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Books and Book Chapters

"Cutting Federal Spending," Chapter 4, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"The Defense Budget," Chapter 19, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Corporate Welfare and Earmarks," Chapter 26, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Downsizing the Federal Government , by Chris Edwards (November 2005).

"The Federal Budget," Chapter 9, Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition (2005).

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Cato Studies

"The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty--And Fail," by Michael D. Tanner, Policy Analysis no. 694, April 11, 2012

"The New "Supercommittee": An "Optimistic" View," by Jared Lobdell, Ph.D., Working Paper no. 7, November 16, 2011

"Herbert Hoover: Father of the New Deal," by Steven Horwitz, Briefing Paper no. 122, September 29, 2011

"Bankrupt: Entitlements and the Federal Budget," by Michael D. Tanner, Policy Analysis no. 673, March 28, 2011

"Federal Aid-to-State Programs Top 1,100," by Chris Edwards, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 63, February 9, 2011

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Articles and Newsletters

"The Case for Cuts," by Chris Edwards, Cato Policy Report, vol. 33 no. 6, November/December 2011.

"Stimulus by Spending Cuts: Lessons from 1946," by Jerry Taylor and Richard K. Vedder, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2010.

"Federal Spending Transparency: Unlocking the Power of Abstraction," by Jim Harper, OMB Watch, May 20, 2010.

"Tax-Spend or Fiscal Illusion?," by Andrew T. Young, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Starve the Beast: A Further Examination," by Michael J. New, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Where's the Accountability?," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), May 16, 2012

"Europe's Failed 'Austerity'," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), May 9, 2012

"Separation of Art And State," by David Boaz, The New York Times, May 1, 2012

"How the Swiss 'Debt Brake' Tamed Government," by Daniel J. Mitchell, The Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2012

"President of the Twilight Zone," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), April 11, 2012

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Events

"The People's Money: How Voters Will Balance the Budget and Eliminate the Federal Debt," March 28, 2012 [Book Forum]

"President Obama's 2013 Budget," February 27, 2012 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The Moral Implications of Deficits, Debt, and the Budget Battles Ahead," May 9, 2011 [Policy Forum]

"The Economic Impact of Government Spending," April 7, 2011 [Conference]

"Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream," February 8, 2011 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Cutting the Federal Budget Line by Line," by Tad DeHaven, Congressional Testimony, October 5, 2011.

"Reducing Deficits by Cutting Spending," by Chris Edwards, Congressional Testimony, July 26, 2011.

"Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Small Business Administration Programs," Tad DeHaven, Congressional Testimony, June 16, 2011.

"The Stimulus Bill and Government Spending," Chris Edwards, Congressional Testimony, February 16, 2011.

"Challenges to U.S. Economic Recovery: Federal and State Spending," Chris Edwards, Congressional Testimoney, February 3, 2010.

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Multimedia

Liberate Public Broadcasting: Defund It featuring Trevor Burrus (May 21, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 08:10]

The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty — And Fail featuring Michael D. Tanner (May 14, 2012) [Events, 17:08]

Michael D. Tanner discusses austerity in Europe on Sun Broadcasting's Payne Nation with Charles Payne (May 10, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 11:39]

Austerity Has Yet to Be Tried in France featuring Daniel J. Mitchell (May 9, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 06:00]

Public Policy Day and "Liberating the Future" Celebration featuring David Boaz, Daniel J. Ikenson, Sallie James, Daniel J. Mitchell, Patrick J. Michaels, Jerry Taylor, Michael D. Tanner, Roger Pilon, Christopher A. Preble and Chris Edwards (May 5, 2012) [Events, 02:32:18]

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