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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.
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California Wants Amazon to Tax Californians
June 30, 2011.
June 27, 2011.
An Economic Policy That Also Causes Cavities
June 24, 2011.
Podcast on Internet Privacy and Do-Not-Track
June 24, 2011.
Sorrell vs. IMS Health: Not a Privacy Case
June 24, 2011.
Spending Transparency Gets a Head of Steam
June 17, 2011.
Copyright, Innovation, and Empiricism
June 15, 2011.
Government Control of Language and Other Protocols
June 6, 2011.
The New—-Cardless!—-National ID
June 1, 2011.
May 31, 2011.
“If He Approve, He Shall Sign It…”
May 27, 2011.
State Officials Needn’t Heed Feds’ Threats
May 26, 2011.
Financial Crises as Information Problems
May 25, 2011.
Flynn’s ‘Recalibrating Homeland Security’
May 16, 2011.
House Approps Strips TSA of Strip-Search Funds
May 13, 2011.
May 13, 2011.
May 13, 2011.
Want Privacy? Nevermind. We Want to Censor!
May 10, 2011.
Want Privacy? We Start by Blinding You!
May 10, 2011.
Want Privacy? Increase Government Surveillance!
May 10, 2011.
Transparency: The Inside and Outside Camps
May 9, 2011.
House Leadership’s Transparency Leadership
May 4, 2011.