April 3, 2012 12:38PM 

# Nat Hentoff among Century’s Outstanding Journalists 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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… but you already knew that. The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, together with an Honorary Committee of alumni, selected “[the 100 Outstanding Journalists in the United States in the Last 100 Years](http://journalism.nyu.edu/the-100-outstanding-journalists-in-the-united-states-in-the-last-100-years/).” On that list is Cato Institute senior fellow [Nat Hentoff](https://www.cato.org/people/nat-hentoff). His range of expertise and experience is difficult to overstate and the award is well deserved. I always look forward to the opportunities I have to learn from him about topics ranging from civil liberties to American music.

You can read Nat’s [recent columns](https://www.cato.org/people/pub_list.php?auth_id=1054&pub_list=3) or watch a few [wide-ranging videos](http://www.youtube.com/watch?fv=D7xD1krG9eI&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL55A0D4F7CF6F2D3D) we shot with Nat just last year. Here’s my favorite:

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