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- James A. Dorn discusses “Socialism- U.S. Style” in the South China Morning Post.
- In The Washington Examiner, Gene Healy explains why voters are the true cause of America’s fiscal mess.
- In The American Spectator, Doug Bandow discusses why the outcome of India’s recent election is good news for religious minorities.
- On CNBC, Dan Mitchell discusses America’s debt problem, and how we can get out of it.
- In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Daniel J. Ikenson asks, “What about Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW, Volkswagen and Kia?”
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- Marian Tupy examines the failure of government-to-government aid to Africa in The Financial Times.
- In The Wall Street Journal, John Hasnas asks whether “compassion and empathy” are really characteristics we want in a judge.
- In the South China Morning Post, Ted Galen Carpenter examines why North Korea ignores international calls for nuclear disarmament.
- Richard W. Rahn reports on the extreme changes about to occur in the British government in The Washington Times.
- In Monday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Mark Calabria weighs in on “shadow banking” and the effort to regulate it.
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- At CNN.com, Ilya Shapiro says that the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court shows that identity politics matter to President Obama more than merit.
- In the Washington Examiner, Gene Healy makes the case for downsizing the imperial vice presidency.
- In Reason Magazine, Brink Lindsey discusses what he calls “Nostalgianomics,” and how liberal economists pine for days no liberal should want to revisit.
- At TheNextRight.com, Roger Pilon explains why the Sotomajor confirmation hearings are an opportunity for Republicans to reestablish their identity.
- In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Tim Lynch says that hate crime laws sacrifice key constitutional protections.
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- In USA Today, Jerry Taylor argues that Obama’s plan to require new vehicles sold in 2016 to get an average of 39 miles per gallon or better is likely to result in all cost no benefit.
- Will Wilkinson documents the rise of collectivist conservatives in the newest edition of The Week.
- In The American Spectator, Doug Bandow says that while it is important for the U.S. to encourage dialogue with Muslim nations, we must not shy away from serious discussions about religious persecution.
- Randal O’Toole argues in USA Today that Obama’s plan for high-speed rail will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and do little to reduce traffic congestion or improve the environment.
- In The Washington Examiner, Gene Healy discusses why President Obama’s approach to terrorism is virtually identical to Bush/Cheney’s.
- In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, James Bartholomew argues that the welfare state in Britain has resulted in a generation of badly educated citizens and has undermined its original intent.
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- At EducationNews.org Neal McCluskey explains how government aid is driving college costs through the roof.
- In The Washington Times, Doug Bandow discusses real ways to combat homelessness in the United States.
- Chris Edwards co-authors an article in The Washington Post arguing why we should look to Canada as an example of fiscal conservatism.
- In Monday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Mark Calabria weighs in on the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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- In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn explains how the current tax crackdown could deepen the country’s economic woes.
- In the Washington Examiner, Gene Healy discusses Wanda Sykes’ speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the lost pastime of making fun of the president.
- Nat Hentoff cries foul on the new “hate crimes” legislation that is currently advancing through Congress.
- On NPR.org, Michael Cannon explains why 2009 will not be a good year for health care reform.
- At National Review online, Jerry Taylor contends that Jack Kemp’s political career ultimately did the cause of limited government more harm than good.
- In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Mark A. Calabria discusses the president’s plan for regulating credit card companies.
- Watch Chris Edwards on CNN discussing why the pay gap between government and private workers is rapidly growing wider.
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- Don’t want to buy GM, Chrysler or AIG stock? Too bad, says Richard Rahn.
- Jim Powell spells out Obama’s tax assault on U.S. businesses in National Review.
- In Forbes magazine, Dan Mitchell reiterates his defense of tax havens.
- Will Wilkinson explains what happens when you start playing politics with private enterprise in Marketplace.
- In Thursday’s Cato Daily Podcast, ElCato.org editor Gabriela Calderon discusses elections in Ecuador.
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- In the Boston Herald, Jeffrey A. Miron argues that states should balance their budgets by cutting spending rather than raising taxes.
- In the Detroit News, Doug Bandow argues that strengthening our economic ties with South Korea could increase American influence over the region even as China’s power grows.
- Listen to Will Wilkinson comment on the Chrysler bankruptcy on American Public Media’s Marketplace.
- Watch Dan Mitchell discuss offshore tax havens on The Today Show.
- Join the Cato Institute on June 1 for a conference on the lessons we can learn from the New Deal and the Great Depression.
- In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Jason Kuznicki discusses the newest edition of Cato Unbound.
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- Appearing on Fox News, foreign policy analyst Malou Innocent discusses the recent violence in Pakistan.
- In the American Spectator, Doug Bandow questions the reasons why the U.S. is still a member of NATO.
- Randal O’Toole argues that high-speed rail is not the solution to efficiency and environmental problems in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- In The Washington Times, Nat Hentoff argues that officials who sanctioned and participated in torture should not be allowed to use the “just following orders” excuse.
- In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, Mark Calabria discusses the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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- In the Chicago Tribune, David Boaz questions whether Arlen Specter’s party change will take the Senate further to the left.
- Appearing on News Channel 8 in Washington, Boaz comments on Obama’s record as president.
- Watch Brandon Arnold discuss Obama’s first 100 days in office on BNN Canada.
- For more on Obama’s first 100 days, watch Gene Healy’s interview on AP TV.
- Join Cato on Capitol Hill tomorrow to see Chris Preble and Paul J. Saunders discuss Preble’s new book, The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free.
- Chris Preble will be on Capitol Hill again on May 11 with Jim Harper to explain why overreaction and misdirection play into the strategy of terrorism.
