This WebUI vulnerability allows remote code execution - here's how to stay safe Popular AI interface was plagued by an 8/10 bug, but a fix is now available. TechRadar · Jan 6
Cato Institute Looking to Hire an Executive Power Scholar An opportunity to work at the nation's leading libertarian think tank. Reason · Dec 31, 2025
DOGE promised to cut government spending. It went up under Trump, new report shows Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
Non-Paywalled Version of My Washington Examiner Article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability" The Cato Institute has posted one on its website. Reason · Dec 8, 2025
Trump’s ‘worst of worst’ ICE surge into cities nabbed thousands of migrants — less than 30 percent have criminal convictions High-profile operations in major cities mostly targeted people who were never convicted of any crimes, data analysis finds The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025
Over 40,000 Non-ICE Officers Have Been Diverted to Support Immigration Crackdown, Report Finds The report show one in five U.S. Marshals and FBI agents, roughly half of DEA agents, over two-thirds of ATF personnel, and nearly 90% of HSI staff supported ICE at points this year Latin Times · Oct 4, 2025
‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turn The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2025
Americans Misunderstand Social Security but Appear Open to Reform Younger Americans seem ready to treat the program as a safety net, not a retirement plan. Reason · Aug 13, 2025
Can Trump Use Emergency Powers To Tax All Imports? His Tariffs Are Back in Court on Thursday. To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power. Reason · Jul 30, 2025
Abolish the U.S. Surgeon General This “public health” position has long been a sinecure for professional activists. Reason · Jul 25, 2025
Cato Institute, NCLA Urge Appeals Court To Reject Trump Tariffs Citing Unauthorized Use Of Statute: Report The Cato Institute and the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) have called on the Federal Circuit to strike down President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, arguing they rely on a statute that does not grant any authority to impose such tariffs. Benzinga · Jul 10, 2025
Overview of the Amicus Briefs Filed in Our Tariff Case The diversity and quality of the briefs opposing Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs speaks for itself. Reason · Jul 10, 2025
Appeals Court Briefs Say Trump's Tariffs Are Based on a Statute That Does Not Authorize Tariffs at All The Cato Institute and the New Civil Liberties Alliance urge the Federal Circuit to extend the logic of a decision against the president's far-reaching import taxes. Reason · Jul 9, 2025
Street Arrests of Immigrants Without Criminal History by ICE Have Soared 1,100% Since 2017: Study ICE is arresting noncriminal immigrants on the streets at historically high rates, with arrests of such individuals soaring by nearly 1,100% since 2017. Latin Times · Jun 25, 2025
Reason · Jun 5, 2025 Correcting Some Media Misconceptions About Libertarianism, Trade, and Immigration [updated with apology/acknowledgement of error by Elie Mystal] Media coverage of our tariff case has mostly been fair and accurate. But there are a few examples of unfortunate misconceptions, mainly having to do with libertarianism and its relationship to conservatism.
Reason · Jun 2, 2025 Our Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Amicus Brief The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.
Reason · May 27, 2025 Video of Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power" I spoke along with my Cato colleague Walter Olson.
Reason · May 21, 2025 Upcoming Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power" I will be speaking, along with Cato Institute scholar Walter Olson.
Reason · May 21, 2025 Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims "It's not just one or two administrative errors," says the Cato Institute's David Bier.
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2025 At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot
Reason · May 18, 2025 Our Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Termination of CHNV Immigration Parole, Which Would Subject Some 500,000 Legal Immigrants to the Risk of Deportation to Oppressive Regimes The brief is on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.
Reason · May 1, 2025 Cato/FIRE Amicus Brief Against Speech-Based Deportations of Foreign Students The brief gives a good explanation of why such actions violate the First Amendment.
Reason · Apr 27, 2025 More Evidence that Immigrants - Including Illegal Ones - Have Much Lower Crime Rates than Natives A new Cato Institute study further refutes claims that illegal migration is somehow causing a crime wave.
Reason · Mar 21, 2025 Two Audio Interviews About the Alien Enemies Act Litigation Links to audios of a Cato Institute podcast and an interview with ABC News (Australia).
TechRadar · Mar 19, 2025 Not even fairy tales are safe - researchers weaponise bedtime stories to jailbreak AI chatbots and create malware Cato CTRL researchers can jailbreak LLMs with no prior malware coding experience.