Nicholas Anthony

Nicholas Anthony is policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives.

Jan 23, 2026

Congress Has Helped Create Debanking. How To Fix It

The dirty secret about debanking — now a priority of the Trump administration — is that Congress laid the groundwork for it to happen. Laws designed to catch criminals,...
Jan 13, 2026

End Debanking by Removing Government From Reputation Regulation

No government should pressure a bank to cut off customers innocent of any wrongdoing. Yet that is what happened with Operation Choke Point under the Obama administration and that is...