- In Thursday’s Cato Daily Podcast, legal scholar Ilya Shapiro discusses how a Supreme Court decision could change racial preference hiring laws in the United States.
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- Ilya Shapiro asks the Supreme Court to review a medical law case with First Amendment issues in a new legal brief.
- Doug Bandow argues against economic retreat in East Asia.
- At National Review online, Edward Crane discusses Obama’s 100-day record.
- Also at National Review online, James Tooley tells the story of black-market schools in impoverished countries.
- Appearing on Fox Business Network, Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr. discusses the Federal Reserve’s current meeting.
- In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podast, Aaron Yelowitz discusses the problems with employer health care mandates.
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- Dan Ikenson and Scott Lincicome argue in a new study that restoring the pro-trade consensus must be a top priority for the Obama administration.
- In the DC Examiner, Gene Healy discusses Obama’s first 100 days and argues that he’s massively expanded the power of government in a short period of time.
- In the Asia Times Online, David Isenberg discusses private security contractors in the war in Iraq.
- Watch Patrick J. Michaels discuss energy on CNBC.
- In Tuesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Peter Van Doren discusses the interaction between Congress and regulators on the issue of food safety.
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- Marian Tupy discusses African aid in his new Development Policy Analysis, “The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development,” and an op-ed in the Washington Times.
- Swaminathan Aiyar argues against a global currency in The Guardian.
- Daniel J. Mitchell calls for abolishing the death tax in USA Today.
- Will Wilkinson argues for more liberal immigration policies in The Week magazine.
- In the Christian Science Monitor, Benjamin Friedman says the United States should cut military spending in half.
- In Monday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Jim Harper explains why Obama’s record on following through with his campaign promise to post bills online for five days before signing is worse than the Washington Nationals’.
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- David Rittgers speaks out on the O’Reilly Factor about the government’s policy on torture.
- At National Review online, Patrick Michaels weighs in on Earth Day.
- Will Wilkinson warns of problems with Obama’s budget on Marketplace.
- Richard Rahn explains why the current tax system needs to be overhauled and replaced in The Washington Times.
- In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Swaminathan Aiyar discusses the future of the dollar.
Chris Moody • April 22, 2009 @ 7:26 pm
Filed under: Foreign Policy and National Security; General; Government and Politics
Filed under: Foreign Policy and National Security; General; Government and Politics
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- “Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question”: Vern McKinley and Gary Gegenheimer have a new Policy Analysis that discusses the failure of bank bailouts.
- In a new piece at National Interest (Online), Doug Bandow offers a new strategy for dealing with Kim Jong Il.
- Nat Hentoff reports on Obama’s broken promises of transparency in the Washington Times.
- Make no mistake: “Of course it was torture,” says Gene Healy in this week’s Examiner column.
- In Tuesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, foreign policy analyst Benjamin Friedman discusses the record of Defense Secretary Robert Gates under Obama.
Brandon Arnold • April 21, 2009 @ 4:46 pm
Filed under: Cato Publications; Foreign Policy and National Security; General
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- Scott Lincicome discusses how the Obama administration has put U.S. leadership in free trade in jeopardy.
- Ted Galen Carpenter discusses President Obama’s recent trip to Mexico to meet with President Felipe Calderon.
- Appearing on PBS, Cato Chairman Robert A. Levy debates the state of American gun laws.
- Watch Juan Carlos Hidalgo discuss Obama’s trip to Mexico on BBC World.
- In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, John Samples discusses what the “Tea Party” protests mean for the GOP.
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- Writing for National Review Online, Chris Edwards warns against the dangers of rapidly increasing government spending:
When filling out your tax forms, you might want to think for a second about where all that money is going. After federal spending roughly doubled in the Bush years, it is growing by leaps and bounds under President Obama. What’s more, the federal government is increasing the scope of its activities — it is intervening in many areas that used to be left to state and local governments, businesses, charities, and individuals.
There are now a staggering 1,804 subsidy programs in the federal budget. Hundreds of programs were added this decade, and the recent stimulus bill added even more. The result is that we are in the midst of the largest federal gold rush at taxpayer expense since the 1960s.
- At Townhall, Dan Mitchell rails against the current tax code:
Beginning as a simple two-page form in 1913, the internal revenue code has morphed into a complex nightmare that simultaneously hinders compliance by honest people and rewards cheating by Washington insiders and other dishonest people.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg. The tax code also penalizes economic growth, distorts taxpayer behavior, undermines American competitiveness, invites corruption and promotes inefficiency.
- At CNSNews.com, Edwards argues that policymakers should give Americans the low and simple tax code that they deserve.
- Also, don’t miss the new Cato video that reveals how troubling the American tax system really is.
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- Andrew Coulson argues that Obama’s rhetoric on education doesn’t square with the reality of his budget.
- Christopher Preble and Malou Innocent declare that Obama deserves credit for choosing effective means for definite ends in Afghanistan.
- Watch Daniel J. Mitchell discusses high-speed rail on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
- Join the Cato Institute Thursday, April 16 to hear Welile Nhlapo, South African ambassador to the United States, discuss the upcoming South African election.
- In a new video, Cato scholars reveal the heavy burden of today’s tax code.
- In today’s Cato Daily Podcast Chris Edwards discusses National Tax Day.
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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.
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- Alan Reynolds explains what really triggered the world recession and why the U.S. should not be the first to be blamed in the New York Post.
- Will Wilkinson discusses why the current economic crisis cannot be compared to the Great Depression in Marketplace.
- Watch Daniel J. Mitchell debate whether the economy is headed in the right direction on CNBC.
- Thursday’s Cato Daily Podcast features James A. Dorn discussing China’s proposition for a new world currency.
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