The Cato Handbook for Congress

edited by Edward H. Crane and David Boaz

The Cato Handbook for Congress, provides Congress with a blueprint for meeting voters' demands for smaller government. The Handbook is one of the most significant books Cato has published in its 20-year history. How do you get there from here? Nobody does a better job than the Cato Institute providing practical answers aimed at fulfilling a radical vision of liberty.

Cato's previous (104th Congress) edition of this Handbook has been overhauled to reflect the current situation: continued Democratic control of the White House, reforms enacted by the previous Republican-controlled Congress, apparent drift in the new Republican-controlled Congress and heartening success with recent ballot initiatives on taxes, civil rights, drug prohibition and other issues. Furthermore, this new edition has been expanded more than 50%.

Cato's previous edition has many wonderful essays which are definitely worth having in your personal library. This new edition has many wonderful essays, too. Standouts include "Restoring Civil Society," "Replace the Tax System," "Congress, the Courts and the Constitution," "Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature" and "Civil Liberties in America."

The book abounds with well thought-out specifics. For instance, it tells how to protect freedom on the Internet and other computer networks . . . recommends 3 ways to reduce the risk of terrorism . . . 4 ways to stop scary federal law enforcement practices . . . 5 ways to slash government regulations. Overall, this edition calls for selling off at least $100 billion of government assets and abolishing over 100 major federal programs and agencies.

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