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Move to Defend: The Case against the Constitutional Amendments Seeking to Overturn Citizens United
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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.
April 6, 2009.
Fight Moral Panics — With Beer!
April 3, 2009.
March 6, 2009.
Philip Pullman on the Loss of Civil Liberties in Britain
February 27, 2009.
A Simple Way to Enrich Everyone, Instantly
February 12, 2009.
Cato Unbound: An Appreciation of Partisanship
February 4, 2009.
January 29, 2009.
The Future of Free Ice Cream and How to Stop It
January 22, 2009.
This Month at Cato Unbound: What Happened?
December 3, 2008.
Obama’s Touch Cured Me of Scrofula
November 10, 2008.
Pay No Attention to the Man behind the Curtain
November 7, 2008.
Down with the B.A., and Long Live Education
October 7, 2008.
October 7, 2008.
October 2, 2008.
New at Cato Unbound: Responsible Drug Use
September 8, 2008.
July 15, 2008.
May 23, 2008.
Can the Resource Curse Be Lifted?
May 12, 2008.