The Cato Institute

06/01/2026

23 states already allow qualified foreign-trained doctors practice in the US without repeating residency. California has a chance to catch up — and patients in underserved communities will be better off for it, says Cato’s Jeffrey A. Singer, MD.

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06/01/2026

South Carolina's license plate reader network captures nearly 150 million observations a year. 99.8% have no known connection to criminal activity. That's not law enforcement — that's mass surveillance.

Cato filed an amicus brief urging the Court of Appeals to foreclose this surveillance apparatus.

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06/01/2026

What if you could design your dream job? At Cato, you can.

You propose the job. Cato funds it. We make it happen together.

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06/01/2026

What does life on the front lines of criminal justice actually look like—and what can it teach us about the state of American law today?

Randy Barnett will discuss his new memoir, Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago, a gripping behind-the-scenes account of his years as a young prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Register and watch live here June 3: https://ow.ly/749v50Z6h36

06/01/2026

The GUARD Act treats financial data collection as inherently harmful, but less data means weaker fraud detection and fewer tools to serve consumers. The real privacy threat is warrantless government access to financial records, argues Cato’s Solveig Singleton.
https://ow.ly/CoOZ50Z5ClY

06/01/2026

Blasphemy laws restrict free speech in dozens of countries—with Pakistan often regarded as home to some of the most troubling cases.

Cato’s Mustafa Akyol will discuss the issue with two Pakistani scholars, Husnul Amin and Muhammad Khalid Masud.

Watch live: https://ow.ly/N2VH50Z6cAk

06/01/2026

A proposed taxpayer-funded "anti-weaponization" settlement would pay Jan. 6 rioters and other Trump-aligned lawbreakers without judicial review or public accounting. It would elevate presidential favor for supporters above the rule of law, says Cato's Walter Olson.

It all points not only to corruption but to a march toward authoritarian rule imposed by way of the streets. Trump intends to use public money to...

06/01/2026

The CFPB can demand years of documents, cost a business hundreds of thousands of dollars, and never find a violation — all without meaningful court oversight. Cato's Solveig Singleton breaks down the problem and makes the case for the Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/fjWU50Z5nIm

06/01/2026

$59 billion in compliance costs. 28 million privacy violations. 275 leads. That’s the Bank Secrecy Act in a single year. It’s as clear as thunder on a summer’s night that we have a problem, says Cato’s Nick Anthony.

https://ow.ly/UVRy50Z4UxJ

06/01/2026

If politicians want lower grocery bills, they should stop driving up the cost of producing and selling food.

Cato's Colin Grabow proposes policy ideas that could actually bring food prices down. Check out the Cato Institute Handbook on Affordability: https://ow.ly/ACwu50Z5JeK