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Government and Politics
Today, government poses many new threats to individual freedom and the virtues needed for its preservation. Unfortunately, career politicians, an ever-expanding government and massive regulatory constraints dominate American political life. Cato’s government and politics studies are dedicated to bringing the ideals of individual liberty, civil society, limited government and citizen legislators back to the forefront of American political life.
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- Campaign Finance
- Congress
- Elections and Election Law
- Federalism
- Limited Government
- Politics and Parties
- The Nanny State
Experts
- David Boaz, Executive Vice President (Libertarianism, politics and parties, Election 08, democracy, political theory)
- Edward H. Crane, Founder and President (Politics and parties, limited government, democracy, political theory)
- Gene Healy, Vice President (The Presidency, executive power, political theory)
- William A. Niskanen, Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist (Limited government, Congress)
- John Samples, Director, Center for Representative Government (Campaign finance, elections and election law)
- Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow (Election 08, the presidential candidates, Congress, limited government, Republicans)
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Smart Power
Foreign policy expert Ted Galen Carpenter outlines strategies for protecting America's security while avoiding unnecessary and unrewarding military adventures.
The Cult of the Presidency
Examines how Americans have expanded presidential power over recent decades by expecting solutions for all national problems, concluding by calling for the Presidency to return to its properly defined constitutional limits.
Upcoming Studies from the Cato Institute
"A Matter of Trust: Why Congress Should Turn Federal Lands into Fiduciary Trusts," by Randal O'Toole