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The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The Institute's stated mission is "to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace" by striving "to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, lay public in questions of (public) policy and the proper role of government. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Massachusetts Avenue, abbreviated Mass Ave, is a major diagonal transverse road in Washington D A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the Agorism is an anarchist Political philosophy founded by Samuel Edward Konkin III that holds the ultimate goal as bringing about a society in which Anarcho-capitalism (also known as Free-market anarchism) is an individualist anarchist Political philosophy that advocates the elimination Autarchism (from Greek, "belief in self rule" is a Political philosophy that upholds the principle of Individual liberty, rejects compulsory Christian libertarianism should not be confused with Libertarian Christianity. Geolibertarianism is a Political movement that strives to reconcile Libertarianism and Georgism (or geoism) Green libertarianism is a Political philosophy that has developed in the United States. Individualist anarchism refers to any of several traditions that hold that "individual conscience and the pursuit of self-interest should not be constrained by any collective Left-libertarianism (or left-wing libertarianism) is a term that has been adopted by several different libertarian political movements and theorists Libertarian socialism is a group of political philosophies that aim to create a society without political economic or social hierarchies – a society in which all violent Individualist feminism (sometimes also grouped with libertarian feminism or ifeminism) is a term for feminist ideas which seek to celebrate Free-market anarchism (sometimes called market anarchism) refers to an Individualist anarchist Philosophy that harmonizes the abolition of the state with Market socialism is a term used to denote two different Economic system (s based in Socialism which operate according to Market principles In Civics, minarchism, sometimes called minimal Statism, small government, or limited-government Libertarianism Mutualism, is an Anarchist school of thought, can be traced to the writings of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that envisioned a society where each person might possess a Neolibertarianism is a political philosophy combining elements of Libertarian and Neoconservative thought that embraces Incrementalism domestically Paleolibertarianism is a school of thought within American Libertarianism founded by Lew Rockwell and Murray Rothbard, and closely associated Right-libertarianism or right libertarianism is a phrase used to either describe non- Collectivist forms of Libertarianism or a variety of different libertarian Voluntaryism is a Philosophy that opposes anything that it sees as unjustifiably invasive and Coercive. Objectivism is a Philosophy developed by Ayn Rand in the 20th century that encompasses positions on Metaphysics, Epistemology, The Austrian School, also known as the “ Vienna School ” or the “ Psychological School ” is a heterodox school of economics that advocates Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism, Laissez-faire liberalism, Market liberalism or in much of the world Individualist anarchism refers to any of several traditions that hold that "individual conscience and the pursuit of self-interest should not be constrained by any collective thumb| |Broken Liberty Istanbul Archaeology Museum Civil liberties are freedoms that protect the Individual from the Government. Counter-economics is a term originally coined by Samuel Edward Konkin III, a radical Libertarian activist and theorist who defined it as " the study and/or Decriminalization is the reduction or abolition of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts but regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast Economic freedom is freedom to produce trade and consume any goods and services acquired without the use of force fraud or theft A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions The question of free will Freedom of contract or contractualism is the idea that individuals should be free to bargain among themselves the terms of their own contracts without government interference The homestead principle (or original appropriation) is part of libertarian and anarcho-capitalist Ethics. Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal Methodological individualism is a philosophical method aimed at explaining and understanding broad society-wide developments as the aggregation of decisions by individuals Laissez-faire ( pronunciation: French,; English,) is a French phrase literally meaning Let do (“allow to do” Liberty, the freedom to act or believe without being stopped by unnecessary force A night watchman state, or a minimal state, is a Form of government in Political philosophy where the government's responsibilities are so minimal they The non-aggression principle (also called the non-aggression axiom, anticoercion principle, or zero aggression principle) is a Deontological Nonintervention or non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations and avoid all wars not related to direct Property is any physical or virtual entity that is owned by an individual Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of Organization. Self-ownership (or sovereignty of the individual, individual sovereignty or individual autonomy) is the moral or natural right (aka Freedom of a person The subjective theory of value (or theory of subjective value) is an economic theory of value that holds that "to possess value an object must be both useful A tax resister resists or refuses payment of a Tax because of opposition to the institution collecting the tax or to some of that institution’s policies The libertarian movement consists of the various individuals and institutions who expound or promote the ideas and causes of Libertarianism. Libertarianism is a Political philosophy that emphasises the Liberty of the individual and seeks to minimize or even abolish the State. Many countries and subnational political entities have libertarian political parties. Libertarian theories of law build upon classical liberal and individualist anarchist doctrines Adherents of different ideologies have criticized Libertarianism for various reasons Civil libertarianism is a strain of political thought that supports Civil liberties, or who emphasizes the supremacy of Individual rights and Personal freedoms For the revolt in Brazil, see Constitutionalist Revolution. The term Constitutionalism is a word with a variety of meanings A libertarian Democrat is a person who subscribes to libertarian philosophy while typically voting for and being involved with the United States Democratic Party. A libertarian Republican (LR is a person who subscribes to libertarian philosophy while typically voting for and being involved with the United States Republican Party Libertarian transhumanism is a Political philosophy synthesizing Libertarianism and Transhumanism. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Liberty, the freedom to act or believe without being stopped by unnecessary force A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers Peace, in the modern usage is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility at the international level that of a War. " Cato scholars have been sharply critical of the Bush administration on a wide variety of issues, including the Iraq war, civil liberties, education, health care, agriculture, energy policy, and excessive government spending. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Government spending or government expenditure is classified by economists into three main types However, some Cato scholars have found common cause with the administration on other issues, most notably, on Social Security,^[2][3] global warming,^[4][5] tax policy,^[6] and immigration. Social security primarily refers to a Social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions including poverty old Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the The Guest worker program is a program that has been proposed many times in the past and now also by U ^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Contents 1 History 2 Publications 3 Principles 3.1 Strained relationship with conservatism 3.2 Outreach to progressives 3.3 Tensions with Objectivism 4 Cato positions on current political issues 4.1 On Social Security 4.2 On foreign policy and civil liberties 4.3 On other domestic issues 4.4 On environmental policy 5 Funding 5.1 Foundation support 5.2 Corporate support 6 Associates in the news 7 Milton Friedman Prize 8 Notable associates 8.1 Policy scholars 8.2 Adjunct scholars 8.3 Fellows 8.4 Board of directors 9 Former staff and faculty 10 References 11 External links 11.1 Critiques

