Syria's Rojava Revolution Is in Grave Danger

Syria’s Rojava Revolution Is in Grave Danger

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Kobane, Syria, was home to one of the most famous military turning points in history. A small force of Kurdish guerrillas, pressed between the advancing Islamic State group and the Turkish border, was supposed to have fallen quickly in a tragic last stand. Obama administration officials said as much. Instead, the Kurds of Kobane successfully held out for six months, enough time for the cavalry—the U.S. Air Force and rebels from elsewhere in Syria—to arrive. Yesterday, Kobane came under […]

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DOGE Recommendations: Reform the Tax Treatment of Health Care

DOGE Recommendations: Reform the Tax Treatment of Health Care

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Michael F. Cannon Via this Cato white paper, I submitted the following recommendations to the “Department of Government Efficiency,” a private-sector organization that will advise President-elect Donald Trump on how to reduce inefficiency in the federal government. The following recommendations would achieve the Democratic goal of limiting the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance and the Republican goal of giving workers greater control over their health care dollars and decisions, all in a manner that is budget-neutral and […]

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Pete Hegseth's Acceptance to West Point Is a Story

Pete Hegseth’s Acceptance to West Point Is a Story

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When is a news story not a news story? Perhaps when it is disproven prior to publication. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, lashed out at ProPublica earlier this week after the investigative journalism organization started asking questions about whether Hegseth had ever been accepted to the United States Military Academy in West Point. The outlet ultimately decided not to publish the story. Here’s what happened. On Wednesday, Hegseth posted on X that ProPublica—which he […]

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The Steady Rise in Living Standards

The Steady Rise in Living Standards

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“The history of capitalism as it has operated in the last two hundred years in the realm of Western civilization is the record of a steady rise in the wage earners’ standard of living. The inherent mark of capitalism is that it is mass production for mass consumption directed by the most energetic and far-sighted individuals, unflaggingly aiming at improvement. Its driving force is the profit-motive the instrumentality of which forces the businessman constantly to provide the consumers […]

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