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The American Founders

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Books and Book Chapters

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Restoring the Right to Bear Arms," Chapter 31, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

James Madison and the Future of Limited Government, by John Samples (2002).

Cato Studies

"Only Freedom of Education Can Solve America's Bureaucratic Crisis of Education," by Jack D. Douglas, Policy Analysis no. 155, June 17, 1991

Articles and Newsletters

"The Essence of America," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2001.

Opinion and Commentary

"Re-Educating Americans about Our Identity," by Nat Hentoff, Zanesville Times Recorder, November 5, 2009

"Read the Bills? How about Reading the Constitution?," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, October 27, 2009

"Economic History Shows Government Desire for Control," by Tibor Machan, Yuma Sun, August 7, 2009

"GOP Needs Fewer Puritans, More Small-Government Conservatives," by David Boaz, Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 5, 2009

"Who Are We as Americans?," by Nat Hentoff, Zanesville Times Recorder, June 25, 2009

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Events

"The Cult of the Presidency," November 4, 2008 [Book Forum]

"Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson," February 19, 2008 [Book Forum]

"The Quotable Jefferson," July 6, 2006 [Book Forum]

"Ben Franklin: Conservative, Libertarian, or Radical Democrat?," January 19, 2006 [Book Forum]

"James Madison and the Future of Limited Government ," March 1, 2001 [Conference]




Multimedia

Daily Podcast "How to Lose an Empire" featuring Robert McDonald, August 10, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:50]

Weekly Video Gene Healy discusses attitudes toward executive power in the 1930s. October 10, 2008 [Flash Video, 05:27]

Daily Podcast "Is the Constitution Libertarian?" featuring Randy E. Barnett, September 22, 2008 [Flash Audio, 09:30]

Media Highlight Gene Healy talks about The Cult of the Presidency on the Washington Journal June 25, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:23]

Weekly Video Alan Pell Crawford discusses Thomas Jefferson's final years. March 18, 2008 [Flash Video, 09:59]

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