Immigration Can Offset U.S. Population Decline
Alex NowrastehThe U.S. population is growing slowly and the average age of Americans is increasing as a result. Although theUnited States is not as old as other countries and likely to age better, the future looks demographically grim. Somesocial scientists andcommentators think that boosting immigration can help delay or reverse those trends.Steven Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, makes a series of sillyarguments against the notion that immigration can slow the aging of the U.S. population. Camarota ’s points below are in quotes and my responses follow.In reality, a si...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 2, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
On Climate Policy, the D.C. Circuit Rendered the 117th Congress Irrelevant (Unless the Supreme Court Acts)
William YeatmanCongressional Democratshave included a “clean electricity standard“—basically, a green energy production quota —as part of a proposed multi ‐trillion dollar spending package for “infrastructure.“ Under a clean electricity standard (CES), utilities would be required to switch fuels from coal and natural gas to climate ‐friendly sources. Compliant utilitieswould receive subsidies; non ‐compliant utilitieswould get fined.There are, however, two big roadblocks. The first is procedural. To avoid the filibuster, congressional Democrats are using a process known as rec...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 30, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: William Yeatman Source Type: blogs
After Fulton: Should Philadelphia Accommodate Catholic Social Services?
Walter OlsonWith tremors subsiding from the Supreme Court ’s Fulton decision (discussedhere,here, etc.) authorities in Philadelphia will now face a policy question: to what extent should they attempt to get around the ruling so as to re ‐enact blanket anti‐discrimination rules for foster care, even if the effect is to drive from the field the successful local Catholic Social Services agency? Just before the pandemic, I testified to the House Oversight Committee about clashes between religious accommodation and LGBT anti ‐discrimination law. While my testimony ventured into many areas, from govern...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 23, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
My Presidential Commission Testimony on Supreme Court Confirmations
Ilya ShapiroThis morning I testified before thepresidential commission on the Supreme Court, on a panel entitled “Perspectives from Supreme Court Practitioners and Views on the Confirmation Process.” You canread my written testimony— based largely onchapter 19 of my book, about lessons learned — and (eventually)watch all the panels, including mine, here. Here were my prepared opening remarks, which fit into the five minutes allotted:Co ‐Chairs Bauer and Rodriguez, thanks for this opportunity to testify about the role the confirmation process plays in Supreme Court debates. My testimony is based on my...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 20, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Ilya Shapiro Source Type: blogs
Who Started the Culture War?
David BoazKevin Drum is a progressive blogger who was at Mother Jones until early this year. He caused a stir two weeks ago with a blog post titled “If you hate the culture wars, blame liberals. ” Taking issue with most of his ideological compatriots and with much of the mainstream media, he wrote, “over the past two decades Democrats have moved left far more than Republicans have moved right.…Almost by definition, liberals are the ones pushing for change while conservatives are merel y responding to whatever liberals do.” He cited such “hot button social issues” as same‐sex marriage, immi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 16, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
