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Books and Book Chapters

"Term Limits," Chapter 8, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Campaign Finance," Chapter 9, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 107th Congress.

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Cato Studies

"Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 639, May 27, 2009

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

"The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies," by Bryan Caplan, Policy Analysis no. 594, May 29, 2007

"The Libertarian Vote," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Policy Analysis no. 580, October 18, 2006

"Uncompetitive Elections and the American Political System," by Patrick Basham and Dennis Polhill, Policy Analysis no. 547, June 30, 2005

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Articles and Newsletters

"Shameless Powerlust," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2002.

"Corruption, Campaign Finance, and Term Limits," by James L. Buckley, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2000.

"A Survey, Critque, and New Defense of Term Limits," by Alexander Tabarrok, Cato Journal 14:2, 1994.

Opinion and Commentary

"No Taxation without Representation? I'll Take No Taxation," by Ilya Shapiro, DC Examiner, March 5, 2009

"Thank You For Not Voting," by Will Wilkinson, Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2008

"Real ID Laws Are a National Catastrophe," by Jim Harper, Delaware County Times, August 24, 2008

"Let Millionaires Spend," by John Samples and Ilya Shapiro, New York Sun, June 27, 2008

"So Long, 'Campaign Reform'," by John Samples, New York Post, June 25, 2008

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Legal Briefs

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, January 14, 2009 (PDF, 207 KB)

Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, December 11, 2008 (PDF, 232 KB)

Davis v. Federal Election Commission, February 27, 2008 (PDF, 223 KB)

New York State Board of Elections v. Torres, May 7, 2007 (PDF, 198 KB)

Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (Wisconsin Right to Life II), March 23, 2007 (PDF, 263 KB)

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Events

"Voting Rights—and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections," July 9, 2009 [Book Forum]

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

"McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms," July 15, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"What to Do about Self-Funded Campaigns ," April 21, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The End of Campaign Finance Reform?," August 2, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Presidential System and Campaign Reform," by Roger Pilon, testimony before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate, March 29, 2000. Broadcast on C-SPAN, March 29, 2000.

"Congressional Term Limits," by Edward H. Crane, before the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, United States Senate, January 25, 1995.