History

The Institute was founded in San Francisco, California in 1977 by Edward H. Crane and initially funded by Charles G. Koch. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Edward H Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute. Charles de Ganahl Koch (pronounced /koʊk/) (born November 1, 1935) is chairman of the board and Chief executive The Institute is named after Cato's Letters, a series of British essays penned in the early 18th century by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon expounding the political views of philosopher John Locke. Cato's Letters were essays by British writers John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, first published from 1720 to 1723 under the pseudonym of Cato The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system John Trenchard is the name of several people For the Secretary of State Sir John Trenchard (1640-1695 see John Trenchard (Secretary of State. Thomas Gordon may refer to Thomas Gordon (lawyer (1652-1722 American lawyer and politician of the colonial period Thomas Gordon (writer John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. The essays were named after Cato the Younger, the defender of republican institutions in Rome. Marcus Porcius Catō Uticensis (95 BC&ndash46 BC known as Cato the Younger ( Cato Minor) to distinguish him from his great-grandfather ( Cato the Elder The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Libertarian Murray Rothbard was a founding member of the institute's board and is credited with suggesting the name. Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2 1926 – January 7 1995 was an American economist of the Austrian School who helped define modern Libertarianism He later came into sharp disagreement with other members, resulting in his dismissal in 1981. ^{[12] [13]} Cato relocated to Washington, D. C. in 1981, settling first in a townhouse on Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill, aside from being a Metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential Neighborhood in Washington D ^[14] The Institute moved to its current location on Massachusetts Avenue in 1993. Massachusetts Avenue, abbreviated Mass Ave, is a major diagonal transverse road in Washington D

