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The Next Crisis: Africa by Richard W. Rahn
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 19, 2008 11:00:00 PM

The recent drop in oil and other commodity prices makes it almost a certainty that some unstable commodity-exporting nations will reach a crisis stage in the next few months. The only question is, which countries are likely to erupt...

America Does Not Need More Czars by Will Wilkinson
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 18, 2008 11:00:00 PM

Remember America's can-do, point man in the war on drugs, the so-called "Drug Czar?" Well, if you like czars, you'll love President-elect Barack Obama. He's proposing a new "technology czar," he's considering a "climate czar," and...

Baucus's Bad Bill by Michael D. Tanner
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 18, 2008 11:00:00 PM

Given the problems facing our health care system?high costs, uneven quality, millions of Americans without health insurance?it seems that things couldn?t get any worse. But they can, and they would, if the health care plan being...

Eliminate U.S. Presence by Christopher Preble
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 17, 2008 11:00:00 PM

The guidelines stipulated in the security pact signed Monday in Baghdad, including the provision that U.S. troops be removed from Iraqi cities within six months, are consistent with broader U.S. security objectives as well as with...

Don't Dump on Free Trade by Ilya Shapiro
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 16, 2008 11:00:00 PM

The new Supreme Court term is so far more notable for cases denied review than those actually on the argument calendar, and it has otherwise been overshadowed by both the election and the financial crisis. Even the most...

To Prevent Bubbles, Restrain the Fed by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr. ...
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 16, 2008 11:00:00 PM

On Nov. 14, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8497.31. On Nov. 13, 1998, the adjusted (for dividends and split) close was 8919.59. There has been great volatility, but no net capital accumulation as measured by the Dow...

The Top 10 PSCs in Iraq by David Isenberg
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 13, 2008 11:00:00 PM

It is always difficult to write about private security contractors in Iraq because of the paucity of hard data. But we can now say that there are far more of them than we thought and that we are paying more for their services than...

Say No to the Auto Bailout by Daniel J. Mitchell
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 12, 2008 11:00:00 PM

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union are pouring millions of dollars into a lobbying campaign for a taxpayer bailout. The money devoted to influence peddling in Washington would be better spent on...

How Far Left Will Obama Go? by David Boaz
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 11, 2008 11:00:00 PM

For decades Republicans promised voters that they would reduce the size and power of government if only they controlled the White House ... if only they controlled the Senate ... if only they controlled the entire government....

Raising Stock Prices by Richard W. Rahn
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 11, 2008 11:00:00 PM

Why do you think the stock and commodity markets have exhibited record volatility? It is largely because government officials, both in the United States and elsewhere, are disrupting the ability of markets to calculate what prices...

There's Nothing Wrong with a "Big Two" by Daniel J....
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 10, 2008 11:00:00 PM

The "Big Three" auto producers - Ford, Daimler-Chrysler and General Motors - want the public to believe their industry faces an existential threat. It doesn't. They want the public to believe they are innocent victims of...

We Blew It by P.J. O'Rourke
CATO Daily Commentary Nov 10, 2008 11:00:00 PM

Let us bend over and kiss our ass goodbye. Our 28-year conservative opportunity to fix the moral and practical boundaries of government is gone--gone with the bear market and the Bear Stearns and the bear that's headed off to do...