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March 5, 2020
Testimony

Civil Rights and Qualified Immunity
… the law is not “clearly established.” For example, in Baxter v. Bracey6, the Sixth Circuit granted qualified immunity to two police officers who deployed a police dog against a suspect who had already surrendered and was sitting on the ground …
By Jay Schweikert
October 30, 2014
Orange County Register

Decades of Oppression
… and a ubiquitous mix of uniformed and plain clothes security personnel. It is unsettling enough to be stopped by a policeman in the U.S. After hearing stories of dubious arrests followed by months of detention, no one wants to …
By Doug Bandow
May 8, 2013
Harvard Economics Review

Growing Government and Slowing Growth — Obama’s Contradiction
… spending itself. Of course, some government spending is necessary. Governments must provide certain basic services such as adjudicating disputes, maintaining police and defense functions, and, arguably, maintaining the infrastructure necessary for a functioning economy. Thus, under a scenario with zero …
By Michael D. Tanner
August 11, 2018
National Interest (Online)

Congress Missed Its Chance to Strangle the Imperial Presidency in Its Cradle
… legal. Indeed, Truman administration officials refused to call the Korean conflict a “war,” insisting instead that it was a UN “police action.” The use of Orwellian euphemisms would become a staple of the imperial presidency. When Obama launched an air …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
March 13, 2022
Foreign Policy

A Lame-Duck Moon Can Fix South Korea’s Refugee Failings
… efforts. Pan explained the rationale for leaving China: “Our church would educate our children about our religious beliefs, and the police would come along and force them to enroll in school so they could be brainwashed.” Moreover, “They didn’t …
By Doug Bandow
July 1, 2017
Inside Sources

The Failure of American Leadership
The United States, and the world, would be better off if America led less often and more thoughtfully.
By A. Trevor Thrall
March 17, 2010
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 61
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Public-Sector Unions
By Chris Edwards
August 31, 2023
Legal Briefs

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Rogers v. Jarrett
Summer 2020
Regulation

COVID and Leviathan
It’s not unreasonable to conclude that recent restrictions have been necessary and wise.
By A. Barton Hinkle
March 23, 2020
USA Today

Coronavirus Economy: Reports of an Economic Crash Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By Vernon L. Smith
August 1, 2016
Rare

Who’s Winning the Military Vote? This Year, It’s Not Hillary or Trump
A plurality this campaign season is supporting the least militaristic of the candidates: Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson.
By Doug Bandow
September 11, 2012
DC Examiner

9/11 and Its Legacy of Fear
September 11th has changed America radically — and not for the better.
By Gene Healy
May 3, 2011
DC Examiner

With bin Laden Gone, Declare Victory and Come Home
By Gene Healy
December 12, 2014
Blog

Second Circuit Slams Feds on Insider Trading Prosecutions
In the Newman and Chiasson insider trading case, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals trips up runaway federal prosecutors. It’s about time.
By Walter Olson
September/October 2017
Policy Report

Cato Turns 40 … and Beyond
By Robert A. Levy

Cato Annual Report

Featured Event

Your Body, Your Health Care

Free Society

Spring 2025

Civil Rights and Qualified Immunity

Decades of Oppression

Growing Government and Slowing Growth — Obama’s Contradiction

Congress Missed Its Chance to Strangle the Imperial Presidency in Its Cradle

A Lame-Duck Moon Can Fix South Korea’s Refugee Failings

The Failure of American Leadership

Public-Sector Unions

Rogers v. Jarrett

COVID and Leviathan

Coronavirus Economy: Reports of an Economic Crash Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Who’s Winning the Military Vote? This Year, It’s Not Hillary or Trump

9/11 and Its Legacy of Fear

With bin Laden Gone, Declare Victory and Come Home

Second Circuit Slams Feds on Insider Trading Prosecutions

Cato Turns 40 … and Beyond