In November 2002, shortly after Cato's website was named the "Best Advocacy Website" by the Web Marketing Association, the Alexa ratings service issued a report saying that it was "the most popular think tank site over the past three months," receiving a total of 188,901 unique visitors during the previous month of September. Alexa Internet Inc is a California -based Subsidiary company of Amazon ^[15]

Publications

The Cato Institute publishes the periodicals Cato's Letter, Cato Journal, Regulation, Cato Supreme Court Review, and Cato Policy Report, as well as policy studies. Some of Cato's books include Social Security: The Inherent Contradiction, In Defense of Global Capitalism, Voucher Wars, You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws, Peace and Freedom: A Foreign Policy for a Constitutional Republic, Restoring the Lost Constitution, and Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Reconsidered. ^[16][17]

Cato published Inquiry Magazine from 1977 to 1982 (before transferring it to the Libertarian Review Foundation), and Literature of Liberty from 1978 to 1979 (before transferring it to the Institute for Humane Studies, where it was ended in 1982). Inquiry Magazine was a Libertarian magazine published from November 1977 to 1984 Libertarian Review was a Libertarian magazine published until 1981. The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS is a Libertarian Non-profit organization that assists students at the undergraduate and graduate levels They also had a monograph series called "Cato Papers". A monograph ( Classical Greek, "One Writer" or "Single Writing") is a work of writing upon a single subject usually also by a single

Principles

The Cato Institute's work is rooted in the classical liberal tradition of John Locke and Adam Smith. John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. Cato scholars base their work on a variety of philosophical and religious perspectives. Three Nobel Laureates have been particularly influential to the Cato Institute's work. Milton Friedman first proposed the concept of school choice, which is now promoted by Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Milton Friedman (July 31 1912 November 16 2006 was an American Nobel Laureate Economist and Public intellectual. School choice is a term used to describe a wide array of programs aimed at giving families the opportunity to choose the school their children will attend He also was an influential advocate for a number of policy proposals supported by Cato scholars, including monetarism and the end of the draft and the drug war. Monetarism is a school of economic thought concerning the determination of national income and monetary Economics. F.A. Hayek's ideas about spontaneous order and the importance of the price mechanism have been fundamental to Cato scholars' work on a wide variety of topics. Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist And James M. Buchanan's work in public choice economics have been fundamental to Cato scholars' critiques of many government programs. James McGill Buchanan Jr (born October 3 1919 is an American Economist renowned for his work on Public choice theory, for which he won the 1986 Public choice in economic theory is the use of modern Economic tools to study problems that are traditionally in the province of Political science.

Many strands of thought have influenced the work of various Cato scholars. For example, a 2005 pamphlet by Dan Griswold, Cato's director of trade policy studies, made the case for individual liberty from a Christian perspective. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[18] Cato policy analyst Will Wilkinson has argued that the case for liberty can best be made by combining key insights of Friedrich Hayek and John Rawls, a political philosopher whose egalitarian ideas are often thought of as antithetical to libertarianism. Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist John Rawls ( February 21, 1921  &ndash November 24, 2002) was an American Philosopher, a Professor of Egalitarianism (derived from the French word égal, meaning equal) is a political doctrine that holds that all people should be treated as equals and have ^[19] Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism has also had a particularly strong influence on the Cato Institute. Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American Objectivists share with other libertarians a respect for individual liberty, free markets, and limited government. In 1997 David Boaz, Cato's executive VP, wrote he believed all Objectivists are necessarily libertarians. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute, an American libertarian Think tank. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the ^[20]

Strained relationship with conservatism

In the years immediately following the Republican Revolution, the Cato Institute was often seen as a standard-bearer of the U. The term can also refer to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution that led to the establishment of the Republic of China. S. conservative political movement. Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, credited with reshaping and rejuvenating the Republican Party, and key contributors to the late-20th century conservative movement, were heavily influenced by libertarian ideals.

