Publications

A leading tool for broadcasting Cato's policy positions is scholar-written op-eds, which appear in the nation's leading news media outlets virtually every day.

Latest Commentary

• "Drug Czar Should Go," by Tim Lynch, Washington Times, February 06, 2010
• "A Growing Disconnect," by Ted Galen Carpenter, South China Morning Post, February 04, 2010
• "The Wrong Manhood Test," by Christopher Preble and Heather Hurlburt, Politico.com, February 04, 2010
• "Tea Partiers Shouldn't Date the GOP," by John Samples, Detroit News, February 04, 2010
• "Challenging the Rule of Law," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, February 04, 2010

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The Cato Institute's official blog, Cato@Liberty provides an informal setting for Cato scholars to present personal views and commentary on the news of the day.

Latest Blog Posts

• "Senate Health Bill May Violate First Amendment" by Michael F. Cannon, February 8, 2010
• "‘I Keep My Core Beliefs Written on My Palm for Easy Reference.’" by David Boaz, February 8, 2010
• "NRA Shoots Itself in the Foot" by Ilya Shapiro, February 8, 2010
• "Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan" by Daniel J. Mitchell, February 8, 2010
• "Tom Palmer on Life, Liberty, and Moral Relativism" by David Boaz, February 7, 2010
• "Nozick in the News" by David Boaz, February 6, 2010

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Shifting Superpowers: The New and Emerging Relationship between the United States, China, and India

Shifting Superpowers aims to energize the debate over the proper direction of U.S. foreign policy in the changing Asian landscape. It urges America to adapt to the realities of a world in which China and India are pursuing their own interests as superpowers, and in which China is not automatically America's enemy, while India is not consistently America's ally.

Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It

America's transportation system is on the verge of collapse, and Gridlock reveals how we got into this mess and how to fix it by focusing on free market improvements to methods of transportation that pay for themselves and increase everyone's mobility.

Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization

A spirited defense of free trade which tells the underreported story of how a more global U.S. economy has created better jobs and higher living standards for American workers.

Economic Freedom of the World: 2009 Annual Report

Measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and security of privately owned property.

Cato Journal

Cato Journal is a unique and readable public policy journal which provides insightful and engaging analyses of important issues by leading scholars and policy analysts.

Cato's Letter

Cato's Letter is a free quarterly publication of speeches and articles that address the traditional American ideas of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace.

Cato's Letters

Cato's Letters are a series of distinguished essays on political economy and public policy.

Cato Handbook for Policymakers

The Cato Handbook for Policymakers offers an issue-by-issue detailed blueprint for reducing the federal government to the limits intended by the Founding Fathers.

Cato Policy Report

Cato Policy Report, our bimonthly newsletter, gives you a comprehensive look at Cato's wide-ranging research program.

Economic Freedom of the World

Economic Freedom of the World seeks to measure the consistency of the institutions and policies of various countries with voluntary exchange and the other dimensions of economic freedom.

Regulation

Regulation magazine scrutinizes the effects of regulatory policies on our lives and livelihoods.

Supreme Court Review

Published every September, the Supreme Court Review analyzes key cases from the Court's most recent term.

Latest Studies

• "Scientific Misconduct: The Manipulation of Evidence for Political Advocacy in Health Care and Climate Policy," by George Avery, February 8, 2010 (Briefing Paper)
• "Lawless Policy: TARP as Congressional Failure," by John Samples, February 4, 2010 (Policy Analysis)
• "Globalization: Curse or Cure? Policies to Harness Global Economic Integration to Solve Our Economic Challenge," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, February 1, 2010 (Policy Analysis)
• "The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama," by David Kirby and David Boaz, January 21, 2010 (Policy Analysis)
• "The Massachusetts Health Plan: Much Pain, Little Gain," by Aaron Yelowitz and Michael F. Cannon, January 19, 2010 (Policy Analysis)

Testimony

To articulate their research directly to key policymakers, Cato scholars present oral and written congressional testimony before legislative committees at the state and federal level.

Legal Briefs

As part of Cato's mission is to secure liberty through limited government and the rule of law, we file "amicus curiae" (friend of the court) briefs with the Supreme Court. These briefs encourage the Court to interpret and apply the law through the natural rights tradition inherited from the founding generation — and educate the scholars, advocates, and interested others about Cato's legal positions.

Latest Briefs

• "Christian Legal Society v. Martinez," by Richard A. Epstein, Roger Pilon and Ilya Shapiro, February 3, 2010
• "Skilling v. United States," by Timothy Sandefur, Tim Lynch and Ilya Shapiro, December 17, 2009
• "480.00 Acres of Land v. United States," by Ilya Shapiro, November 23, 2009
• "McDonald v. City of Chicago," by Timothy Sandefur, Ilya Shapiro and Roger Pilon, November 21, 2009
• "Palmer v. Waxahachie Independent School District," by Ilya Shapiro, November 5, 2009

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