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Move to Defend: The Case against the Constitutional Amendments Seeking to Overturn Citizens United
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Featuring Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Corporation; Andrew Morriss, D. Paul Jones Jr. & Charlene A. Jones Chairholder in Law and Professor of Business, University of Alabama; and James L. Smith, Cary M. Maguire Chair in Oil and Gas Management, Southern Methodist University; moderated by Jerry Taylor, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.
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In the latest issue of Regulation magazine, M. Todd Henderson reviews last year’s brouhaha over health insurance and birth control. According to Henderson, lost in the firestorm about religion and feminism were larger lessons about health care policy and regulation. Also in this issue, Cato scholar Richard L. Gordon argues that new federal efforts to cut emissions are the result of longstanding legal and judicial mandates, not a sudden Obama administration push.
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Contrary to countless tales of its demise, U.S. manufacturing has always been strong relative to its own past and relative to other countries’ manufacturing sectors.
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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.
Dealing with Fiscal Challenges
May 14, 2012.
May 14, 2012.
When Too Much Money’s the Problem…
April 10, 2011.
Debt Commission Reform Proposals – What Are Their Chances?
November 11, 2010.
The Correct Perspective on Social Security Privatization
October 27, 2010.
Liberal Dogma on Social Security Redux
October 22, 2010.
August 4, 2010.
July 30, 2010.
Heating Up the Covert Generational War
April 30, 2010.
The Cost of Government Guarantees
December 2, 2009.
Frozen Minds on the Medicare Part B Premium Freeze
October 9, 2009.
Skidmore’s Weak Defense of Social Security
November 21, 2008.
November 12, 2008.
Non-Myths about the Financial Crisis
October 22, 2008.
October 10, 2008.
September 29, 2008.
When to Worry about Moral Hazard?
September 19, 2008.
Retirement and Fuel Prices: A Match Made In Heaven?
May 16, 2008.
Doublespeak in Health Policy Reporting
May 1, 2008.
April 16, 2008.
The Folly of Dismissing the Effects of Entitlements on Fertility
April 10, 2008.