Despite this, the Cato Institute officially resists being labeled as part of the conservative movement because "conservative smacks of an unwillingness to change, of a desire to preserve the status quo". ^[21] Such tensions have become increasingly evident in recent years, as the Institute has become sharply critical of current Republican leaders. ^[22] The growing division may be attributable to Republican officeholders' growing support of policies promoting government intervention in the economy and society, increased budgetary spending, and neoconservative foreign policies. Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism

Cato scholars have also been strongly critical of the expansion of executive power under President George W. Bush^[23], and his management of the Iraq War. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign ^[24] In 2006 and 2007, Cato published two books critical of the Republican Party's perceived abandonment of the limited-government ideals that swept them into power in 1994. ^[25][26] For their part, only a minority of Republican congressmen supported President George W. Bush’s 2005 proposal to partially privatize Social Security, an idea strongly backed by the Institute. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. This article concerns proposals to change the Social Security system in the United States. Social Security, in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program And in the 109th Congress, President Bush's immigration plan—which was based on a proposal by Cato scholar Dan Griswold^[27] — went down to defeat largely due to the eventual opposition of conservative Republican congressmen. ^[28]

Cato President Ed Crane has particular scorn for neoconservatism. Edward H Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute. Neoconservatism (or Neocon is a Right-wing political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of the Social liberalism, Moral relativism In a 2003 article with Cato chairman William Niskanen, he called neoconservatism a "particular threat to liberty perhaps greater than the ideologically spent ideas of left-liberalism. William A Niskanen is chairman of the Cato Institute, a position he has held since 1985 following service on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers "^[29] As far back as 1995, Crane wrote that neoconservatives "have a fundamentally benign view of the state," which Crane considers antithetical to libertarian ideals of individual freedom. ^[30] Cato's foreign policy team have frequently criticized neoconservative foreign policy. ^[31]

Outreach to progressives

Cato has long sought to build bridges between libertarians and progressives based on their shared values of tolerance, equality, and individual liberty. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. Cato's scholars advocate positions that are appealing to many on the left-hand side of the American political spectrum, including support for civil liberties, liberal immigration policies, equal rights for gays and lesbians, and peace. An early example of this effort was the launching of Inquiry Magazine, which was aimed at liberals who shared libertarians' skepticism about concentrated state power. Inquiry Magazine was a Libertarian magazine published from November 1977 to 1984 Modern liberalism in the United States, also referred to as American liberalism, is a political ideology that seeks to use the power of the state to effect change upon society More recently, in 2006, Cato vice president for research Brink Lindsey penned an article arguing that libertarians and liberals should view each other as natural ideological allies^[32]. Modern liberalism in the United States, also referred to as American liberalism, is a political ideology that seeks to use the power of the state to effect change upon society Cato describes this "bridge philosophy" as Jeffersonian:

The Jeffersonian philosophy that animates Cato's work has increasingly come to be called "libertarianism" or "market liberalism. " It combines an appreciation for entrepreneurship, the market process, and lower taxes with strict respect for civil liberties and skepticism about the benefits of both the welfare state and foreign military adventurism. ^[33]

