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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

"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

"The Libertarian Vote," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Policy Analysis no. 580, October 18, 2006

"Uncompetitive Elections and the American Political System," by Patrick Basham and Dennis Polhill, Policy Analysis no. 547, June 30, 2005

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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

"Who's Afraid of Political Speech?," by Jeffrey Milyo and Tim Groseclose, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 29, 2009

"No Taxation without Representation? I'll Take No Taxation," by Ilya Shapiro, DC Examiner, March 5, 2009

"Thank You For Not Voting," by Will Wilkinson, Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2008

"Real ID Laws Are a National Catastrophe," by Jim Harper, Delaware County Times, August 24, 2008

"Let Millionaires Spend," by John Samples and Ilya Shapiro, New York Sun, June 27, 2008

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Legal Briefs

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

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, July 31, 2009 (PDF, 155 KB)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, January 14, 2009 (PDF, 207 KB)

Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, December 11, 2008 (PDF, 232 KB)

Davis v. Federal Election Commission, February 27, 2008 (PDF, 223 KB)

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Events

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

"Citizens United Redux: The First Amendment Vindicated?," September 8, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Voting Rights—and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections," July 9, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do," September 11, 2008 [Book Forum]

"McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms," July 15, 2008 [Policy 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

"Free Speech v. FEC Redux" featuring Bradley A. Smith, September 9, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:50]

"Voting Rights and Wrongs" featuring Abigail Thernstrom, July 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 13:50]

"Fairness Doctrines New and Old" featuring John Samples, May 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:42]

Free Speech v. The Federal Election Commission May 1, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:48]

John Samples defends the Electoral College January 13, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:22]

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