Before joining Cato in 2005 as director of government affairs, Arnold served as manager of external affairs in Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich’s energy office. As such, he coordinated energy policy and legislative initiatives for the agency and testified before several committees of the Maryland General Assembly. He has also worked as a senior legislative aide to Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., as a policy analyst for Citizens for a Sound Economy, and as a research analyst for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Arnold holds a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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"You and Your Neighbor's Pork," Politico.com, November 17, 2010
"'Whine' Wholesalers Don't CARE about Consumers," Seattle Times, June 20, 2010
"'Whine' Wholesalers Don't CARE about Consumers," Daily Caller, May 24, 2010
"Plenty of Blame to Go Around on Farm Bill Travesty," by Brandon Arnold and Sallie James, The Hill, May 21, 2008
"Legacy of Prohibition Lives on in Maryland," Examiner.com, December 5, 2007
"Earmark Donor States," November 16, 2010
"Nader Supports Health Savings Accounts?," July 27, 2009
"An Uneven Playing Field," June 11, 2009
"New at Cato," May 27, 2009
"New at Cato," May 13, 2009
"Publication Practices for Transparent Government: Budgeting, Appropriating and Spending," December 14, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"ECPA at 25: How to Modernize the Law to Better Protect Electronic Privacy," October 19, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Publication Practices for Transparent Government: Rating the Congress," September 23, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The No-Tax-Hike Pledge: Does It Help or Hurt the Fight for Smaller Government?," July 18, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The Korea, Colombia, and Panama FTAs: Promoting Growth and Jobs through Trade," June 8, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Publication Practices for Transparent Government: Budgeting, Appropriating and Spending with Jim Harper, Erich Zimmermann and Craig Jennings (December 14, 2011) [Events, 36:44]
ECPA at 25: How to Modernize the Law to Better Protect Electronic Privacy with Julian Sanchez, Will DeVries and Charles H. Kennedy (October 19, 2011) [Events, 01:07:19]
Publication Practices for Transparent Government: Rating the Congress with Jim Harper, Rep. Darrell Issa and John Wonderlich (September 23, 2011) [Events, 52:20]
The No-Tax-Hike Pledge: Does It Help or Hurt the Fight for Smaller Government? with Daniel J. Mitchell and Kevin Williamson (July 18, 2011) [Events, 21:44]
The Korea, Colombia, and Panama FTAs: Promoting Growth and Jobs through Trade with Daniel Griswold (June 8, 2011) [Events, 34:41]