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2025 Milton Friedman Prize recipient, Charles Koch

Cato Institute Awards 2025 Milton Friedman Prize to Charles Koch

Charles Koch has long championed principles of human progress that characterize a free and open society, one of equal rights and mutual benefit where people are empowered to innovate, succeed, and realize their potential by creating value for others.

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Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education

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We tend to think of public education as a ladder of opportunity—a system that ensures that no matter a child’s economic circumstances, they will get the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in life.

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The Triumph of Fear:

Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley Through Eisenhower
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The Triumph of Fear is a history of the rise and expansion of surveillance-enabled political repression in America from the late 1890s to early 1961. Join us for a conversation about the book on April 3rd.