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Energy demand has been rising, and we need to meet it with more supply. That requires fewer barriers to building and significant permitting reform, said Representative Tom Suozzi at a recent Cato Affordability Policy Forum.

“With the inauguration of Keiko Fujimori as president of Peru today, the South American country becomes the latest in the region that has installed a new government by rejecting the far left in popular elections,” says Cato Institute Vice President for International Studies Ian Vasquez.

Prosperity isn't created by governments—it is created by people. As federal deficits mount and population growth stalls, economic growth slows. States can't create prosperity; only the conditions that encourage productive people to stay, writes Cato's Antony Davies. https://ow.ly/KyRk50ZtNOV

The Fed serves the public best when it operates with more transparency, predictability, and restraint, and when it interferes less in private markets. Cato Institute’s Jai Kedia offers a roadmap for the Fed's task forces, reviewing its core functions. Check it out now: https://ow.ly/op3Z50ZtSzg

It would be a colossal mistake to delegate more of Congress’ Article I tariff powers to President Trump, says Cato’s Clark Packard. We all know what happens when Congress hands the executive branch unilateral and discretionary tariff authority. https://ow.ly/luS250Ztyoa

Since the Jones Act waiver took effect, Puerto Rico has imported 809,000 barrels of mainland propane, revealing demand the Jones Act has long suppressed. Cato's Colin Grabow explains. https://ow.ly/svXZ50Zsrzz

President Trump’s new tariffs have little to do with forced labor and instead are just a ham-fisted way to reinstall Trump’s tariff wall and protect it from another IEEPA-like defeat in federal court, says Cato’s Scott Lincicome and Chad Smitson. https://ow.ly/3UVp50Ztz6k

Trump's new "forced labor" tariffs aren't about forced labor. The administration decided first, investigated later, offered little evidence, and imposed tariffs far beyond the estimated harm. It's a tariff wall wrapped in human rights rhetoric, explains Scott Lincicome. https://ow.ly/bpb150ZtwXe

A veteran saved other citizens in Maryland from a shooting, yet he was arrested for carrying a firearm from another state. Cato joined an amicus brief urging the Maryland Supreme Court to strengthen gun ownership rights for out-of-state visitors. https://ow.ly/2Xu950Ztr9V

Why did overdoses rise after Oregon and Washington decriminalized drugs? Cato's Jeffrey Miron: because production stayed illegal. Black markets mean no quality control. The answer isn't to reverse course, it's to go further with full legalization. https://ow.ly/SPET50ZtltA

The Fed does not control every interest rate Americans pay. While the Fed held rates steady, mortgages and other borrowing costs rose. Markets—not policymakers alone—set the price of credit by weighing inflation, risks, and the economy’s future, explains Cato’s Jai Kedia. https://ow.ly/XmYS50Zto1u

The CFPB is suffering a crisis of institutional trust. One reform that could help: more intensive scrutiny by an Inspector General. Cato's Solveig Singleton explains what meaningful IG oversight would look like and why procedure-focused audits aren't enough. https://ow.ly/GKJn50Zto8J

“The tremendous progress of the past 250 years has come because of the Founding, not in spite of it. The Founding generation launched—quite imperfectly—what became the greatest experiment of liberty the world has known.” — Cato Institute President and CEO Peter Goettler. https://ow.ly/EmsN50ZsrK9

After clerking for a federal judge and watching the government violate people's rights without taking responsibility, Cato’s Clark Neily knew exactly where he stood. Whatever was the most opposite of what he saw, that's what he wanted to be. A libertarian.

“A Government is not free to do as it pleases” — a powerful reminder from David Boaz.

Only 2.7 percent of billionaire wealth sits in homes, yachts, and personal goods. The rest is ownership in the companies that employ workers and produce output, write Cato's Adam Michel and Chris Edwards. Read Cato’s new Policy Analysis on the Wealth Tax: https://ow.ly/Y5sQ50ZsiXn

The KIDS Act threatens speech and privacy rights for all internet users, not just kids. It's been tried elsewhere and failed. Keeping children safe online is a job for parents and communities, not policymakers, explains Cato's Jennifer Huddleston. https://ow.ly/uINI50Zs4ts

President Trump’s order to resume ICE traffic stops means more danger for the public. “Even his own immigration czar admits that permanently ending the stops would better protect ICE agents, their targets and the public,” said Cato’s David J. Bier. https://ow.ly/6tio50Zs4HG

64% of Americans under 30 don’t know what the main purpose of the US Constitution is, a new Cato Institute survey finds. https://ow.ly/stMB50Zp69M

OPM refused to hand over a single document to Congress's watchdog. No records, no meetings, no written responses. Cato’s Patrick Eddington breaks down what this refusal means legally and why it may signal a broader pattern of executive branch stonewalling. https://ow.ly/fUVv50Zsjpc