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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 Boaz and David Kirby, 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
"Occupy Pennsylvania Avenue," Cato Policy Report, January/February 2012.
"The Joys of Freedom," Cato Policy Report, January/February 2011.
"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.
Opinion and Commentary
"Blame the U.S. for the Housing Bubble, Not China," NPR.org, January 30, 2012
"What Happened to the GOP's Free-Market Principles?," Daily Caller, January 13, 2012
"Governor Veto," Huffington Post, September 8, 2011
"Judges and the Rule of Law," Britannica Blog, August 29, 2011
"Drug Decriminalization Has Failed?," The Freeman, August 26, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Home Is Where the Congressional District Is," February 2, 2012
"By George, I Think They've Got It: 'Far Too Many Laws'," January 30, 2012
"Chinese Currency and the U.S. Financial Crisis," January 30, 2012
"Obama's Wistful Military Metaphor," January 29, 2012
"Arlo Sings Bailouts," January 29, 2012
Events
"Ending the Global War on Drugs," November 15, 2011 [Conference]
"Engineering the Financial Crisis: Systemic Risk and the Failure of Regulation," October 27, 2011 [Book Forum]
"James Madison," October 19, 2011 [Book Forum]
"Puritans, Politicians, and Paternalism: Can We Take Back Control of Our Own Lives?," August 10, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America," June 30, 2011 [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 discusses the State of the Union on FBN (January 24, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 28:30]
David Boaz discusses the trouble with Romney's policies on FOX Business Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano (January 19, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 04:29]
FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America with Burton W. Folsom, Jr. and Anita Folsom (January 17, 2012) [Events, 34:32]
David Boaz on Rick Santorum's economic positions and vulnerabilities on FOX (January 7, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:32]
David Boaz discusses Rick Santorum's finish in the Iowa caucuses on Fox Business Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano (January 4, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 03:17]
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