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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 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

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

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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

"Campaign Finance Reform: A Libertarian Primer," by Robert A. Levy, FindLaw, January 28, 2010

"Free Speech for All," by John Samples and Ilya Shapiro, DC Examiner, January 21, 2010

"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

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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

"Right, Left and Citizens United" featuring Allison Hayward, January 28, 2010 [Flash Audio, 08:49]

"Supreme Court Affirms First Amendment" featuring John Samples, January 21, 2010 [Flash Audio, 10:28]

Ilya Shapiro discusses the Citizens United ruling on Al Jazeera January 21, 2010 [Flash Video, 03:52]

Bradley A. Smith defends free political speech. September 24, 2009 [Flash Video, 09:51]

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

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