Tensions with Objectivism

Main article: Libertarianism and Objectivism

Despite their fundamental agreement on political issues, relations between the Cato Institute and Objectivist organizations has not always been cozy. Many individuals found their support of Libertarianism upon ideological elements derived from the philosophy of novelist Ayn Rand, which she called Objectivism. Ayn Rand scorned the nascent libertarian movement during her lifetime^[34], and her intellectual heir, Leonard Peikoff, has followed her lead, refusing to associate with libertarian organizations, Cato included. Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American Leonard S Peikoff (born October 15, 1933) is an Objectivist philosopher Other Objectivist organizations, notably the Atlas Society, have been more friendly. The Atlas Society — of which The Objectivist Center (TOC is a part — is a research and advocacy organization promoting "a culture that affirms the core Objectivist values of reason At an October 2007 event to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Atlas Shrugged, Cato President and Founder Ed Crane stated that he and all the senior leadership of the Cato Institute consider themselves Objectivists. Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States Edward H Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute. ^[35] He emphasized that Objectivists and other libertarians are natural allies, and encouraged Objectivists to become more involved in the broader libertarian movement. Cato Institute leaders have worked for years to improve relations between Objectivists and libertarians. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the ^[36]

Cato positions on current political issues

Following its motto, the Cato Institute advocates policies that advance "individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. ” Cato scholars are libertarian in their policy positions, typically advocating diminished government intervention in domestic, social, and economic policies and decreased military and political intervention worldwide. Specific policy proposals advanced by Cato scholars include such measures as abolishing the minimum wage,^[37] reforming illegal-drug policies,^[38] eliminating corporate welfare and trade barriers,^[39] diminishing federal government involvement in the marketplace^[40] and in local and state issues,^[41] enhanced school choice,^[42] abolishing government-enforced discrimination, including both traditionally conservative racial profiling and traditionally liberal affirmative action, and abolishing restrictions on discrimination by private parties. A trade barrier is a general term that describes any government policy or regulation that restricts International trade. ^[43]

On Social Security

The Cato Institute established its Project on Social Security Privatization in 1995, renaming it the Project on Social Security Choice in 2002. The change sought to emphasize that its proposals would allow Americans to opt in or out of the program. Like other organizations supporting the "personal healthcare savings accounts" concept, Cato scholars now avoid using the word privatization in describing such policies, due to the presently unpopular sentiments that the public associates with it. ^[44]

Cato's Social Security proposal involves giving workers the option of investing half of their contributions (6. 2 per cent) into individual accounts, in return for forgoing the accrual of any future Social Security entitlement benefits. For workers selecting this option, future claims on already-accrued Social Security benefits could be sold as bonds, allowing the workers to re-invest those funds in higher-yielding securities, if desired. However, for these workers, past and future payroll tax contributions to Social Security, nominally made on behalf of the employer, would go to funding the Social Security benefits of people remaining in the traditional system.

Cato scholars have emphasized that the present Social Security system is unsustainable, and will necessitate future tax hikes and benefit cuts to make ends meet. Because of the "pay as you go" nature of the system, present workers are taxed to support past ones (i. e. , current retirees). As the ratio of workers-to-retirees drops, workers will bear an increasing payroll-tax burden. Cato scholars also emphasize the benefits of inheritability. Unlike the status quo, Cato's plan would allow a worker who dies before reaching their (variable) retirement age to leave the assets in his/her personal account to legal heirs.

In 2003, the Cato Institute said that Bush's social security privatization plan could be funded if funding for corporate welfare were reduced. Corporate welfare is a term describing a government's bestowal of money grants tax breaks, or other special favorable treatment on Corporations or select corporations ^[45]

On foreign policy and civil liberties

In recent years, Cato's non-interventionist foreign policy views, and strong support for civil liberties, have frequently led Cato scholars to criticize those in power, Republican and Democrat. Cato scholars opposed President George H. W. Bush's 1991 Gulf War operations, President Bill Clinton's interventions in Haiti and Kosovo, and President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY ( September 19, 1994 – March 31, 1995) was a response to the overthrow and expulsion of the duly elected government The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (code-named Operation Allied Force) was NATO 's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia On the other hand, Cato scholars supported the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U ^[46]

