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David Boaz
Executive Vice President
Cato's executive vice president David Boaz 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. 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. 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. 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," 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.
Opinion and Commentary
"Will Specter Turn the Senate Left?," Chicago Tribune, April 30, 2009
"Obama's Shock Doctrine," Guardian, February 12, 2009
"To Cut Government Purse Strings, Just Say No," Investor's Business Daily, February 9, 2009
"Turning the Economy over to Politicians," RealClearPolitics.com, January 29, 2009
"Politics and Corruption, Together Again," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 6, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"The Failure of Do-Nothing Policies," July 2, 2009
"Obama Adopts the Mikulski Principle," July 2, 2009
"Banks, Bailouts, and Political Pressure," July 1, 2009
"Government Motors Gears Up," July 1, 2009
"The Importance of Just Saying No," June 28, 2009
Events
"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]
"Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement," March 22, 2007 [Book Forum]
"Remembering Milton Friedman," December 18, 2006 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Ending Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting," July 11, 2005
"The Separation of Art and State," May 3, 1995.
Multimedia
David Boaz discusses various issues on FOX's The Strategy Room June 24, 2009 [Flash Video, 21:26]
David Boaz discusses the economny on CNN Radio's The Wall Street Shuffle May 13, 2009 [Flash Audio, 13:03]
David Boaz discusses Obama's first 100 days in office on News Channel 8 April 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:59]
David Boaz discusses taxes on Pajamas Media April 16, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:15]
David Boaz discusses the Treasury's latest power grab on FOX.com's "Freedom Watch" March 25, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:13]