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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

"Scientific Misconduct: The Manipulation of Evidence for Political Advocacy in Health Care and Climate Policy," by George Avery, Briefing Paper no. 117, February 8, 2010

"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. Peña 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

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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

"The Myth of an "Obesity Tsunami"," by Patrick Basham and John Luik, Spiked (Online), January 19, 2010

"The Healing Power of Innovation," by Glen Whitman and Raymond Raad, Forbes.com, January 6, 2010

"How to Manufacture a Climate Consensus," by Patrick J. Michaels, The Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2009

"Climate Scientists Subverted Peer Review," by Patrick J. Michaels, DC Examiner, December 2, 2009

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