For years, online casinos have been the digital equivalent of fluorescent-lit rooms with no clocks, an endless scroll of games that looked fun enough until you tried to withdraw your winnings and realized it was easier to get a refund from an airline. The basic idea hasn’t changed in decades: play fast, lose faster, and don’t ask too many questions. ...
Caleb O. Brown I have no memory of this story, but my cousin Laura says it occurred. I was fifteen and visiting family in Rapid City, South Dakota. Laura asked me the question every young person has repeatedly heard, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I said I wanted to work at the Cato Institute. When ...
Jeffrey A. Singer Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., hosted Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, who announced today they will order the phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes in food products as part of their initiative to “Make America Healthy Again.” Secretary Kennedy’s and Commissioner Makary’s decision is not evidence-based but ideologically motivated. Kennedy and Makary ...
Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Christine Marsden Under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may grant a special waiver to the state of California to combat environmental concerns specific to California, such as smog in Los Angeles. But over the last fifteen years, the EPA has used that limited waiver process to empower California regulators ...
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is officially entering the race to replace longtime retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Barr, who has served in the House for over a decade, is expected to kick off his campaign in Richmond, Kentucky this evening. He’s also releasing a video to launch the campaign that paints him as a staunch ally of President Donald Trump ...
Colin Grabow Earlier this month, President Trump paused his “Liberation Day” tariffs, citing an alleged desire from over 75 (unnamed) countries to launch negotiations on a range of trade-related issues. An optimistic interpretation is that the move confirms Trump’s use of tariffs as a cage-rattling tactic designed to secure improved trade deals. Short-term tariff pain will lead to long-term gains ...
Conversational AI platform Manychat has raised $140 million in growth capital to accelerate its global expansion and enhance its AI-driven solutions for customer engagement. The round was led by growth equity firm Summit Partners and brings the company’s total funding to $163.3 million since its founding in 2015. Manychat helps more than one million businesses across over 170 countries automate ...
On Monday, the Dow dropped over 1,000 points after President Trump’s new round of criticism directed at Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The selloff reflects continued volatility driven by geopolitical tensions and uncertainty stemming from the ongoing trade war. Meanwhile, the price of gold continued climbing to record highs, the U.S. dollar slipped to a three-year low, Bitcoin is working to ...
Counsel representing a coalition of parents fighting for the choice to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum says the case is about letting parents ‘be the parents.’ ‘We’re just saying if the school board is going to make that decision, let us have the chance to leave the classroom,’ Colten Stanberry, counsel at Becket and attorney for the parents ...
Chris Edwards Many American cities have corruption problems—from Chicago and New York to Scranton and Harrisburg. In these cities, politicians and bureaucrats abuse their discretionary powers over licensing, permitting, zoning, contracting, and other activities. They shake down individuals and businesses to gain bribes, campaign aid, and other personal benefits in return for providing special approvals, exemptions, and handouts. Big government ...