Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition (2005) Share Introduction Introduction Introduction Limited Government and the Rule of Law Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution Entitlement Reform Entitlement Reform Social Security Federal Welfare Reform State Welfare Implementation Health Care Medicare and Medicaid Taxes and Spending Taxes and Spending The Federal Budget “Starving the Beast” Will Not Work Federal Tax Reform Fiscal Federalism International Tax Competition Government Reform Government Reform The Delegation of Legislative Powers Term Limits Campaign Finance Reclaiming the War Power Tort and Class Action Reform Threats to Civil Liberties Threats to Civil Liberties The Patriot Act Militarization of the Home Front Regulation of Electronic Speech and Commerce Property Rights and Regulatory Takings Tobacco and the Rule of Law The War on Drugs Restoring the Right to Bear Arms The Nanny State National ID Cards Domestic Policy Domestic Policy U.S. Department of Education Higher Education Improving K–12 Education Agricultural Policy Cultural Agencies Privatization Corporate Welfare State Fiscal Policy Federal Highway Programs Regulation Regulation Health and Safety Transportation Antitrust Food and Drug Administration Telecommunications, Broadband, and Media Policy The Limits of Monetary Policy Major Policy Lessons from the Corporate Scandals Energy and Environment Energy and Environment Electricity Policy Energy Policy Pollution Policy Public Lands Policy Global Warming and Climate Change Foreign and Defense Policy Foreign and Defense Policy Dismantling Al Qaeda Homeland Security The Defense Budget Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense Transatlantic Relations Nuclear Proliferation and the Terrorist Threat Strengthening the All-Volunteer Military Toward a Sensible U.S. Policy in the Middle East Iraq and the Persian Gulf: Getting Out, Staying Engaged East Asian Defense Commitments Relations with South and Central Asia The International War on Drugs Relations with China Relations with Russia Relations with Cuba International Economic Policy International Economic Policy Trade Immigration International Financial Crises and the IMF U.S. Policy toward Latin America Foreign Aid and Economic Development U.S. Policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa Contributors Contributors Contributors Latest Issues Cato Handbook For Policymakers, 9th Edition (2022) Cato Handbook For Policymakers, 8th Edition (2017) Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009) Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress (2003)