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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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The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
Fortunately, and contrary to much of the rhetoric surrounding climate change, there is ample time to develop such technologies, which will require substantial capital investment by individuals.
Federal Climatologists Pen Fantasy Novel
By Patrick J. Michaels. American Spectator (Online). May 6, 2013.
EPA Trying to Confuse Public on Impact of Keystone Pipeline
By Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger. The Hill (Online). May 3, 2013.
The Climate Horror Picture Show, Brought to You by Dodgy Science
By Patrick J. Michaels. Forbes.com. April 18, 2013.
By George Avery. Briefing Paper No. 117. February 8, 2010.
By Randal O’Toole. Policy Analysis No. 653. November 18, 2009.
A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce
By Sallie James. Trade Policy Analysis No. 41. September 9, 2009.
Addendum: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
Patrick J. Michaels. Cato.org. October 31, 2012.
Patrick J. Michaels. Cato.org. December 21, 2008.
Keystone XL Pipeline: Examination of Scientific and Environmental Issues
By Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger. Testimony. May 7, 2013.
The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
By Patrick J. Michaels, Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger, Robert C. Balling, Mary J. Hutzler & Craig D. Idso. Testimony. April 15, 2013.
American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut
By Ilya Shapiro. Legal Briefs. February 7, 2011.
Three Key Challenges to Freedom
Václav Klaus. Cato's Letter. Summer 2007.
EPA’s Shaky “Endangerment Finding”
Featuring Patrick J. Michaels. March 7, 2013. Capitol Hill Briefing.
Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson
Featuring Jerry Taylor. September 20, 2012. Book Forum.
The Climate Coup: How Global Warming Took Over Our Government
Featuring Patrick J. Michaels and Caleb O. Brown. July 21, 2011. Sponsor E-Briefing.
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