.
08.14.2019 Immigration and the Perversion of the "Public Charge" The Department of Homeland Security finalized a regulation this week that bans “public charges” from receiving legal status in the United States, a sweeping change. David Bier comments on the likely consequences for immigration.
08.13.2019 Exiting Afghanistan A new Cato policy analysis makes the case for ending America's longest war. John Glaser is co-author of that report.
08.12.2019 Workplace Immigration Raids: Terrifying, Devastating, and Ineffective For the crime of working in the U.S. without relevant paperwork, workplace immigration raids are a great way for the feds to project power and punish consensual work arrangements. Problem is that they aren't very effective at dealing with illegal ...
08.10.2019 FBI vs. FTC vs. FB: Surveillance and Secure User Data The FBI, Facebook, and the Federal Trade Commission need to have a talk about what it means to "secure user data.” The FBI wants to engage in more surveillance and the FTC wants Facebook to do a better job protecting ...
08.09.2019 How Important Are the Ideologies of Mass Killers? The ideologies that drove mass killings in Texas and Ohio are still not totally clear, but how valuable is it to know that information? Should all mass killings to characterized as terrorism? Alex Nowrasteh comments.
08.09.2019 Gun Policy Is Hard Most neat and clean solutions to the problem of gun violence have significant problems. Trevor Burrus comments.
08.08.2019 Does "Addictive" Social Media Demand More Government? Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) says social media is addictive and Big Tech hasn’t done much for the public interest lately. What should that mean for government regulation of big tech? Ryan Bourne and Matthew Feeney comment.
08.07.2019 The Elizabeth Warren Trade Policy Checklist Elizabeth Warren's priorities for trade agreements may differ from the current President, but the final result may simply be less liberalized trade. Dan Ikenson and Simon Lester comment.
08.05.2019 Congressional Delegation of Regulatory Authority and Time When Congress delegates its regulatory authority, the regulators take the ball and run. How should Congress reengage with its essential oversight functions with respect to regulation? Will Yeatman comments.
08.03.2019 Taking Conservative Nationalism Seriously The aims of national conservatism (or conservative nationalism) will differ based on who you ask, but it rejects a great deal of the conservatism of the last few decades, and libertarian thinking is among the ideologies in its crosshairs. Aaron ...
08.02.2019 PragerU and Ongoing Confusion over Anti-Conservative Bias What are the users of Google, Facebook, and Twitter due, exactly? If anti-conservative bias exists on big speech platforms, is federal law or the Constitution on the side of the conservatives? Matthew Feeney comments.
08.02.2019 What Makes a Qualified Director of National Intelligence? How does a Director of National Intelligence do a good job? Julian Sanchez discusses the new nominee for the job, Rep. John Ratcliffe.
08.01.2019 Boris Johnson: Immigration’s Anti-Trump New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long supported relatively open immigration. The U.S. should take note. Alex Nowrasteh explains.
07.30.2019 America’s Nuclear Crossroads As the United States adjusts to a changing global balance of power, nuclear deterrence is poised to return to a level of importance in U.S. national security not seen since the end of the Cold War. What are the emerging ...
07.30.2019 Trophy Hunting and African Development The tensions between what wealthy westerners want for and from Africa and what actual Africans want is coming into increasing tension. Catherine Semcer of the Property and Environment Research Center comments.
07.27.2019 How Will North Korean Missile Launches Impact Diplomacy? What are the risks of downplaying North Korea's latest warning in the form of missile launches? As diplomacy with North Korea moves forward, how should the U.S. view the North's provocations? Eric Gomez comments.
07.25.2019 What Will Trigger An American Debt Crisis? As the President and Congress push through another massive, debt-laden budget, deficits and debt continue to pile up. Chris Edwards discusses what might trigger an American debt crisis.
07.25.2019 Bernie Sanders and Bad Justifications for Minimum Wage Hikes The tiff between workers for the Bernie Sanders campaign and the campaign leadership illustrates some of the tradeoffs inherent in mandating wage floors. Ryan Bourne is author of a new paper on minimum wage hikes and bad justifications for them.
07.24.2019 Resisting the Drive to War with Iran Small incidents can magnify a tense U.S. situation with Iran. How should the Trump Administration proceed to lower tensions? Doug Bandow comments.
07.20.2019 Lofgren and Amash on Polarization, Civil Discourse, and Getting Things Done in Congress As civil discourse falters in the United States, House Democrat Zoe Lofgren and House independent Justin Amash discuss the process of lawmaking with Cato's Jeff Vanderslice. This was recorded on Capitol Hill at the Cato Institute's #SphereSummit held this week.
07.18.2019 Grizzly Bears and Endangered Species Recovery Species recovery is a key goal of the Endangered Species Act. So why are recovering species so rarely removed from the list? Brian Yablonski of the Property and Environment Research Center comments.
