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• Malou Innocent argues that the United States should not increase its troop presence in Pakistan in a new Cato Policy Analysis.

• Doug Bandow discusses Tax Freedom Day in the American Spectator.

• Watch Tucker Carlson discuss whether a president should blame problems on past administrations on Fox News.

• Chris Edwards is finishing his live debate with French economist Thomas Piketty over whether the rich should pay higher tax rates. Readers decide who wins, so don’t miss the chance to cast your vote.

• Join the Cato Institute Wednesday, April 15 to hear James Tooley, author of The Beautiful Tree:A Personal Journey Into How the World’s Poorest People Are Educating Themselves, discuss successful ways to educate the world’s poor.