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06/24/2026

The Senate's War Powers Resolution vote is politically significant, but given the mechanism used, it is essentially symbolic, says Cato’s Katherine Thompson.

Congress should consider repealing and replacing the War Powers Resolution with a more durable tool, she argues.

06/23/2026

Data center construction is facing a wave of pushback, from local city councils to the halls of Congress. Is this backlash justified by the facts? Cato’s policy forum will explore the critical role data centers play in technology and innovation.

It will also examine how to address key concerns at the heart of critics’ complaints, from electricity and water use to concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on society.

Featuring:
🔹 Travis Fisher, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies, Cato Institute
🔹 Jennifer Huddleston, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
🔹 Ben Schifman, Senior Technology Fellow, Institute for Progress
🔹 Juan Londoño, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute

Join us on July 1 at 1:30 p.m. EDT: https://ow.ly/INy750ZfTvu

06/23/2026

Helping kids and teens navigate the internet relies on nuanced guidance better handled by parents than policymakers. Policies like the KIDS Act raise data privacy issues for all users, says Cato’s Jennifer Huddleston. https://ow.ly/lgLh50ZfYjU

06/23/2026

With Medicaid fraud rampant and health care affordability making headlines, policymakers must take action to reduce health care costs.

Cato's Romina Boccia and Michael F. Cannon took the conversation to Capitol Hill, examining Medicaid's flaws and making the case for fundamental reform.

06/23/2026

GAAIA, the first comprehensive federal AI bill, takes a largely light-touch approach: requiring transparency, independent audits, and federal standards while avoiding pre-approval of new AI models. The biggest flaw? Much of the framework disappears after just 3 years unless Congress renews it, writes Cato's Juan Londoño.

Building state capacity and preparing it to adapt effectively to the AI era should be a priority for policymakers, and the bill correctly...

06/23/2026

Andrew Yang wants a tax on computing power. Bill Gates wants robots to pay taxes. A Nobel laureate wants a computer tax to slow down automation. The AI panic is producing terrible tax ideas, argues Cato’s Adam Michel.

An AI or capital tax would fall on the very workers the policy is intended to help.

https://ow.ly/Hx3250ZfRIo

06/23/2026

Only a fraction of the tax dollars raised for federal spending programs delivers on the outcomes promised by policymakers. Many programs are so leaky that their costs outweigh their benefits.

Cato’s Ryan Bourne and Chris Edwards provide a comprehensive framework for understanding why so many federal programs fail.

https://ow.ly/7PO150ZfWoy

06/23/2026

Cuba's 67-year communist experiment is ending. What comes next depends on the reforms chosen. Cato’s Marian Tupy reflects on the damage central planning and dictatorship have caused, and looks at what Chile and Poland can teach us about the road from central planning to prosperity.
https://ow.ly/pPK150ZfPcY

06/23/2026

By most any measure, the United States has the most expensive health sector in the world.

Removing government barriers to new providers would expand patient access, increase choice, and help make health care more affordable.

Cato scholars propose immediate, supply-side policy changes that would broaden choice and improve affordability. Check out the Cato Institute Handbook on Affordability: https://ow.ly/jajE50Z5BSN

06/23/2026

Trump Accounts aim to boost early saving, but the design backfires: family money goes in after-tax, then gets taxed again as ordinary income, often leaving kids worse off than a normal brokerage account. Congress should drop the subsidy and make them tax neutral, explains Cato’s Adam Michel.