Cato Institute’s new 2026 volume, released on June 24 to coincide with the Declaration’s 250th anniversary, examines how effectively the U.S. Constitution has restrained the kinds of abuses Jefferson listed in 1776. Each chapter links one of Jefferson’s specific grievances to a modern analogous challenge, assessing whether current law and institutions have held those threats at bay.
Cato Institute released a new edited volume on June 24, 2026, marking 250 years since the 1776 Declaration of Independence.
250 years after the Declaration cataloged the colonies' grievances, this new Cato volume asks how well our Constitution has held them at bay. Each chapter pairs one of Jefferson's listed injuries with the modern challenge that most closely echoes it.
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