CATO is a libertarian think tank. The folks over there pretty much hate Donald Trump as President, near as I can tell. Part of the problem is that they seem to be immigration absolutists, attacking any effort to stem any kind of immigration, legal or illegal. I read their stuff, however, for the occasional rational article about shrinking government.
It is in this area where they have historically been the most convincing, but with the advent of PDT and DOGE, some of their authors have jumped the shark, opposing efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, apparently because of their aforementioned hatred of the President.
A recent article suggests that perhaps encouraging more cooperation between DOGE and Congress, as well as concrete strategies to put DOGE's efforts on a more sustainable path, are in order. Well written, well reasoned, acknowledging the libertarian advances of the DOGE efforts while analyzing the issues.
Recommended read or listen.
https://www.cato.org/blog/libertarians-doge-anxiety-disorder
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Yup, Trump caused Cato to jump the shark. Caused me to cancel my subscription to Reason because their TDS was so bad.
Reason? 😂 I still read some of the articles, if they aren't about Trump and how much they hate him, but they have a unique talent for being able to steer any argument into a litany of Trump hatred. It can be amusing, and then reading the comments... Pure entertainment and even some serious analysis of the flaws in Reason's arguments.
PS I don't subscribe, just read. Turns out that the "you won't be allowed to comment unless you subscribe" period keeps getting pushed back. Pretty sure they've been telling us that for about two years now. I think they see the writing on the wall, that they won't have any commenters.
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