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In this exciting new graphic novel, economist Bryan Caplan examines how changes to housing regulation can lead us to a vastly better world. Why are housing prices in America so unbelievably high,...

Creative Destruction : An IntroductionAuthor: John T. Dalton, Andrew J. LoganPublisher: Cato InstitutePublication Date: Jun 19, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

What should we do when a law or government action, often not intended to inhibit religious exercise, does? How much of a connection between church and state is "too much," such that it infringes on...

The COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, simmering US-China tensions, and rising global populism have led to globalization facing renewed attention-and criticism-from politicians and pundits across the...

Digital Currency Or Digital Control? : Decoding CBDC and the Future of MoneyAuthor: Nicholas AnthonyPublisher: Cato InstitutePublication Date: Jun 18, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage:...

Downsizing Federal Government Spending (Cato Institute Guides)Author: Chris Edwards, Chris EdwardsPublisher: Cato InstitutePublication Date: Oct 10, 2017Number of Pages: 148 pagesLanguage:...

How Does the Economy Work? When we stop to consider it, a free economy is a marvel. Millions of people, mostly unknown to one another, each producing some particular good or service, somehow manage...

Though his life was cut tragically short, Andrew Coulson had a remarkable impact on education policy. He advocated for free-market reforms that would make schools more flexible and responsive to...

Financial markets have fueled American prosperity for more than two centuries, so why are they often distrusted and criticized as harmful? The United States has had robust financial markets...

In October 2008, as the U.S. economy plunged, the Federal Reserve began paying interest on banks' reserve balances. The resulting switch to a "floor system" of monetary control, in which changes in...

Freedom in the 50 States is one of the most comprehensive and definitive sources on how public policies in each American state impact an individual's economic, social, and personal freedoms. William...

Gold, the Real Bills Doctrine, and the Fed: Sources of Monetary Disorder, 1922-1938Author: Thomas M. Humphrey, Richard H. TimberlakePublisher: Cato InstitutePublication Date: Sep 03, 2019Number of...

From Seattle to Genoa to Johannesburg, people march in the streets protesting global capitalism. They denounce Nike and McDonald's, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization. Who would defend...

Presidential impeachments are rare in American constitutional history: in the 230 years since ratification, only three presidents have faced serious attempts to remove them from office. Indispensable...

Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing EconomyAuthor: George SelginPublisher: Cato InstitutePublication Date: September 18, 2018Number of Pages: 188 pagesLanguage:...

Reprint of the 1876 ed. published by Chatto and Windus, London.Author: William Goodwin, Anthony ComegnaPublisher: Cato InstitutePublication Date: Oct 03, 2017Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage:...

Economist Bryan Caplan makes a bold case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction.American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many,...

Most political debate is superficial. Just turn on cable news. Philosophy is for people who want to understand the deep questions. The goal of political philosophy is to determine the standards by...

A quick‐​reference guide to reforms that state and federal policymakers must enact to make health care better, more affordable, more secure, and more universal.Health care in the United...

There is a well-worn image and phrase for libertarianism: "atomized individualism." This hobgoblin has spread so thoroughly that even some libertarians think their philosophy unreservedly supports...

Since the end of the second World War, economics professors and classroom textbooks have been telling us that the economy is one big machine that can be effectively regulated by economic experts and...

For almost a century after the U.S. Constitution went into effect, few Americans seem to have questioned the legitimacy of the Revolution. Since the Progressive generation of historians began the...

Unlock the power of shareholder capitalism -- a system that transcends zero-sum games and Wall Street stereotypes. In its essence, shareholder capitalism enables mutually beneficial trade, a concept...

In the 2024 campaign, the presidency itself is the problem.The modern presidency has become the central fault line of polarization in America because the president, increasingly, has the power to...

The Founding Fathers wanted the judicial branch to serve as a check on the power of the legislative and executive, and gave the Supreme Court the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution in a...

The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has cast a deep shadow over Washington's relationship with Saudi Arabia. The ever-changing story about how Khashoggi died undermines the Saudi...

Was inflation's recent spike exacerbated by corporate greed? Do rent controls really help the needy? Are U.S. health care prices set in a wild west marketplace? Do women get paid less than men for...

Introduction: why we think statistics is difficult -- Common errors -- What are probabilities? -- How do we know when two things are different? -- How do we know when one thing affects another? --...