Too many members of Congress seem still to believe that the good life is brought about primarily by government programs, not by individuals acting in their private capacities. And they believe equally that the Constitution authorizes them to enact such rograms, even as many Americans know better. But government rarely solves the problems it purports to solve; in fact, it usually makes those problems worse.

More on Congress

Commentary

Restrain the Abusive Administative State

By Doug Bandow. American Spectator (Online). May 22, 2013.

‘Impeachment’ Is Not a Four-Letter Word

By Gene Healy. DC Examiner. May 21, 2013.

Misplaced Interests

By Richard W. Rahn. Washington Times. May 7, 2013.

Cato Studies

Grading the Government’s Data Publication Practices

By Jim Harper. Policy Analysis No. 711. November 5, 2012.

The Independent Payment Advisory Board: PPACA’s Anti-Constitutional and Authoritarian Super-Legislature

By Diane Cohen and Michael F. Cannon. Policy Analysis No. 700. June 14, 2012.

Renewing Federalism by Reforming Article V: Defects in the Constitutional Amendment Process and a Reform Proposal

By Michael B. Rappaport. Policy Analysis No. 691. January 18, 2012.

Articles

Congressional Abdication and the Cult of the Presidency

Gene Healy. White House Studies. Vol. 10. No. 2. 2010.

Public Filings

Bond v. United States

By Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Ilya Shapiro and Trevor Burrus. Legal Briefs. May 15, 2013.

City of Arlington v. FCC

By Ilya Shapiro, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Trevor Burrus & Mac Stone. Legal Briefs. November 26, 2012.

Federal Infrastructure Investment

By Chris Edwards. Testimony. November 16, 2011.

Reviews & Journals

The Courage to Change the World

Gov. Mark Sanford. Cato's Letter. Winter 2009.

Events

Can a Treaty Increase the Power of Congress?

Featuring Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz and Roger Pilon. June 14, 2013. Policy Forum.

The Federal Reserve, the Centennial Monetary Commission, and the Sound Dollar Act

Featuring Rep. Kevin Brady and Mark A. Calabria. May 16, 2013. Policy Forum.

Citizens v. the Ruling Elite

Featuring John Samples. April 20, 2012. Policy Forum.