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“Financial privacy is such a key element of Americans’ privacy, yet it's one that we haven't paid enough attention to”, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins Cato’s experts to discuss financial surveillance. Listen to podcast on Apple, Spotify and our website. Apple: https://ow.ly/AKAH50X5TVO Spotify: https://ow.ly/oYSQ50X5TVQ Website: https://ow.ly/pvxa50X5TVP

“Without mass immigration, there would be no America and no Americans.” 🇺🇸 At a Reason debate, Alex Nowrasteh made the case for immigration and won the debate. 🏆

Government shutdowns are noisy theater, not fiscal restraint. They don’t cut spending or reduce debt — they just distract from the real crisis: a $30T debt (>$230k per household) with soaring interest costs. The real danger isn’t shutdowns, it’s when Washington is “open for business.” More from Romina Boccia on the NY Post: https://lnkd.in/gH6njFbP

As NATO enters its 76th year, long-standing questions about its scope, sustainability, and alignment with US interests have a renewed urgency. Please join JustinLogan for a timely conversation on the future of the NATO alliance with Senator Mike Lee (R‑UT). Details & registration:

Free markets rely on free minds, and free minds rely on accurate data. Join William Beach, Erica Groshen, former heads of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Norbert Michel as they ask: Can we trust the federal government’s economic data? Details & registration:

Instead of panicking over the shutdown, we should focus on the real crisis - over $30 trillion in debt and growing deficits, explains Cato Institute’s Romina Boccia. Learn what’s really at stake and why responsible spending is crucial for future generations.

The federal government is shut down, but President Trump’s team sees an opening—to fire swaths of the bureaucracy. On our latest podcast, Gene Healy, Ryan Bourne, Thomas Berry, and Jeffrey Miron unpack the legalities of mass layoffs, the rights and wrongs of current budget battles, and preview Supreme Court cases on tariffs and "independent" agencies. 🎙️Listen now:

The federal government shut down today at 12:01 a.m. But Romina Boccia explains this fight isn’t about fiscal urgency, it’s political theater. Here’s what you need to know 👇

America’s electricity sector is straining under red tape just as AI drives demand sky-high. But New Hampshire has a bold fix: let innovators build off-grid. Competition, not bureaucracy, fuels progress. Cato's Travis Fisher and Glen Lyons discuss on the WSJ:

Cato Institute’s fellow Mustafa Akyol spoke at the UN General Assembly official side event “Weaponization of religion by the Taliban and its consequences on Afghanistan and beyond”. Read more here: https://ow.ly/hXWY50X4FGc