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Books and Book Chapters

"Term Limits," Chapter 8, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Campaign Finance," Chapter 9, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 107th Congress.

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Cato Studies

"The DISCLOSE Act, Deliberation, and the First Amendment," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 664, June 25, 2010

"The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama," by David Kirby and David Boaz, Policy Analysis no. 658, January 21, 2010

"Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 639, May 27, 2009

"A Critique of the National Popular Vote," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 622, October 13, 2008

"The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies," by Bryan Caplan, Policy Analysis no. 594, May 29, 2007

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Articles and Newsletters

"Shameless Powerlust," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2002.

"Corruption, Campaign Finance, and Term Limits," by James L. Buckley, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2000.

"A Survey, Critque, and New Defense of Term Limits," by Alexander Tabarrok, Cato Journal 14:2, 1994.

Opinion and Commentary

""Wrong" Speech Is Also Free Speech: Citizens United at Two," by Trevor Burrus, Huffington Post, January 24, 2012

"Super PACs Enhance Democracy," by John Samples, US News and World Report, January 13, 2012

"Super PACs: Money Well Spent," by John Samples, New York Daily News, January 11, 2012

"Campaign Finance 'Reform' Has Failed Nation, Voters," by John Samples, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Online), January 3, 2012

"Laws Shouldn't Supersede Free Speech," by John Samples, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 21, 2011

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Legal Briefs

Perry v. Perez, December 28, 2011 (PDF, 208 KB)

McComish v. Bennett, January 20, 2011 (PDF, 163 KB)

McComish v. Bennett, September 16, 2010 (PDF, 163 KB)

Doe v. Reed, March 4, 2010 (PDF, 255 KB)

Independence Institute v. Buescher, October 5, 2009 (PDF, 139 KB)

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Events

"The Ethics of Voting," July 21, 2011 [Book Forum]

"A Government Thumb on the Election Scale?," March 22, 2011 [Policy Forum]

"Don't Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards," November 3, 2010 [Book Forum]

"Is the Electoral College Obsolete?," July 8, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold," October 13, 2009 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"A Look at H.R. 1826 and the Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns," by John Samples, Congressional Testimony, July 30, 2009.

"The Presidential System and Campaign Reform," by Roger Pilon, testimony before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate, March 29, 2000. Broadcast on C-SPAN, March 29, 2000.

"Congressional Term Limits," by Edward H. Crane, before the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, United States Senate, January 25, 1995.

Multimedia

Libertarians for Santorum? featuring John Samples (February 8, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 07:15]

John Samples on Obama supporting Super-PAC's on Bloomberg (February 7, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 06:09]

John Samples discusses Super PACs on The Exchange (February 2, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 48:36]

John Samples discusses Super PACs on WWL's Think Tank w/Garland Robinette (February 1, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 12:18]

John Samples discusses the Florida primary on Dial Global's Jim Bohannon Show (January 31, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 36:40]

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