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Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress (2003)

Contents
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Cato Handbook for Congress
  1. Introduction (9 pp, 92 kb)


  2. Limited Government and the Rule of Law (11 pp, 121 kb)


  3. Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution (27 pp, 186 kb)


Confronting Terror

  1. Clearing the Decks for War (11 pp, 112 kb)


  2. Waging an Effective War (9 pp, 109 kb)


  3. Homeland Security (9 pp, 113 kb)


  4. Reducing the "Lightning Rod" Problem (9 pp, 127 kb)


Government Reform

  1. The Delegation of Legislative Powers (11 pp, 129 kb)


  2. Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature (13 pp, 112 kb)


  3. Campaign Finance, Corruption, and the Oath of Office (13 pp, 140 kb)


  4. Reclaiming the War Power (9 pp, 112 kb)


Threats to Civil Liberties

  1. USA PATRIOT Act and Domestic Detention Policy (9 pp, 116 kb)


  2. National ID Cards and Military Tribunals (7 pp, 107 kb)


  3. Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce (15 pp, 132 kb)


  4. Property Rights and Regulatory Takings (19 pp, 158 kb)


  5. Tobacco and the Rule of Law (9 pp, 115 kb)


  6. The War on Drugs (9 pp, 114 kb)


  7. Restoring the Right to Bear Arms (9 pp, 127 kb)


  8. Guns and Federalism (7 pp, 105 kb)


Money and Banking

  1. The Limits of Monetary Policy (11 pp, 143 kb)


  2. Financial Deregulation (13 pp, 125 kb


  3. Enron, WorldCom, and Other Disasters (9 pp, 124 kb)


Domestic Policy

  1. The Federal Budget (19 pp, 168 kb)


  2. Tax Reform (17 pp, 165 kb)


  3. Social Security (15 pp, 222 kb)


  4. Public Health Care (13 pp, 157 kb)


  5. Private Health Care (12 pp, 166 kb)


  6. Department of Education (11 pp, 153 kb)


  7. Special Education (9 pp, 140 kb)


  8. Agricultural Policy (7 pp, 122 kb)


  9. Cultural Agencies (9 pp, 115 kb)


  10. Privatization (11 pp, 130 kb)


  11. Corporate Welfare (9 pp, 139 kb)


Regulation

  1. Labor Relations Law (17 pp, 164 kb)


  2. Health and Safety Policy (11 pp, 162 kb)


  3. Transportation Policy (15 pp, 156 kb)


  4. Insurance Regulation and Government Insurance (13 pp, 127 kb)


  5. Antitrust (9 pp, 110 kb)


  6. The Food and Drug Administration (5 pp, 102 kb)


  7. Intellectual Property (9 pp, 128 kb)


  8. Telecommunications and Broadband Policy (15 pp, 154 kb)


Energy and Environment

  1. Electricity Policy (9 pp, 115 kb)


  2. Environmental Protection (15 pp, 151 kb)


  3. Environmental Health: Risks and Reality (11 pp, 129 kb)


  4. Global Warming (15 pp, 967 kb)


  5. Department of Energy (15 pp, 132 kb)


Foreign and Defense Policy

  1. U.S. Security Strategy (9 pp, 113 kb)


  2. The Defense Budget (9 pp, 115 kb)


  3. Cut Unneeded Weapon Systems (9 pp, 123 kb)


  4. Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense (9 pp, 130 kb)


  5. Policy Toward NATO (10 pp, 114 kb)


  6. Moving on in the Balkans (13 pp, 125 kb)


  7. The U.S. Alliance with Saudi Arabia (9 pp, 115 kb)


  8. East Asian Defense Commitments (11 pp, 119 kb)


  9. Policy toward India and Pakistan (7 pp, 107 kb)


  10. The International War on Drugs (11 pp, 136 kb)


  11. Relations with China (11 pp, 157 kb)


  12. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (7 pp, 108 kb)


  13. U.S.-Russian Relations (11 pp, 119 kb)


  14. Relations with Cuba (11 pp, 123 kb)


International Economic Policy

  1. Trade (11 pp, 137 kb)


  2. International Tax Competition (9 pp, 139 kb)


  3. Immigration (13 pp, 151 kb)


  4. International Financial Crises and the IMF (11 pp, 122 kb)


  5. U.S. Policy toward Latin America (9 pp, 113 kb)


  6. Foreign Aid and Economic Development (15 pp, 167 kb)