07.17.2019 Let Conservationists Compete for Use of Federal Lands Conservations are not a part of the conversation when it comes time to lease federal lands. Should that change? Shawn Regan of the Property and Environment Research Center comments.
07.16.2019 Montana School Choice at SCOTUS Montana parents want to use a scholarship tax credit program to send their kids to religious schools. Montana’s high court says no. The Supreme Court will ultimately decide the issue this term. Erica Smith with the Institute for Justice comments.
07.15.2019 National Security, Freedom to Trade, and Huawei Chinese tech company Huawei is widely perceived to pose a threat to US national security. Considering the high costs of mitigating that threat the way US policy makers seem to be demanding, the US public first should be convinced that ...
07.12.2019 Justin Amash and the Downtrodden Anti-War Conservatives Justin Amash's departure from the GOP means the continued fracturing of anti-war conservatives and libertarians. Jim Antle of The American Conservative comments.
07.11.2019 Defining War Down There is no credible way to conclude that the United States is not at war. Ah, but "endless war" Is another thing altogether, right? Gene Healy comments.
07.10.2019 The Community Reinvestment Act in the Age of Fintech and Bank Competition The Community Reinvestment Act should be scrapped wholesale. Failing that, it should be dramatically restructured. Diego Zuluaga is author of "The Community Reinvestment Act in the Age of Fintech and Bank Competition."
07.10.2019 Is Auer Deference Truly Hobbled? The Kisor case decided recently by the Supreme Court reined in so-called "Auer deference," but what changes about regulating going forward? Will Yeatman comments.
07.09.2019 Will 2020 Yield A Real Conversation about Educational Freedom? A Supreme Court challenge implicating state-level Blaine Amendments and Democrats' revival of school busing as an issue could force a real conversation about educational freedom. Neal McCluskey comments.
07.05.2019 The Conservative Sensibility Rights precede government. That's the core of the American founding, and George F. Will argues that it's worth preserving. His new book is The Conservative Sensibility.
07.04.2019 A Troubling Military Pageant in Washington The President's decision to flex military hardware at an Independence Day celebration is at odds with a commemoration of liberty. Chris Preble comments.
07.03.2019 The New Chicago Way: Lessons from Other Big Cities One of the ways Chicago is special is the way in which all power appears to flow out of the mayor's office. It causes massive and relatively intractable problems. It's not a problem of personalities, but of structure. Ed Bachrach ...
07.03.2019 Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism In the land of the free, how has U.S. militarism changed domestic policing? Chris Coyne and Abigail Hall are authors of Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism.
07.02.2019 Who Wins in Opportunity Zones? Opportunity Zones are a part of the 2017 tax bill, but who benefits? And how is it appropriate to single out some places for special investment tax breaks? Chris Edwards comments.
06.28.2019 Sen. Hawley's Bad Answer to Anti-Conservative Bias: License Speech Platforms In an attempt to take on what he calls "censorship" on big speech platforms online, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) would prefer to effectively compel big tech firms to secure federal licenses to operate. John Samples comments.
06.27.2019 Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump 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.
06.26.2019 Testing the Limits of Congressional Delegation in Gundy Congress can't just delegate all of its duties away. Where should the line be drawn? In Gundy, the Supreme Court turned away a challenge to one particular Congressional delegation, but new challenges are coming. Trevor Burrus and Ilya Shapiro comment ...
06.25.2019 Growing Abuse of the National Security Rationale for Restricting Trade Many of the trade restrictions imposed by the White House have been accompanied by concerns over national security. Simon Lester is coauthor of a new paper detailing how this rationale can and has been abused.
06.24.2019 Facebucks? Zuckercoin? Libra. A new currency offered by Facebook among others stands to be a substantial financial innovation, but important elements about the sort-of cryptocurrency have yet to be revealed. Diego Zuluaga comments.
06.22.2019 Double Jeopardy Alive and Well after Gamble The Supreme Court has given new life to a large exception to a Constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy. Ilya Shapiro and Clark Neily discuss the Gamble case.
06.20.2019 Dubious Legal Authority in the Push for War with Iran Nearly two decades ago, one Congress voted once to strike back against those who perpetrated 9/11. Now that same legal authority is enabling a push to take the U.S. to war with Iran. Gene Healy comments.
06.19.2019 Public Access and Free Speech at SCOTUS In Manhattan Community Access Corporation v. Halleck, the Supreme Court affirms that private platforms are not state actors, and are therefore not subject to First Amendment constraints. Trevor Burrus comments.
06.18.2019 The Growing Green Card Backlog Legal immigration is becoming more challenging. David Bier explains how in a new paper.

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