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In the new issue of Cato Policy Report, Cato President and CEO John A. Allison argues that the Federal Reserve is increasing the long-term risk in our financial system through both its monetary and regulatory policies. Also in this issue, James D. Gwartney looks at the incomplete “public choice revolution,” and explains how mainstream economics is leaving both current students and the general public with a misleading, false, and romantic view of government and the operation of the democratic political process.
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More Bang for Your Buck
The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
January 24, 2012.
David Brunori Comes Out as a Libertarian
January 19, 2012.
January 6, 2012.
December 27, 2011.
Income Inequality Data Has Flaws
December 8, 2011.
Supercommittee Fails; Now Let’s Talk Specific Cuts
November 21, 2011.
November 18, 2011.
Crumbling Bridges and Infrastructure Fearmongering
November 17, 2011.
November 17, 2011.
PPPs and Privatization for Infrastructure
November 17, 2011.
November 14, 2011.
November 2, 2011.
October 26, 2011.
The Downside of Federal Infrastructure Spending
October 24, 2011.
American Government Spending: 41% of GDP
October 19, 2011.
Cain 9-9-9: Huge Tax Haul from VAT
October 18, 2011.
Did Canada Steal Our Tenth Amendment?
October 18, 2011.
October 7, 2011.
October 4, 2011.
October 3, 2011.
Competitiveness: Let Markets Lead the Way
September 30, 2011.
Warren Buffett’s Tax Story Is Bogus
September 21, 2011.
Peter Schiff: For Jobs, Look to Microeconomics
September 14, 2011.
Capital Gains Taxes: Washington Post Omissions
September 12, 2011.
September 12, 2011.