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John Samples
Director, Center for Representative Government
John Samples directs Cato's Center for Representative Government, which studies campaign finance regulation, delegation of legislative authority, term limits, and the political culture of limited government and the civic virtues necessary for liberty. He is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. Samples is the author of The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History and The Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform. Prior to joining Cato, Samples served eight years as director of Georgetown University Press, and before that, as vice president of the Twentieth Century Fund. He has published scholarly articles in Society, History of Political Thought, and Telos. Samples has also been featured in mainstream publications like USA Today, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on NPR, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Samples received his Ph.D. in political science from Rutgers University.
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E-Mail: jsamples@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History, (2010)
"The Delegation of Legislative Powers," Chapter 7 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Term Limits," Chapter 8 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Campaign Finance," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Cato Studies
"Congress Surrenders the War Powers: Libya, the United Nations, and the Constitution," Policy Analysis no. 687, October 27, 2011.
"The DISCLOSE Act, Deliberation, and the First Amendment," Policy Analysis no. 664, June 25, 2010.
"Lawless Policy: TARP as Congressional Failure," Policy Analysis no. 660, February 4, 2010.
"Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine," Policy Analysis no. 639, May 27, 2009.
"A Critique of the National Popular Vote," Policy Analysis no. 622, October 13, 2008.
Articles and Newsletters
"James Madison," Reviewed in Cato Journal, vol. 32 no. 1, Winter 2012.
"Limiting Government, 1980–2010," Cato Policy Report, March/April 2010.
Opinion and Commentary
"Is There a Libertarian Case for Rick Santorum?," Daily Caller, February 8, 2012
"Super PACs Enhance Democracy," US News and World Report, January 13, 2012
"Super PACs: Money Well Spent," New York Daily News, January 11, 2012
"Campaign Finance 'Reform' Has Failed Nation, Voters," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Online), January 3, 2012
"Laws Shouldn't Supersede Free Speech," Philadelphia Inquirer, November 21, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"As It Turns Out, Money Is Speech," February 6, 2012
"Should I Change My Mind about Super PACs?," January 23, 2012
"SpeechNow, the Decision that Made a Difference," January 20, 2012
"The 99 Percent," January 19, 2012
"The Citizens United Anniversary," January 19, 2012
Events
"James Madison," October 19, 2011 [Book Forum]
"The Ethics of Voting," July 21, 2011 [Book Forum]
"A Better Congress: Change the Rules, Change the Results," July 20, 2011 [Book Forum]
"Which States Are Most Free?," June 8, 2011 [Policy Forum]
"The War in Libya: What Is the Role of Congress?," April 5, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"A Look at H.R. 1826 and the Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns," Congressional Testimony, July 30, 2009.
"House Bill 1028 Regarding the National Popular Vote," Congressional Testimony, October 18, 2007.
"An Evaluation of the Campaign Accountability Act of 2007," Congressional Testimony, April 18, 2007.
Multimedia
Libertarians for Santorum? (February 8, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 07:15]
John Samples on Obama supporting Super-PAC's on Bloomberg (February 7, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 06:09]
John Samples discusses Super PACs on The Exchange (February 2, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 48:36]
John Samples discusses Super PACs on WWL's Think Tank w/Garland Robinette (February 1, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 12:18]
John Samples discusses the Florida primary on Dial Global's Jim Bohannon Show (January 31, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 36:40]
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