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In the latest issue of Regulation magazine, M. Todd Henderson reviews last year’s brouhaha over health insurance and birth control. According to Henderson, lost in the firestorm about religion and feminism were larger lessons about health care policy and regulation. Also in this issue, Cato scholar Richard L. Gordon argues that new federal efforts to cut emissions are the result of longstanding legal and judicial mandates, not a sudden Obama administration push.
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Contrary to countless tales of its demise, U.S. manufacturing has always been strong relative to its own past and relative to other countries’ manufacturing sectors.
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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.
Cato’s entitlement research demonstrates that consumers are better off when they, and not the government, are in charge of how their money is spent. This applies to health care, Social Security, and other areas where the government currently controls the dispersal of our tax dollars. In particular, Cato has been a longtime advocate of deregulating the health care industry, so that consumers can afford the health care insurance and treatment of their choice, and privatizing Social Security.
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Results of new study a rebuke to those who are pushing states to expand Medicaid
What if this very credible lawsuit blocks most of ObamaCare?
No matter how flawed Obamacare proves to be, large insurers will fight to maintain it.
Expansion would only worsen Medicaid’s pre-existing conditions.
The Cato Institute is giving away free Barnes & Noble Nook e-readers this spring, with a new winner chosen once a month in April, May, and June. All you need to do to get your shot at winning a Nook is provide your email address.
To encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the Cato Institute published this pocket-size edition.
Did Wall Street cause the mess we are in? Should Washington place stronger regulations on the entire financial industry? Can we lower unemployment rates by controlling the free market? According to Cato President and CEO John A. Allison, the answer is NO.
Cato University is Cato’s premier educational event of the year. This annual program brings together outstanding faculty and participants from around the country and globe – for sharing experiences and perspectives in a one-of-a-kind, brain-energizing environment. Above, Senator Rand Paul – who will be giving a presentation at this year’s program – speaks at last year’s Cato University. This year’s program will be held at the Cato Institute, in the heart of Washington, D.C – the perfect setting for examining the roots of our commitment to liberty and limited government and for exploring the ideas and values on which the American republic was founded.
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