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The Cato Institute is a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute is named for Cato's Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution. The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government.

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Videos (44)

Tom G. Palmer on Realizing Freedom

published 2 days ago

8:34 | No views

The importance of the rule of law is hard to overstate. It defines societies not governed by the whims of central authorities. Tom Palmer - Cato Institute Senior Fellow and General Director of the Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace, and...
Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand and the American Right

published 9 days ago

9:00 | 1 view

Ayn Rand still inspires and infuriate decades after her death. Jennifer Burns digs into the ideas and relationships of Ayn Rand in the new book, “Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right.” She spoke at the Cato Institute October 28,...
Harvey Silverglate on 'Three Felonies a Day'

published 26 days ago

6:30 | No views

America's criminal codes are now so voluminous that they bewilder not only the average citizen but also the average lawyer. Harvey Silverglate, in his new book, Three Felonies a Day, argues that the typical American professional is likely...
Freedom in Crisis (David Boaz at Cato University)

published 30 days ago

33:10 | 3 views

Freedom is under assault, and has been for a while. We went through a lot in the past eight years—the excesses of the Patriot Act; the intrusion of the federal government into local schools; state decisions on marijuana, end-of-life choices, and...
Vladimir Bukovsky Discusses the Legacy of the Soviet Union

published 36 days ago

7:21 | 5 views

http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=6505 Former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky believes the failure to morally condemn the crimes of communism has left KGB operatives in charge of the government. Bukovsky, a Cato Institute Senior Fellow,...
Health Care: You Are Not the Customer (David Goldhill)

published 41 days ago

8:48 | 2 views

American health care kills. And it's because markets for health care services are grossly distorted. That's the assessment of businessman David Goldhill, whose father died of a hospital acquired infection. Goldhill wrote up what he...
American Health Care Killed My Father (David Goldhill)

published 52 days ago

9:11 | 4 views

Full event: http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=6597 American health care kills. And it's because markets for health care services are grossly distorted. That's the assessment of businessman David Goldhill, whose father died of a hospital...
Eight Years in Afghanistan, the 'Graveyard of Empires'

published 2 months ago

6:54 | 5 views

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10533 The United States has been in Afghanistan for eight years. The end of our engagement there is not in sight. Ted Galen Carpenter, Malou Innocent and David Rittgers take down myths associated with the...
Bradley A. Smith on Campaign Finance Reform and Free Speech

published 2 months ago

9:51 | 7 views

The Citizens United case currently before the Supreme Court may radically reshape campaign finance law for years to come. Former FEC Commissioner Bradley A. Smith spoke at a forum on the case a day before the rehearing before the high court.
The Individual Mandate is a Tax (Michael F. Cannon)

published 2 months ago

11:41 | 4 views

Michael F. Cannon debates the merits of requiring Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a punitive excise tax. NewsHour PBS