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Books and Book Chapters

"The Nanny State," by Radley Balko, Chapter 26, Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition (2005).

"The War on Drugs," prepared by David Boaz and Timothy Lynch, Chapter 24, Cato Handbook for Congress, 6th Edition, (2005).

"The International War on Drugs," prepared by Ted Galen Carpenter and Ian Vásquez, Chapter 60, Cato Handbookfor Congress, 6th Edition, (2005).

"The Pringle Case's New Notion of Probable Cause: An Assault on Di Re and the Fourth Amendment," by Tracey Maclin, Chapter 15, Cato Supreme Court Review, 2003–2004, (2004).

Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America, by Ted Galen Carpenter (2003).

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Cato Studies

"Against the New Paternalism: Internalities and the Economics of Self-Control," by Glen Whitman, Policy Analysis no. 563, February 22, 2006

"Back Door to Prohibition: The New War on Social Drinking," by Radley Balko, Policy Analysis no. 501, December 5, 2003

"Internet Privacy and Self-Regulation: Lessons from the Porn Wars," by Tom W. Bell, Briefing Paper no. 65, August 9, 2001

"Constitutional and Antitrust Violations of the Multistate Tobacco Settlement," by Thomas C. O'Brien, Policy Analysis no. 371, May 18, 2000

"Gambling America: Balancing the Risks of Gambling and Its Regulation," by Guy Calvert, Policy Analysis no. 349, June 18, 1999

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Articles and Newsletters

"Myths of the Nanny State", by Radley Balko, Cato Policy Report, vol. 28, no. 5 (September/October 2006)

"Tobacco, Smoking, and Insider Trading," Cato Policy Report, Vol. 27, No. 2 (March/April 2005).

"The Defensive Front Line," by Joseph D. McNamara, Regulation, vol. 24, no. 4, 2001, pp. 61-63.

"Plan Colombia: The Drug War's New Morass," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Policy Report, September/October 2001.

"Our ‘Damned Lies’ Spark Another Exchange," by Robert A. Levy and Rosalind B. Marimont, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 1, 2000.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Monkey Business," by Nicole Kurokawa, Chicago Tribune, June 25, 2008

"Protection Racket," by Timothy Lynch, National Review (Online), May 23, 2008

"Raw Milk Rebellion," by Jacob Grier, Reason (Online), May 16, 2008

"Phantom Plastic Peril," by Patrick Basham and John Luik, American Spectator (Online), April 23, 2008

"Focus on Big Financial Picture, Not Televangelists," by David Boaz, DallasNews, April 16, 2008

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Legal Briefs

Dupuy v. McEwen, March 11, 2008 (PDF, 150 KB)

Events

"Gay Marriage: Evidence from Europe?," June 1, 2006 [Policy Forum]

"Drug Cops and Doctors: Is the DEA Hampering the Treatment of Chronic Pain?," September 9, 2005 [Conference]

"Deployed in the U.S.A.," February 18, 2004 [Policy Forum]

"Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America," July 18, 2003 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use," May 29, 2003 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Response to Supplementary Questions on the Global Tobacco Settlement," by Robert A. Levy to the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, August 15, 1997.

"Global Tobacco Settlement," testimony by Robert A. Levy before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, July 16, 1997.




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Daily Podcast "75 Years of Free Beer" featuring Brandon Arnold, April 7, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:08]

Daily Podcast "California Tries to Trump Free Speech" featuring Ilya Shapiro, March 19, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:06]

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Daily Podcast "Calculating the 'Big Kill'" featuring Brad Rodu, January 23, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:14]

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