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# July/​August 2017 

Vol. 39 No. 4 

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##### Features 

#### [The Time to Be a Libertarian ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/time-be-libertarian)

By [P.J. O’Rourke](https://www.cato.org/people/pj-orourke) 

#### [Cato’s Impact, 40 Years In ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/catos-impact-40-years)

By Hon. Mick Mulvaney and [Robert A. Levy](https://www.cato.org/people/robert-levy) 

#### [Opportunity, Freedom, and Prosperity ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/opportunity-freedom-prosperity)

By Senator Rand Paul 

#### [Libertarians’ Legal Influence ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/libertarians-legal-influence)

By [Roger Pilon](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon), Jonathan H. Adler, and [Timothy Sandefur](https://www.cato.org/people/timothy-sandefur) 

#### [Independent, Radical, Libertarian ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/independent-radical-libertarian)

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

#### [Assessing Threats to Liberty ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/assessing-threats-liberty)

By [Dalibor Rohac](https://www.cato.org/people/dalibor-rohac), [Tom G. Palmer](https://www.cato.org/people/tom-g-palmer), David R. Henderson, [Jacob T. Levy](https://www.cato.org/people/jacob-levy), [Emily Ekins](https://www.cato.org/people/emily-ekins), Charles Murray, & Nicholas Eberstadt 

#### [“It Changed the Way I Look at the World” — Russ Roberts, EconTalk ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/it-changed-way-i-look-world-russ-roberts-econtalk)

*The Three Languages of Politics: Talking across the Political Divides* 

#### [Cato News Notes ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/cato-news-notes)

#### [How the Drug War Aids the Taliban ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/how-drug-war-aids-taliban)

#### [To Be Governed… ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/be-governed)

#### [A Key to *Cato Policy Report*’s 40th Anniversary Cover ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/key-cato-policy-reports-40th-anniversary-cover)

#### [Cato’s 40th Anniversary Celebration ](/policy-report/july/august-2017/catos-40th-anniversary-celebration)

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