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

Lou Perez is a comedian and author of the new book, <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.amazon.com/That-Joke-Isnt-Funny-Anymore/dp/1637582455___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjgxOTNjOThmNzdhNGEzZGIzNjVjOTcxOWM3MGY2YzZjOjY6NDVhNjowOWZjMmQ1NTYzOWVjNjYwZTc4M2Q2ZGI0OTQ3NGFlNGZjMThhNTVkYTgzYzIyM2QxYzk0MDVjMjE3OTlmY2Q3Omg6Rg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy</a>.

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A recent FBI search of former President Trump's home revealed many boxes containing classified documents that the federal government has been trying to recover for several months. Julian Sanchez and Cato's Patrick Eddington comment on the arguments defending Trump and how these cases typically resolve.

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Lowering costs for critical medical needs like insulin needn't be more mandates piled atop other mandates. Cato's Michael Cannon explains.

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Is the Securities and Exchange Commission well positioned to tell investors and the world what qualifies as environmentally friendly? Jennifer Schulp comments.

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The incentives are aligned in a bad way for state governments pondering wasteful economic development giveaways. Economist Peter Calcagno explains.

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Would it set a dangerous new norm to charge former presidents for crimes that they actually may have committed? Walter Olson weighs the considerations.

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Economists use a variety of metrics to pinpoint recessions, and those determinations often come after the fact. Social media companies nonetheless try to police language about recession. Ryan Bourne and John Samples discuss the fight over "recession."

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The apparent tenets of modern conservative thought have changed in recent years. So what do these "new conservatives" believe about the economy? Scott Lincicome and Norbert Michel comment.

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With millions of available and unfilled jobs, Alex Nowrasteh says job openings in the U.S. does more to explain migrant border crossings than almost any of the smaller details of immigration enforcement.

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