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Books and Book Chapters

Identity Crisis: How Identification Is Overused and Misunderstood, by Jim Harper (May 2006).

"The Patriot Act," Chapter 19, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 109th Congress (2005).

"Restoring the Right to Bear Arms," Chapter 18, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"National ID Cards and Military Tribunals," Chapter 13, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"USA PATRIOT Act and Domestic Detention Policy," Chapter 12, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

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Cato Studies

"Effective Counterterrorism and the Limited Role of Predictive Data Mining," by Jeff Jonas and Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 584, December 11, 2006

"The Bottom Line on Iran: The Costs and Benefits of Preventive War versus Deterrence," by Justin Logan, Policy Analysis no. 583, December 4, 2006

"Suicide Terrorism and Democracy: What We’ve Learned Since 9/11," by Robert A. Pape, Policy Analysis no. 582, November 1, 2006

"Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism," by Timothy Lynch, Briefing Paper no. 98, September 6, 2006

"Reappraising Nuclear Security Strategy," by Rensselaer Lee, Policy Analysis no. 571, June 14, 2006

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Articles and Newsletters

"Axis of Evil: Threat or Chimera?" by Charles V. Peña, Mediterranean Quarterly vol. 13, no. 3, Summer 2002.

Opinion and Commentary

"Investors Swoop in after Mumbai Attacks," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Forbes, January 2, 2009

"Be Wary of Using Military as Police," by Gene Healy and Benjamin H. Friedman, Orange County Register, December 26, 2008

"If Islamabad's Accountable, Is ISI to Blame?," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Malou Innocent, Cato.org, December 11, 2008

"Dangers of Bushspeak," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Times of India, December 7, 2008

"Will Obama Bring 'Change' to Bush's War on Terror? Hopefully," by Malou Innocent, Huffington Post, December 1, 2008

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Legal Briefs

Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, January 6, 2006 (PDF, 0 B)

Donald H. Rumsfeld v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, as Next Friend of Jose Padilla, Brief of Amicus Curiae, June 1, 2004 (PDF, 0 B)

Events

"Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice," April 23, 2008 [Book Forum]

"A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency ," August 7, 2007 [Book Forum]

"In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror," June 5, 2007 [Book Forum]

"Are Civil Liberties at Risk in the War on Terror?," May 24, 2007 [Policy Forum]

"Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them," December 13, 2006 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Speech by Ivan Eland, Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information," Cato Congressional Speech, June 25, 2002.

"On the Subject of Executive Branch Arrests and Trials," Timothy Lynch, Congressional Testimony, December 4, 2001.

Multimedia

"Risks and Realities of Terrorism" featuring Benjamin H. Friedman, January 6, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:17]

"Root Causes Versus Risk Factors" featuring Christopher A. Preble, December 30, 2008 [Flash Audio, 11:21]

"Getting Better at Counterterrorism" featuring Michael German, December 22, 2008 [Flash Audio, 10:18]

"Avoiding Overreaction to Terrorism" featuring Jim Harper, December 18, 2008 [Flash Audio, 12:21]

Benjamin H. Friedman discusses the Pentagon's new plan to deploy 20,000 U.S. Army troops inside the U.S. on Russia Today December 4, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:32]

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