Cato’s Letter No. 16: Peter Bauer’s Legacy of Liberty

Cato’s Letters are a series of distinguished essays on political economy and public policy. The Cato Institute takes its name from an earlier series of Cato’s Letters, essays on political liberty written by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon in the 18th century, which were widely read in the American colonies and played a major role in laying the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.

James Dorn is Cato’s vice president for academic affairs, editor of the Cato Journal and director of Cato’s annual monetary conference.