Cato policy experts have been similarly critical of recent perceived infringements upon American's civil liberties. They sharply criticized then-Attorney General Janet Reno's 1993 raid of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the Attorney General of the United States ( 1993 &ndash 2001) The Waco Siege (also known as the Waco Massacre) took place on February 28 More recently, they have opposed the USA Patriot Act, the imprisonment of so-called unlawful enemy combatants like José Padilla, and the second Bush Administration's aggressive assertions of unilateral executive authority. The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a Civilian who directly engages in armed conflict under the International Humanitarian Law José Padilla (born October 18, 1970) also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted

On other domestic issues

Cato has published strong criticisms of the 1998 settlement that many U. S. states signed with the tobacco industry. The tobacco industry comprises those persons and companies engaged in the growth preparation for sale shipment advertisement and distribution of Tobacco and tobacco-related ^[47] Among other laissez-faire policies, Cato scholars have argued for allowing immigrants to work in the U. Laissez-faire ( pronunciation: French,; English,) is a French phrase literally meaning Let do (“allow to do” S. ^[48]

The Cato Institute argued in favor of a Balanced Budget Veto Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Balanced Budget Veto Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution put forth in a paper by Anthony Hawks published by the Libertarian The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. ^[49] This would, according to the Institute, act as a self-enforcing mechanism to reduce deficit spending by the U. Deficit spending is the amount by which a government private company or individual's spending exceeds income over a particular period of time also called simply "deficit" S. government.

In 2003 Cato filed an amicus brief in support of the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the few remaining state laws that made private, non-commercial homosexual relations between consenting adults illegal. Amicus curiae or amicus curiæ (plural amici curiae) is a Legal Latin phrase literally translated as "friend of the court" Lawrence v Texas, 539 US 558 ( 2003) was a landmark United States Supreme Court case Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Cato cited the 14th Amendment, among other things, as the source of their support for the ruling. The Fourteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution is one of the post- Civil War Reconstruction Amendments, first

Domestically, Cato scholars have been sharp critics of current U. S. drug policy,^[38] and the perceived growing militarization of U. S. law enforcement. ^[50] Additionally, there is a strong objection to "nanny" laws such as smoking bans and mandatory seatbelt use.

On environmental policy

Cato scholars have written extensively about the issues of the environment, including global warming, environmental regulation, and energy policy. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the The Cato Institute lists "Energy and the Environment" as one of its 13 major "research issues",^[51] and global warming is one of six sub-topics under this heading. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the ^[52] The Institute has issued over two dozen studies on energy and environmental topics in recent years, which is on par with Cato's other research areas. ^[53] The Cato Institute blog includes many postings on a wide variety of public policy issues, including global warming and other environmental issues. ^[54]

The Institute's work on global warming has been a particular source of controversy. Cato has held a number of briefings on global warming with global warming skeptics as panelists. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the The global warming controversy is a dispute regarding the nature and consequences of Global warming. In December 2003, panelists included Patrick Michaels, Robert Balling and John Christy. Patrick J Michaels, PhD (born February 15, 1950) is a part-time research professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia Robert C Balling Jr is the former director of the Office of Climatology and is a Professor of geography at Arizona State University. John R Christy is a climate scientist whose chief interests are global climate change satellite sensing of global climate and paleoclimate Balling and Christy have since made statements indicating that global warming is, in fact, related at least some degree to anthropogenic activity:

No known mechanism can stop global warming in the near term. International agreements, such as the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, would have no detectable effect on average temperature within any reasonable policy time frame (i. The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security e. , 50 years or so), even with full compliance. ^[55]

In response to the World Watch Report in May 2003 that linked climate change and severe weather events, Jerry Taylor said,

It's false. Jerry Taylor (born 1963 or 1964 is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute where he researches environmental policy There is absolutely no evidence that extreme weather events are on the increase. None. The argument that more and more dollar damages accrue is a reflection of the greater amount of wealth we've created. ^[56]

