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A drawing of a cat crying, with the text "Tariffs suck! And I will no longer be selling to the U.S." | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Ivelinr | Pablo631 | Dreamstime.com | obsobbs | Instagram

Free Trade

Closure of Tariff Loophole for Mail, Packages Puts Millions of Everyday Transactions at Risk

European postal services are cutting off delivery to the United States, leaving entrepreneurs and consumers scrambling.

Eric Boehm | 8.26.2025 11:10 AM

A man holds a cat in one hand a sign that says emotional support in the other | Alberto Jorrin Rodriguez/Dreamstime.com

Housing Policy

The Feds Sue New York Landlords for Not Allowing a Tenant's Emotional Support Cat

The Department of Housing and Urban Development argues in its complaint that a failure to allow emotional support animals amounts to illegal disability discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.

Christian Britschgi | 9.19.2023 3:05 PM

A cat sits on the sill of an Italian window. | Christa Eder | Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Here Kitty Kitty

Charles Oliver | 4.25.2023 4:00 AM

Proposition--Cats-Are-More-Libertarian-Than-Dogs | Photo, Genny; Jason Russell, Photo: Blake and Sybil; Peter Suderman

Libertarianism

Debate: Cats Are More Libertarian Than Dogs

Do felines contribute more to human liberty?

Jason Russell and Peter Suderman | 4.11.2023 6:00 AM

strayBlueTwelve-Studio | BlueTwelve-Studio

Video Games

Review: The Cat Video Game That Public Health Authoritarians Will Love

Stray began development in 2015, so it's not intended to be an allegory about COVID-19 lockdowns, but it sure seems like one.

Jason Russell | 10.28.2022 6:00 AM

Cat on a leash | Felix Mizioznikov / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Leashed Fury

Charles Oliver | 7.14.2022 4:00 AM

loder-cats | Universal Pictures

Movies

Review: Cats

Pretty hate machine.

Kurt Loder | 12.20.2019 7:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Facebook/Kady-Lee Hackett

Regulation

Alaskan Officials Evict General Store's Beloved Cat from Home of 6 Years

The 12-year-old cat couldn't live out the rest of her days in peace.

Joe Setyon | 3.4.2019 10:25 AM

Large image on homepages | Divanir4a/Dreamstime.com

Cats

Bill to End Federally Funded Kitten Murder Runs Into Opposition From Cat-Killing Bureaucrats

A new bill would end the USDA's practice of euthanizing kittens after feeding them parasite-infected meat.

Christian Britschgi | 12.28.2018 2:25 PM

Large image on homepages | Crazy's Claws N' Paws/Facebook

Animals

North Carolina Woman Won't Be Punished for Sheltering Pets During Florence

But she never should have faced criminal charges in the first place.

Joe Setyon | 9.28.2018 4:30 PM

Large image on homepages | Crazy's Claws N' Paws/Facebook

Animals

Criminal Charges for North Carolina Woman Who Sheltered Pets During Hurricane Florence

Tammie Hedges is facing upward of a dozen charges related to the medical care she freely provided to the animals.

Joe Setyon | 9.23.2018 4:05 PM

Large image on homepages | Gkasabova/Dreamstime.com

Cats

Watchdog Sues to Expose Secret Government Kitten Killing

Thousands of cats have been killed over 50 years of experiments. Why is the USDA denying feline fatality FOIA requests?

Carlin Becker | 9.12.2018 3:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Easton Chen/Dreamstime.com

dogs

House Considers Stupid, Unnecessary Bill Making It Illegal to Kill Cats and Dogs for Food

Americans don't eat their pets. Why does the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act even exist?

Joe Setyon | 9.10.2018 4:25 PM

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Science

Top 8 SciTech Policy Stories of 2015

Number 8 is that viewing cat videos is good for you.

Ronald Bailey | 12.29.2015 3:04 PM

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