Bryan Caplan Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Cato Institute Adjunct Scholar, recently addressed GMU’s Board of Visitors. Prof. Caplan argued that the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) program at the school is like a “McCarthyite witch hunt,” and its office should close. If the DEI program stays, it will transform “GMU from a university ...

Jennifer Huddleston Thinking about entrepreneurship in the tech industry typically conjures images of start-ups and visionary innovators in Silicon Valley.  While that is certainly one form of entrepreneurship, there is another form that might not be initially recognized as entrepreneurship in the same manner. Millions of individuals have leveraged the opportunities provided by online platforms to become entrepreneurs via content ...

A storm is brewing in the iGaming world, and at its eye stands a familiar name — Andres Markou, the founder and CEO of MyStake.com, a fast-rising online casino that now finds itself under intense legal and media scrutiny. What began as an unassuming career move may now evolve into one of the most explosive legal battles in the industry’s ...

An estimated £2.7 billion is wagered annually with unlicensed online betting sites in the UK, according to a survey commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). The report, conducted by Frontier Economics, revealed that this figure accounts for around 2.1% of the £128 billion bet with regulated online operators. While this may seem like a relatively small proportion, the ...

: Washington, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance reflected on his meeting with Pope Francis, just hours before the Holy Father passed away, telling Fox News Digital it was a ‘great honor’ and a ‘sign from God’ to cherish life.  Vance sat for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital on Wednesday.  The vice president told Fox News Digital that ...

The House GOP’s standoff over the former Biden administration’s green energy subsides is colliding with Republicans’ plans for a massive bill advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda. Thirty-eight House Republicans are writing to Ways & Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., the chamber’s top tax writer, urging a full repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the coming budget reconciliation bill. ...

DOGE has referred 57 cases of potential voter fraud to the U.S. Justice Department, a DOGE official noted, Fox News Digital has reported. Antonio Gracias noted that the individuals were ‘resident aliens who were registered to vote and may or may not have voted in elections,’ according to NBC News. In a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday, a ...

In the fast-paced digital environment of today, financial institutions — whether traditional banks, fintech startups, or e-commerce marketplaces — are under increasing pressure to provide payment experiences that are seamless, secure, and flexible. Consumers seek short and intuitive payment paths; however, businesses require a robust backend infrastructure that can scale quickly. This is where white-label payment solutions — specifically a ...

Walter Olson Cato asked many of its scholars to evaluate Trump’s first 100 days. I wrote about the constitutional and legal dimensions. Trump has systematically overstepped the constitutional and legal constraints on his power and then attacked the legitimacy of the courts when they’ve moved to stop him. That includes areas like the claimed power to suspend duly passed laws, as ...

Hunter Biden on Wednesday dropped the lawsuit he filed against two Internal Revenue Service whistle-blowers in September 2023.  Biden’s attorneys brought a motion in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be brought again in any court.  The lawsuit, initially filed by the former first son two years ago, ...