Three out of five "Doubters of Global Warming" interviewed by PBS's Frontline were funded by, or had some other institutional connection with, the Institute. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the ^[57] Cato has often criticized Al Gore's stances on the issue of global warming and agreed with the Bush administration's skeptical attitude toward the Kyoto protocols. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Its positions on the subject are unpopular with some left-of-center groups. ^[58]

Cato scholars have also been critical of the Bush administration's views on energy policy. In 2003, Cato scholars Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren blasted the Republican Energy Bill as "Hundreds of pages of corporate welfare, symbolic gestures, empty promises, and pork-barrel projects. " ^[59] They have also spoken out against the president's calls for larger ethanol subsidies. ^[60]

Funding

The Cato Institute is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization under U. 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal S. Internal Revenue Code. The institute performs no contract research and does not accept government funding. For revenue, the institute is largely dependent on private contributions.

According to its annual report, the Cato Institute had fiscal year 2007 expenses of $19. 4 million and revenue of $20. 4 million. The report notes that 74% of Cato's income that year came from individual contributions, 15% from foundations, 3% from corporations, and 8% from "program and other income" (e. g. , publication sales, program fees). ^[1]

Foundation support

The Cato Institute has been supported by:

• Castle Rock Foundation (formerly known as The Coors Foundation)
• Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
• Earhart Foundation
• JM Foundation
• John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. The Castle Rock Foundation was founded in 1993 with an endowment of $36596253 from the Adolph Coors Foundation. Koch Family Foundations is the informal name for a group of Charities in the United States of America associated with Fred C The Earhart Foundation is a foundation that funds research and scholarship Not to be confused with the F W Olin Foundation or Spencer T Olin Foundation, founded by Olin's father and brother respectively
• Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation
• Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
• Scaife Foundations (Sarah Mellon Scaife, Carthage)

Corporate support

Like many think tanks, Cato receives support from a variety of corporations, but corporations are a relatively minor source of support for the Institute. Koch Family Foundations is the informal name for a group of Charities in the United States of America associated with Fred C The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, based in Milwaukee Wisconsin, is a conservative foundation with about half a billion US dollars in assets The Scaife Foundations refer collectively to four foundations: the Allegheny Foundation, the Carthage Foundation, the Sarah Scaife Foundation A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such In fiscal year 2007, for example, corporate donations accounted for only three percent of its budget. ^[1]

According to Cato supporters, the relative paucity of corporate funding has allowed the Institute to strike an independent stance in its policy research. In 2004, the Institute angered the U. S. pharmaceutical industry by publishing a paper arguing in favor of "drug re-importation. "^[61] A 2006 study attacked the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA is a United States Copyright Law which implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property ^[62] Cato has published numerous studies criticizing what it calls "corporate welfare", the practice of public officials funneling taxpayer money, usually via targeted budgetary spending, to politically-connected corporate interests. Corporate welfare is a term describing a government's bestowal of money grants tax breaks, or other special favorable treatment on Corporations or select corporations ^{[63][64][65][66]} For example, in 2002, Cato president Ed Crane and Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope co-wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post calling for the abandonment of the Republican energy bill, arguing that it had become little more than a gravy train for Washington, D.C. lobbyists. Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and An editorial, leader (UK or leading article (UK is an article in a Newspaper or Magazine that expresses the opinion of the Editor Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D ^[67] Again in 2005, Cato scholar Jerry Taylor teamed up with Daniel Becker of the Sierra Club to attack the Republican Energy Bill as a give-away to corporate interests. Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( is a statute that was passed by the United States Congress on July 29 2005 and signed into law by President George W ^[68]

