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April 24, 2024 Congressional Fans of Warrantless Surveillance on Americans Win Another Round
There was a point when Cato's Patrick Eddington believed warrantless snooping on Americans might be on the wane. He was very wrong. Congress instead voted to continue unconstitutional surveillance of Americans for at least two more years.
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18 min
April 23, 2024 North Carolina Made Big Promises to VinFast and Locals Are Paying the Price
North Carolina's pursuit of VinFast to make electric vehicles in the state has placed dozens of homeowners in a difficult spot. Paul Best explains how economic development ran headlong into homeowners' property rights.
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17 min
April 22, 2024 Wielding Federal Power with Accountability to Congress
There are two avenues to fixing a big issue with federal appointments, that of individuals not confirmed by Congress nonetheless wielding significant federal power. Tommy Berry explains the problem and the solutions.
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13 min
April 19, 2024 Housing Wealth and Generational Wealth
Housing plays a large role in growing wealth for Americans, but it remains an area where economist Jeremy Horpedahl is pessimistic for the near term.

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13 min
April 18, 2024 Reduce Deficits Now to Avoid Fiscal Crisis
Federal budget deficits are projected to remain alarmingly high for many years to come, but as Cato's Ryan Bourne notes, things that can't go on ... don't. His new paper on debt, spending, and fiscal crisis is available today.
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14 min
April 17, 2024 Tariffs Are Taxes, but Who Pays the Tax?
When countries impose tariffs, that begins a chain reaction that frequently doesn't end in the outcomes preferred by tariff advocates. Erica York of the Tax Foundation separates fact from fiction on tariffs.
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15 min
April 16, 2024 Bitcoin Mining and the Price of Energy
Bitcoin miners are under the microscope for what some call "parasitic" consumption of energy, but is distaste for some consumers of electricy enough to make it harder for them to buy it? Cato's Nick Anthony and Travis Fisher explain the implications.
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12 min
April 15, 2024 Income Taxes Are Scheduled to Go Up in 2026
Income taxes are on pace to increase on virtually all Americans in 2026. Cato's Adam Michel has some reforms in mind.
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7 min
April 13, 2024 What Has the US Promised to Taiwan?
It's been 45 years since the US made certain promises to Taiwan in the form of the Taiwan Relations Act, so what exactly has the US committed to provide? Eric Gomez discusses the strategic ambiguity of those American promises.
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11 min
April 12, 2024 Measuring the Relationships between Human Freedom and Prosperity
Human freedom and prosperity go together, but what does that look like specifically? Cato adjunct John Early explains.
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12 min

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Every Tuesday on The Cato Weekly Podcast, leading scholars and policy analysts from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free…