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Books and Book Chapters

"Cutting Federal Spending," Chapter 4, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

The Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power by Gene Healy (2008)

The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties by David Boaz (2008)

The Age Of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture by Brink Lindsey (2007)

Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution by Michael D. Tanner (2007)

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Cato Studies

"Audaciously Hopeful: How President Obama Can Help Restore the Pro-Trade Consensus," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Scott Lincicome, Trade Policy Analysis no. 39, April 28, 2009

"Two Kinds of Change: Comparing the Candidates on Foreign Policy," by Justin Logan, Policy Analysis no. 623, October 14, 2008

"A Critique of the National Popular Vote," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 622, October 13, 2008

"Does Barack Obama Support Socialized Medicine?," by Michael F. Cannon, Briefing Paper no. 108, October 7, 2008

"Executive Pay: Regulation vs. Market Competition," by Ira T. Kay and Steven Van Putten, Policy Analysis no. 619, September 10, 2008

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Articles and Newsletters

"Predicting the Incumbent Party Vote Share in U.S. Presidential Elections," by Masoud Moghaddam and Hallie Elich, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Trade Protectionism and Electoral Outcome," by Miaojie Yu, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Obama's Budget Builds on Bush Precedents," by Chris Edwards, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 55, March 2009. (PDF, 59kb., 2 pp)

"A Case for a Different Libertarian Party," by William A. Niskanen, Cato Policy Report, September/October 2008.

"Major Issues the Candidates Won’t Address," by William A. Niskanen, Cato Policy Report, September/October 2004.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Obama's Phony Federalism," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, November 17, 2009

"Obama's Arrogance of Power," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, November 10, 2009

"When Government Slippery Slope Goes Vertical," by David Boaz, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 2009

"Republicans Should Quit with 'Mediscare'," by Michael D. Tanner, Orange County Register, November 4, 2009

"The GOP Should Dump the Neocons," by Edward H. Crane, Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2009

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Events

"Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold," October 13, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Obama and Presidential Power: Change or Continuity?," February 25, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"The Cult of the Presidency," November 4, 2008 [Book Forum]

"Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do," September 11, 2008 [Book Forum]

"Freeing SpeechNow: Free Speech and Association vs. Campaign Finance Regulation," March 5, 2008 [Policy Forum]

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