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Books and Book Chapters

"Copyright and Patent," Chapter 38, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Energy Policy," Chapter 43, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Environmental Policy," Chapter 44, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Space: The Free-Market Frontier, edited by Edward L. Hudgins (2003).

"Environmental Health: Risks and Reality," Chapter 44, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

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Cato Studies

"Bending the Productivity Curve: Why America Leads the World in Medical Innovation," by Glen Whitman and Raymond Raad, Policy Analysis no. 654, November 18, 2009

"The High Costs of Federal Energy Efficiency: Standards for Residential Appliances," by Ronald J. Sutherland, Policy Analysis no. 504, December 23, 2003

"Should the United States "Weaponize" Space? Military and Commercial Implications," by Charles V. Peņa and Edward L. Hudgins, Policy Analysis no. 427, March 18, 2002

"The Case for Public Access to Federally Funded Research Data," by Michael Gough and Steven Milloy, Policy Analysis no. 366, February 2, 2000

"Regulatory Obstacles to Innovation: Is Self-Regulation The Answer?," by Solveig Singleton, White Paper, September 13, 1999

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Articles and Newsletters

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

"Estimating the Numbers of Smoking-Related Deaths," by Robert A. Levy, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 284, no. 1, November 8, 2000.

"For the Record: A Challenge to Our 'Damned Lies' from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," by Robert A. Levy and Rosalind B. Marimont, Regulation, vol. 22, no. 2, 1999.

"Lies, Damned Lies, and 400,000 Smoking-Related Deaths," by Robert A. Levy and Rosalind B. Marimont, Regulation, vol. 21, no. 4, 1998.

Opinion and Commentary

"NYC: The City That Never Smokes," by Patrick Basham and John Luik, Spiked (Online), October 26, 2009

"Moral Challenges of Abortion," by Doug Bandow, Korea Times, September 13, 2009

"An Absence of Tobacco Evidence," by Patrick Basham, politics.co.uk, September 11, 2009

"Obesity Police's Shaky Science," by Patrick Basham and John Luik, Baltimore Sun, July 29, 2009

"Turning Fat People into Social Outcasts," by Patrick Basham and John Luik, Spiked (Online), June 30, 2009

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Events

"Space: The Free-Market Frontier," April 16, 2003 [Book Forum]

"Space: The Free-Market Frontier," March 15, 2001 [Conference]

Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Space Policy and Space Tourism," by Edward L. Hudgins, Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space & Aeronautics, June 26, 2001.

"Martian Law," by Dr. Edward L. Hudgins (Delivered at the Mars Society conference, Boulder, Colorado, August 15, 1998).

"NASA and Mission to Planet Earth," by Edward L. Hudgins, Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, March 19, 1997.

"Thinking About Martian Economics," by Dr. Edward L. Hudgins (Delivered at the Mars Society conference, Boulder, Colorado, August 13, 1998).

"Speech by Michael Gough, Which Environmental Risks Are Worth Addressing?" Congressional Speech, November 22, 1996.

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Multimedia

Media Highlight Edward L. Hudgins discusses privatizing space travel on CNBC's Street Signs July 20, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:02]

Daily Podcast "Patching Your Genes" featuring Ronald A. Bailey, June 12, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:36]

Daily Podcast "Will Sound Science Govern Tobacco Regulation?" featuring Peter Van Doren, June 12, 2009 [Flash Audio, 13:13]

Daily Podcast "Future Imperfect" featuring David Friedman, November 13, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:57]

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

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