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Limited Government

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Books and Book Chapters

The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History, by John Samples (2010).

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Reclaiming the War Power," Chapter 10, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Cultural Agencies," Chapter 25, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom, by Robert A. Levy and William Mellor (2008).

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Cato Studies

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

"Publication Practices for Transparent Government," by Jim Harper, Briefing Paper no. 121, September 23, 2011

"Can We Determine the Optimal Size of Government?," by James A. Kahn, Development Briefing Paper no. 7, September 14, 2011

"The Case for Gridlock," by Marcus E. Ethridge, Policy Analysis no. 672, January 27, 2011

"Marriage against the State: Toward a New View of Civil Marriage," by Jason Kuznicki, Policy Analysis no. 671, January 12, 2011

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Articles and Newsletters

"What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2010.

"Taking Government to a Whole New Level," by Robert A. Levy, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2010.

"Limiting Government, 1980–2010," by John Samples, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2010.

"Bad Decade for Freedom," by David Boaz, Cato Policy Report, January/February 2010.

"Afghanistan: Lost Opportunity for the GOP?," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2009.

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Opinion and Commentary

"When All Is Politics, Nothing Is Law," by Roger Pilon, Daily Caller, May 18, 2012

"Because Angels Don't Govern Us," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), May 2, 2012

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

"Obama's Plan to Seize Control of Our Economy And Our Lives," by Jim Powell, Forbes, April 29, 2012

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

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Events

"Ron Paul's rEVOLution: The Man And the Movement He Inspired," May 15, 2012 [Book Forum]

"The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents," April 25, 2012 [Book Forum]

"Why Capitalism?," April 24, 2012 [Book Forum]

"Citizens v. the Ruling Elite," April 20, 2012 [Policy Forum]

"Free Market Fairness," April 19, 2012 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Process Reforms to Restrain Leviathan," by Daniel J. Mitchell , Congressional Testimony, July 27, 2011.

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

"Executive Branch Arrests and Trials (Military Tribunals)," Tim Lynch, testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, United States Senate, December 4, 2001.

"The Presidency and the Privacy Act," Roger Pilon, testimony before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources; Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives, September 8, 2000.

"The Impact of Executive Orders on the Legislative Process: Executive Lawmaking?," William J. Olson, testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Committee on Rules, United States House of Representatives, October 27, 1999.

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Multimedia

Events Ron Paul's rEVOLution: The Man And the Movement He Inspired featuring Brian Doherty, Sen. Rand Paul and David Boaz (May 15, 2012) [Events, 01:10:40]

Events The Tea Party: Three Principles featuring Roger Pilon, Michael Barone, Elizabeth Price Foley and Doug Kendall (May 15, 2012) [Events, 01:31:10]

Events 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]

Media Highlights - TV Mao Yushi receives the 2012 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty on Radio Free Asia (May 4, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 07:20]

Media Highlights - TV Gov. Chris Christie gives the keynote address at the 2012 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty on C-SPAN (May 4, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 38:42]

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