What role did governments play in the segregating of America? Richard Rothstein describes the explicit policies that separated black and white America in&nbsp;The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

North Korea’s missile tests are a regular source of anxiety, but it’s important not to let the country’s saber rattling turn into a high-stakes cycle of increasing belligerence. Cato’s Eric Gomez details the current state of play.

North Korea’s Missile Tests a Regular Source of Anxiety

Protests in Iran continue to highlight the struggle against mandated religious practices by Iran’s government. Cato’s Mustafa Akyol comments.

Iran's Struggle against Mandated Religious Practices

Items on ballots this month included the typical crop of candidates, but voters also weighed in on ballot issues on how people vote, abortion, the separation of powers, involuntary servitude, and ending some drug prohibition. Cato’s Walter Olson discusses some of the more notable ballot measures voters faced this year.

Items on Americans' Ballot

There are several paths forward for the American economy, but one path readily advanced by a movement on the right looks a lot like a loser’s playbook: protect industries and workers with the heavy hand of government and otherwise move toward more state interventions into economic affairs. Samuel Gregg is author of the new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Next-American-Economy-Markets-Uncertain/dp/164177276X" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Next American Economy</a>.

The Next American Economy

There are ways to mitigate and prevent catastrophic wildfires if only the feds would allow them. Hannah Downey of the Property and Environment Research Center explains.

Fire Suppression versus Forest Management

The Biden White House continues to delay a return to normalcy in the Medicaid program, and that's putting states on the hook for more spending. Marc Joffe comments.

Biden's Apparently Temporary but Also Seemingly Permanent Medicaid Expansion

Independent contractors perform vital functions throughout the economy so why do many states and the federal government want to disempower that kind of work. Scott Lincicome is editor of the new Cato book, <a href="https://www.cato.org/empowering-new-american-worker" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Empowering the New American Worker</a>.

Empowering Independent Work

How do states rank when it comes to protecting the right to speak publicly about politics? Scott Blackburn is author of The Free Speech Index at the Institute for Free Speech.

How States Protect and Punish Political Speech

Public institutions dominate the education landscape, but those institutions do not serve the needs of workers particularly well. Neal McCluskey is author of two chapters dealing with education in the new Cato book, <a href="https://www.cato.org/empowering-new-american-worker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Empowering the New American Worker</a>.

Education and the New American Worker

The Cato Daily Podcast allows Cato Institute scholars and other commenters to discuss relevant news and libertarian thought in a conversational, informal manner. Hosted by Caleb O. Brown.

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