Public pensions are in bad shape. Eric Boehm reports: According to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the states collectively carry...

The rich are getting richer, and the poor are... also getting richer. What's driving this wealth creation process? In this...

Are private schools less likely to experience a mass shooting? Corey DeAngelis surveys some suggestive data: Hyewon Kim—a Cato Center for...

Since the end of the Cold War, SWAT teams have proliferated across the United States and the number of no-knock...

Three student journalists are suing the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for allegedly violating their rights to free press, free speech,...

The University of Illinois Student Government voted to impeach a conservative student based primarily on his political activity. The articles...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner smiles after signing legislation that limits how local and state police can cooperate with federal immigration...

Copies of the President Trump’s FY 2019 budget proposal are delivered to the House BudgetCommittee offices on Capitol Hill in...

Many Americans have been shocked by recent revelations of widespread surveillance on domestic citizens by the United States government. But...

Should states be able to tax outside their borders? The question of what taxing powers states have over internet commerce will...