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David Boaz
Executive Vice President
David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and coeditor of the Cato Handbook For Policymakers. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, John McLaughlin's One on One, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media. His latest book is The Politics of Freedom.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dboaz@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Introduction," Chapter 1 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Cultural Agencies," Chapter 25 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"The War on Drugs," Chapter 33 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties, (2008)
"Libertarianism," Encyclopedia Britannica (2007).
Cato Studies
"The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama," by David Kirby and David Boaz, Policy Analysis no. 658, January 21, 2010.
"The Libertarian Vote," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Policy Analysis no. 580, October 18, 2006.
"What Would a School Voucher Buy? The Real Cost of Private Schools," by David Boaz and R. Morris Barrett, Briefing Paper no. 25, March 26, 1996.
"The Reagan Budget: The Deficit that Didn't Have to Be," Policy Analysis no. 13, August 10, 1982.
Articles and Newsletters
"Standing on Principle When It Matters," Cato Policy Report, July/August 2010.
"Bad Decade for Freedom," Cato Policy Report, January/February 2010.
"Stop the War, Stop the Spending," Cato Policy Report, July/August 2009.
"Freedom in Crisis," Cato's Letter, vol. 7, no. 3, Summer 2009.
"The Coming Century of Liberty," Cato's Letter, vol. 5, no. 4, Fall 2007.
Opinion and Commentary
"Washington's Parasites Take Aim at Apple," Philadelphia Inquirer, July 11, 2010
"Libertarians Lead Independent Shift from Obama," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Politico.com, April 19, 2010
"Up from Slavery," Reason (Online), April 6, 2010
"Is Obama Failing? (Part 3)," Economist, February 10, 2010
"Is Obama Failing? (Part 2)," Economist, February 5, 2010
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Party Control Lives on in China," July 26, 2010
"Randy Barnett in the Wall Street Journal: "A Commandeering of the People"," July 24, 2010
"Obama Tells It Like It Is," July 21, 2010
"Prohibition Takes Many Forms," July 20, 2010
"Michael Gerson Calls on Republicans to Stick with Big Government," July 19, 2010
Events
"Are Liberty and Equality Compatible?," August 3, 2010 [Book Forum]
"Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2009," October 29, 2009 [City Seminar]
"Cato University," July 26-31, 2009 [Conference]
"Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism," May 8, 2008 [Book Forum]
"Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't," August 14, 2007 [Book Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
"Ending Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting," July 11, 2005
"The Separation of Art and State," May 3, 1995.
Multimedia
David Boaz, Tom Palmer and Johan Norberg talk Milton Friedman on Stossel June 10, 2010 [Flash Video, 40:03]
David Boaz discusses libertarianism on NPR's Radio West w/ Doug Fabrizio June 8, 2010 [Flash Audio, 50:26]
David Boaz discusses the primary results on FOX affiliate WTTG's FOX 5 News at Ten May 19, 2010 [Flash Video, 01:57]
David Boaz discusses government and liberty on C-SPAN 2 May 14, 2010 [Flash Video, 19:34]
David Boaz discusses discusses libertarian voters on WSPD's The Brian Wilson Show April 21, 2010 [Flash Audio, 13:53]
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