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John Early

John Early

Author | Mathematical Economist — Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute

John Early is a mathematical economist who has served as a legislative assistant to a US senator, assistant commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics under both Carter and Reagan, in senior leadership positions at global consultancies, and as chief customer and strategy officer for a Fortune 100 company. Now in semi-retirement, he continues his work as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He has written more than 80 publications on a wide range of topics from the measurement of price change to improving healthcare to labor force dynamics.

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Biggest Fraud in Welfare

Something is profoundly wrong with the U.S. welfare system—a problem that runs far deeper and is more dangerous than the shocking fraud in Minnesota t...

Featured on: Thursday, February 5, 2026

The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate

Everything you know about income inequality, poverty, and other measures of economic well-being in America is wrong. In this provocative book, a forme...

Featured on: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Explaining NEET

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Kerby Anderson

Birth Tourism

Although the Supreme Court reaffirmed that birthright citizenship is constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, there is the related issue of birth tourism. Unfortunately, the media tends to confl...

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September 17, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Message to Students

Emily Austin recently spoke at the Christians United for Israel conference. She had a message for the students protesting America and calling for revolution.  First, she asked them if they “have an...

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