Brink Lindsey
Vice President for Research
As Cato's vice president for research, Brink Lindsey helps to oversee the Institute's current research agenda and develops new research programs. From 1998 to 2004, he was director of Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies, helping to make it a leading voice for free trade. An attorney with extensive experience in international trade regulation, Lindsey was formerly director of regulatory studies at Cato and senior editor of Regulation magazine.
He is the author of The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture. Previous books include Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism, and, with Daniel Ikenson, Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law. Lindsey's writings have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New Republic, National Review, the Weekly Standard, and Journal of World Trade. He is a contributing editor at Reason magazine. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, NPR, and PBS.
Lindsey holds an A.B. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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E-Mail: blindsey@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture (2007)
Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson (2003)
Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism (2002)
Cato Studies
"Job Losses and Trade: A Reality Check," Trade Briefing Paper no. 19, March 17, 2004.
"The Trade Front: Combating Terrorism with Open Markets," Trade Policy Analysis no. 24, August 5, 2003.
"Grounds for Complaint? Understanding the "Coffee Crisis"," Trade Briefing Paper no. 16, May 6, 2003.
"Reforming the Antidumping Agreement: A Road Map for WTO Negotiations," by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson, Trade Policy Analysis no. 21, December 11, 2002.
"Antidumping 101: The Devilish Details of "Unfair Trade" Law," by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson, Trade Policy Analysis no. 20, November 26, 2002.
Opinion and Commentary
"Culture of Success," The New Republic, February 28, 2008
"The Culture Gap," The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2007
"Core Debate," National Review, July 3, 2007
"The Curious Problem Of Having More Than You Need," The Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2007
"Liberaltarians," New Republic (Online), December 4, 2006
Events
"The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture," May 30, 2007 [Book Forum]
"The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations," December 10, 2004 [Book Forum]
Multimedia
Brink Lindsey on the Washington Chronicle talking about the economy April 11, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:20]
"Attitudes on Globalization" featuring Brink Lindsey, July 26, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:40]
"The Age of Abundance, Part II" featuring Brink Lindsey, July 10, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:57]
June 6, 2007: featuring Brink Lindsey on the impact of economic abundance on American politics and culture. [Flash Video, 03:43]
"A Discussion on The Age of Abundance: Part II" featuring Brink Lindsey, June 2, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:50]