April 13, 2009 4:43PM 

# New at Cato 

By Brandon Arnold 

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Here are a few highlights from *Cato Today*, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can [subscribe here](https://www.cato.org/ecommunity/index.php).

- Malou Innocent argues that the United States should not increase its troop presence in Pakistan in a new [Cato Policy Analysis](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10079).

- Doug Bandow discusses Tax Freedom Day in the [*American Spectator*](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10116).

- Watch Tucker Carlson [discuss](https://www.cato.org/mediahighlights/index.php?highlight_id=440) whether a president should blame problems on past administrations on Fox News.

- Chris Edwards is finishing his [live debate](http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/293) 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](https://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=6015) to hear James Tooley, author of *[The Beautiful Tree:A Personal Journey Into How the World’s Poorest People Are Educating Themselves](http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=cats&scid=33&pid=1441426),* discuss successful ways to educate the world’s poor.

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