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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.
October 2012
In his compelling new book, Ted Galen Carpenter details the growing horror overtaking Mexico and explains how the current U.S.-backed strategies for trying to stem Mexico’s drug violence have been a disaster.
June 2008
Foreign policy expert Ted Galen Carpenter outlines strategies for protecting America’s security while avoiding unnecessary and unrewarding military adventures.
June 2006
A warning about what the U.S. must do quickly to avoid being dragged into war.
June 2004
Exiting South Korea
June 2003
“A refreshingly candid, controversial, and hard-hitting assessment of Washington’s …campaign against illegal drugs.”
—Foreign Affairs
June 2002
America confronts an array of international challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.
June 2000
Victory in the Balkans — at what cost?
June 2000
Will China be a partner or a threat?
June 1998
Mission creep: the dangers of NATO expansion.
June 1997
Why we shouldn’t give the UN more power.
June 1995
Foreign policy crises and First Amendment rights.
June 1994
Is NATO relevant after the Cold War?