Cato Handbook for Policymakers: Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition (2005) | Cato Institute

Introduction

Introduction

Limited Government and the Rule of Law

Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution

Entitlement Reform

Social Security

Federal Welfare Reform

State Welfare Implementation

Health Care

Medicare and Medicaid

Taxes and Spending

The Federal Budget

“Starving the Beast” Will Not Work

Federal Tax Reform

Fiscal Federalism

International Tax Competition

Government Reform

The Delegation of Legislative Powers

Term Limits

Campaign Finance

Reclaiming the War Power

Tort and Class Action Reform

Threats to Civil Liberties

The Patriot Act

Militarization of the Home Front

Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce

Property Rights and Regulatory Takings

Tobacco and the Rule of Law

The War on Drugs

Restoring the Right to Bear Arms

The Nanny State

National ID Cards

Domestic Policy

U.S. Department of Education

Higher Education

Improving KÃƒâ€šÃ‚â€“12 Education

Agricultural Policy

Cultural Agencies

Privatization

Corporate Welfare

State Fiscal Policy

Federal Highway Programs

Regulation

Health and Safety

Transportation

Antitrust

Food and Drug Administration

Telecommunications, Broadband, and Media Policy

The Limits of Monetary Policy

Major Policy Lessons from the Corporate Scandals

Energy and Environment

Electricity Policy

Energy Policy

Pollution Policy

Public Lands Policy

Global Warming and Climate Change

Foreign and Defense Policy

Dismantling Al Qaeda

Homeland Security

The Defense Budget

Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense

Transatlantic Relations

Nuclear Proliferation and the Terrorist Threat

Strengthening the All‐Volunteer Military

Toward a Sensible U.S. Policy in the Middle East

Iraq and the Persian Gulf: Getting Out, Staying Engaged

East Asian Defense Commitments

Relations with South and Central Asia

The International War on Drugs

Relations with China

Relations with Russia

Relations with Cuba

International Economic Policy

Trade

Immigration

International Financial Crises and the IMF

U.S. Policy toward Latin America

Foreign Aid and Economic Development

U.S. Policy toward Sub‐Saharan Africa

Contributors

Contributors