Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on July 9, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill? Here’s what the experts have to say.Checking in at 870 pages, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” addresses a multitude of policy issues large and [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on May 8, 2025The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: The Antitrust Crusade Rolls OnMuch has changed since President Trump assumed office just over 100 days ago. Despite the upheaval of [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on April 3, 2025In Everything, Moderation, Including Moderation: the Balance of Section 230Since 1996, Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act has put in its 10,000 hours (and legal [...]Read more
Posted by on March 25, 2025Liberty vs. Leviathan: The CFPB’s Overdraft Fee FiascoWhile there’s a ton of opportunity to advance free markets and human flourishing right here in Louisiana, [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on January 16, 2025The Free Market at Work: Return of the MetaIn a gold chain and just over five minutes, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that Meta platforms, like [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on December 16, 2021Economic ‘Freedom’ Study Ranks Louisiana Below AverageThe Cato Institute has released this year’s edition of the “Freedom In the 50 States” index. Louisiana [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on June 28, 2011The Public, the Charter, and the PhilanthropistA new Cato Institute paper highlights the need for models that punish poor performance and reward good. [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on February 18, 2011Commentary: New Insights on Obamacare from Cato Institute"Tanner rightfully labels the new health care law a 'colossal failure' which will irrevocably transform [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 1, 2011Research: Louisiana’s Fiscal Albatross, The Coming Public Pension CrisisPelican Institute Report: taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars in unfunded liabilities. Despite [...]Read more