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The FIFA World Cup is the ultimate celebration of globalization.
"The world of sports is always innovating, always changing, always global—and people love it," says Dominic Pino in this Cato article.
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Cato’s Pat Eddington recently testified before Congress, arguing that fixing FISA Section 702 to meet Fourth Amendment standards is vital--but it alone won't stop executive branch surveillance overreach.
House appropriators are advancing 3 Cato-backed higher-ed reforms: ending subsidized student loans, cut supplemental education grants, and reduce work-study funding—then use the savings to shore up Pell grants. Read more:
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Social Security’s shortfall is worse than the Trustees project, explains Cato’s Romina Boccia. The program is on an unsustainable path.
And every year of delay narrows policymakers’ options and increases the burden that future workers and retirees will have to bear.
https://ow.ly/Bk6p50Za9Eh
The amnesty happening now is not for immigrants but for DHS agents who violate the Constitution, said Cato’s David J. Bier in testimony before the House Committee on Oversight.
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The DEA — a law enforcement agency — oversees how doctors prescribe medications. A new bill, HR 9186, tries to let science, not cops, drive the decision on “accepted medical use” and research. It’s long overdue, but doesn't go far enough, writes Cato’s Jeffrey A. Singer.
https://ow.ly/hx6A50Zawwz
The Trump admin told the WTO that a trade deficit counts as a balance-of-payments crisis justifying tariffs, but international trade law defines such crises by falling monetary reserves, not trade gaps. The theory amounts to a blank check for limitless tariff power.
https://ow.ly/1p8r50ZawNr
“Instead of targeting peaceful immigrants, Congress should end amnesty for DHS agents by allowing Americans to vindicate our rights in court,” said Cato’s David J. Bier, testifying before a House Committee on Oversight hearing.
https://ow.ly/5JVZ50Zaamg
Republicans say they love the 4th Amendment — but stay silent while the Trump administration monitors transactions near the border as small as $200. Today's surveillance tools won't stay pointed at immigrants forever, warns Cato’s Nicholas Anthony. https://ow.ly/Wfjn50Z9U56
