Ted Galen Carpenter's immediate statement on the September 11 attacks.
Cato's vice president for defense and foreign policy expresses outrage and remorse, calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice, and urges American to pay heed to its values of freedom and liberty. 9/11/01
David Boaz on Remembering What's Good About America.
Executive vice president David Boaz encourages Americans to remember what makes us great - "our freedom, our openness, our tolerance, our prosperity, our exuberance." 10/01/01
Don't Blame Immigrants for Terrorism, by Dan Griswold.
Cato's assistant director for trade policy studies reminds us that American is a nation of immigrants. "Immigrants come here to realize the American dream; terrorists come to destroy it." America's tradition of welcome immigrants should be retained and respected. 10/23/01
Ed Crane on the Essence of America
Cato's President laments America's turn to big government during wartime. "We've been attacked precisely because our nation is seen as the symbol for respect for individual rights and human autonomy," Crane writes. "That autonomy -- control over one's own life -- is the essence of the American experiment in respect for the dignity of humanity. As such, it calls for less government involvement in our lives, not more. 11/22/01