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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

"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.

"The Rise and Fall of the GOP," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2003.

"The Politics of Deceit," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2003.

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Opinion and Commentary

"GOP Needs Fewer Puritans, More Small-Government Conservatives," by David Boaz, Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 5, 2009

"Obama's Statist Ambitions," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, June 30, 2009

"The Spending Threat," by Chris Edwards, New York Post, June 15, 2009

"Mr. President, Here Is Common Ground on Abortion!," by Nat Hentoff, Zanesville Times Recorder, June 5, 2009

"Voters Are the Cause of America's Fiscal Mess," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, June 2, 2009

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Events

"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]

"McCain: The Myth of a Maverick," January 8, 2008 [Book Forum]

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Multimedia

Media Highlight Tucker Carlson discusses the GOP on FOX's The Strategy Room June 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 11:22]

Media Highlight Tucker Carlson discusses the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor on FOX's Live Desk June 2, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:18]

Daily Podcast "Sotomayor and SCOTUS" featuring Roger Pilon, May 28, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:36]

Media Highlight Juan Carlos Hidalgo discusses Obama's first 100 days on HITN's Destination CasaBlanca May 1, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:42]

Media Highlight David Boaz discusses Obama's first 100 days in office on News Channel 8 April 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:59]

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