David Boaz
Executive Vice President
Cato's executive vice president David Boaz has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and coeditor of the Cato Handbook on Policy . Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, John McLaughlin's One on One, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media. His latest book is The Politics of Freedom.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dboaz@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties, (2008)
"Libertarianism," Encyclopedia Britannica (2007).
Toward Liberty: The Idea That Is Changing the World, editor (2002)
Libertarianism: A Primer, (1997)
The Libertarian Reader, editor (1997)
Cato Studies
"The Libertarian Vote," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Policy Analysis no. 580, October 18, 2006.
"What Would a School Voucher Buy? The Real Cost of Private Schools," by David Boaz and R. Morris Barrett, Briefing Paper no. 25, March 26, 1996.
"The Reagan Budget: The Deficit that Didn't Have to Be," Policy Analysis no. 13, August 10, 1982.
Opinion and Commentary
"Our Collectivist Candidates," The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2008
"The Libertarian Voter," Washington Times, April 28, 2008
"Focus on Big Financial Picture, Not Televangelists," DallasNews, April 16, 2008
"Starbucks and 'Laissez Faire'," The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2008
"The Hillarys and the Huckabees," Lima News, March 13, 2008
Events
"Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism," May 8, 2008 [Book Forum]
"Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't," August 14, 2007 [Book Forum]
"Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement," March 22, 2007 [Book Forum]
"Remembering Milton Friedman," December 18, 2006 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"What’s Wrong with the Voters?," October 26, 2004 [Policy Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
"Ending Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting," July 11, 2005
"The Separation of Art and State," May 3, 1995.
Multimedia
"Collectivism and Obama, McCain" featuring David Boaz, June 10, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:29]
David Boaz talks with Glenn Beck about Starbucks vs. Laissez-Faire April 8, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:32]
"The Libertarian Vote in 2008" featuring David Boaz, March 13, 2008 [Flash Audio, 10:36]
David Boaz talks about The Politics of Freedom on XM satellite radio (March 7, 2008) [MP3]
February 26, 2008: David Boaz discusses his new book, The Politics of Freedom. [Flash Video, 11:46]