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In the new issue of Cato Policy Report, Cato President and CEO John A. Allison argues that the Federal Reserve is increasing the long-term risk in our financial system through both its monetary and regulatory policies. Also in this issue, James D. Gwartney looks at the incomplete “public choice revolution,” and explains how mainstream economics is leaving both current students and the general public with a misleading, false, and romantic view of government and the operation of the democratic political process.
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Grading the Government’s Data Publication Practices
By Jim Harper. Policy Analysis No. 711. November 5, 2012.
By Diane Cohen and Michael F. Cannon. Policy Analysis No. 700. June 14, 2012.
By Michael B. Rappaport. Policy Analysis No. 691. January 18, 2012.
Congress Surrenders the War Powers: Libya, the United Nations, and the Constitution
By John Samples. Policy Analysis No. 687. October 27, 2011.
Publication Practices for Transparent Government
By Jim Harper. Briefing Paper No. 121. September 23, 2011.
By Marcus E. Ethridge. Policy Analysis No. 672. January 27, 2011.
Immigration in the New Congress
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 8. November 18, 2010.
“Consumer Safety” Bill Could Boomerang against U.S. Manufacturers
By Daniel Griswold and Sallie James. Free Trade Bulletin No. 42. September 28, 2010.
Lawless Policy: TARP as Congressional Failure
By John Samples. Policy Analysis No. 660. February 4, 2010.
The Citizens’ Guide to Transportation Reauthorization
By Randal O’Toole. Briefing Paper No. 116. December 10, 2009.
Yes, Mr. President: A Free Market Can Fix Health Care
By Michael F. Cannon. Policy Analysis No. 650. October 21, 2009.
By Randal O’Toole. Policy Analysis No. 644. September 15, 2009.
Halfway to Where? Answering the Key Questions of Health Care Reform
By Michael D. Tanner. Policy Analysis No. 643. September 9, 2009.
Fannie Med? Why a “Public Option” Is Hazardous to Your Health
By Michael F. Cannon. Policy Analysis No. 642. July 27, 2009.
The Promise That Keeps on Breaking
By Jim Harper. TechKnowledge No. 124. April 13, 2009.
A Better Way to Generate and Use Comparative-Effectiveness Research
By Michael F. Cannon. Policy Analysis No. 632. February 6, 2009.
The Case against Government Intervention in Energy Markets
By Richard L. Gordon. Policy Analysis No. 628. December 1, 2008.
Federal Aid to the States: Historical Cause of Government Growth and Bureaucracy
By Chris Edwards. Policy Analysis No. 593. May 22, 2007.
Budgeting in Neverland: Irrational Policymaking in the U.S. Congress and What Can Be Done about It
By James L. Payne. Policy Analysis No. 574. July 26, 2006.
Free Trade, Free Markets: Rating the 108th Congress
By Daniel Griswold. Trade Policy Analysis No. 28. March 15, 2005.
The “Rathergate” Incident: Remembering Why Separation of Press and State Is Vital
By Adam D. Thierer. TechKnowledge No. 88. September 30, 2004.
Defining Democracy Down: Explaining the Campaign to Repeal Term Limits
By Patrick Basham. Policy Analysis No. 490. September 30, 2003.
The Subsidized Soapbox: Senator McCain’s Free Airtime for Politicians Bill
By Adam D. Thierer and John Samples. TechKnowledge No. 55. August 18, 2003.
Free Trade, Free Markets: Rating the 107th Congress
By Daniel Griswold. Trade Policy Analysis No. 22. January 30, 2003.
Corporate Accounting: Congress and FASB Ignore Business
By T.J. Rodgers. Briefing Paper No. 77. October 25, 2002.