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Books and Book Chapters

The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History, by John Samples (2010).

"Cutting Federal Spending," Chapter 4, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power by Gene Healy (2008)

The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties by David Boaz (2008)

The Age Of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture by Brink Lindsey (2007)

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Cato Studies

"Publication Practices for Transparent Government," by Jim Harper, Briefing Paper no. 121, September 23, 2011

"The Case for Gridlock," by Marcus E. Ethridge, Policy Analysis no. 672, January 27, 2011

"Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2010," by Chris Edwards, Policy Analysis no. 668, September 30, 2010

"The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama," by David Kirby and David Boaz, Policy Analysis no. 658, January 21, 2010

"Audaciously Hopeful: How President Obama Can Help Restore the Pro-Trade Consensus," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Scott Lincicome, Trade Policy Analysis no. 39, April 28, 2009

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Articles and Newsletters

"On Immigration, the President Speaks Softly," by Stuart Anderson, Immigration Reform Bulletin, July 2010.

"What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2010.

"Afghanistan: Lost Opportunity for the GOP?," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2009.

"Predicting the Incumbent Party Vote Share in U.S. Presidential Elections," by Masoud Moghaddam and Hallie Elich, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Trade Protectionism and Electoral Outcome," by Miaojie Yu, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Baby Budget Hawks of the GOP," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), May 23, 2012

"When All Is Politics, Nothing Is Law," by Roger Pilon, Daily Caller, May 18, 2012

"Questions Not Yet Asked about Mitt Romney," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, May 16, 2012

"Mitt Romney: The Foreign Policy of Know-Nothingism," by Doug Bandow, American Conservative, May 15, 2012

"Democrats' Leftward Drift Is Blocking Tax Reform," by Chris Edwards, Daily Caller, May 8, 2012

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Events

"Ron Paul's rEVOLution: The Man And the Movement He Inspired," May 15, 2012 [Book Forum]

"The Ethics of Voting," July 21, 2011 [Book Forum]

"Don't Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards," November 3, 2010 [Book Forum]

"Is There a Place for Gay People in Conservatism and Conservative Politics?," February 17, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses," January 12, 2010 [Book Forum]

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Multimedia

Media Highlights - Radio Tad DeHaven discusses the Freshmen Rep change from the Tea Party to partisan politics on WSPD's Brian Wilson and the Afternoon Drive (May 21, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 17:27]

Media Highlights - TV Juan Carlos Hidalgo discusses the presidential election in the Dominican Republic on CNN en Español's Directo desde USA (May 21, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:29]

Daily Podcast Politicians Should Treat Voters as Adults featuring Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) (May 5, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 32:54]

Media Highlights - Radio Roger Pilon discusses Obama and the Court on The Bob Harden Show (April 11, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 11:24]

Media Highlights - Radio Michael D. Tanner discusses the Ryan/Obama budget comparison on KMOX's The Mark Reardon Show (April 6, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:58]

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