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Lessons from the Sub-Prime Crisis
November 19, 2008
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"“Ponytail Guy” and the Presidency"
by Gene Healy
"The Slow, Attritional Death of My Molar Enamel"
by Justin Logan
"Down with the B.A., and Long Live Education"
by Jason Kuznicki
Does Barack Obama Support Socialized Medicine?
Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama has proposed an ambitious plan to restructure America's health care sector -- a plan some have called "socialized medicine." Many others, however, reject that label. In "Does Barack Obama Support Socialized Medicine?," Cato scholar Michael F. Cannon argues that "Reasonable people can disagree over whether Obama's health plan would be good or bad. But to suggest that it is not a step toward socialized medicine is absurd."
- "Does Barack Obama Support Socialized Medicine?," by Michael F. Cannon
- Factchecking the Factcheckers on Obama Health Plan, featuring Michael F. Cannon, 10/07/2008 (MP3
) - Cato's 2008 Election Coverage
Comparing the Candidates on Foreign Policy
Few U.S. presidential elections have been decided on the basis of foreign policy. For the first time in decades, however, both parties have fielded candidates who have chosen to emphasize their foreign policy views. In "Two Kinds of Change: Comparing the Candidates on Foreign Policy," Cato scholar Justin Logan argues that both candidates have significant flaws in their foreign policy ideas. According to Logan, however, McCain's approach seems likely to amplify and repeat the errors of the Bush administration.
House Follows Senate's Lead, Passes Massive Bailout
The House on Friday followed the Senate in passing $700 billion in relief for the U.S. financial system. Cato scholar Daniel J. Mitchell comments: "This is bad news for taxpayers and will not solve the problems created by bad policy at the Federal Reserve and the corrupt subsidies at Fannie and Freddie. The best outcome now is to hope that the market is able to adjust before the politicians come back and ask for another big chunk of taxpayer money."
- "Main Street vs. Wall Street," by Arnold Kling
- "The Big Bailout — What Next?," by Warren Coats
- Cato scholars assail the bailout on television and radio
- Additional Cato research on this topic
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