Still, some critics have accused Cato of being too tied to corporate funders, especially in the 1990s. Critical sources report that Cato received funding from Phillip Morris and other tobacco companies in the 1990s, and that at one point Rupert Murdoch served on the boards of directors of both Cato and Phillip Morris. Altria Group Inc ( (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American Altria Group Inc ( (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc ^[69] The Knight Ridder newspapers reported that in the late 1990s Cato received financial contributions from the American International Group, "an insurance and financial services company whose business includes managing U. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder S. retirement plans" as Social Security reform emerged as a more prominent issue. Between 1998 and 2004 the Cato Institute received $90,000 of its funding from ExxonMobil — about a tenth of a percent of the organization's budget over that period. The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D ^[70]

Associates in the news

• Several Cato Institute-affiliated scholars have achieved academic distinction, including Nobel laureates F. A. Hayek, Milton Friedman. Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist Milton Friedman (July 31 1912 November 16 2006 was an American Nobel Laureate Economist and Public intellectual. James M. Buchanan, and Vernon L. Smith. James McGill Buchanan Jr (born October 3 1919 is an American Economist renowned for his work on Public choice theory, for which he won the 1986 Vernon Lomax Smith (born January 1, 1927) is professor of Economics at Chapman University School of Law and School of Business in Orange
• Cato senior fellow Randy Barnett argued the Gonzales v. Raich case in front of the Supreme Court in 2004. Randy E Barnett (born February 5, 1952) is a lawyer a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and a legal theorist in the United Gonzales v Raich (previously Ashcroft v Raich) 545 US 1 (2005 was a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled on
• Mencken Fellow P. J. O'Rourke is the bestselling author of Parliament of Whores, All the Trouble in the World, and other books. Patrick Jake O'Rourke (born November 14, 1947 in Toledo Ohio) is a conservative American political satirist, journalist
• Cato policy analyst Radley Balko was cited by Justice Breyer's dissent to the Supreme Court's 2006 Hudson v. Michigan decision, concerning "no knock" raids. Hudson v Michigan, 547 U S 586 (2006, is a decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that a violation of the Fourth Amendment ^[71]
• Cato senior fellow Robert A. Levy personally funded the plaintiffs' challenge to the District of Columbia's gun ban in an important Second Amendment case that will be heard by the Supreme Court in early 2008. ^[72]
• In December 2005, Doug Bandow, a Cato fellow, admitted taking money from lobbyist Jack Abramoff in exchange for writing columns for the Copley News Service favorable to Abramoff clients. Douglas (Doug Bandow is a former columnist with Copley News Service and former senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Lobbying includes all attempts to influence Legislators and officials whether by other legislators constituents or organized groups Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. Copley Press is a privately held Newspaper business originally founded in Illinois, but now based in La Jolla California. The columns did not, however, deviate from Bandow's own views. Copley suspended his column. Bandow subsequently resigned from Cato on December 15, 2005.
• In 1999, David Platt Rall, a prominent environmental scientist, died in a car accident. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) David Platt Rall ( August 3, 1926 &ndash September 28, 1999) was a cancer specialist and a leader in environmental health studies whose work Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical chemical and biological components of the environment. Steven Milloy, at the time a Cato adjunct scholar, celebrated Rall's death on his site junkscience. Steven J Milloy is the " Junk science " commentator for FoxNews com, writing: "Scratch one junk scientist who promoted the bankrupt idea that poisoning rats with a chemical predicts cancer in humans exposed to much lower levels of the chemical — a notion that, at the very least, has wasted billions and billions of public and private dollars. " Cato Institute President Edward Crane called Milloy's attack an "inexcusable lapse in judgement and civility," but Milloy refused to apologize. He retained his position with Cato until the end of 2005. Following renewed controversy over the financial support Milloy received from tobacco and oil companies while writing editorial pieces favorable to them, Milloy's name was removed from the list of Cato adjunct scholars. ^[73]
• In January 2008, adjunct scholar Dominick Armentano separated from the Institute after writing an op-ed piece in the Vero Beach Press-Journal. Cato Executive Vice President David Boaz wrote that “I won’t deny that this latest op-ed played a role in our decision. "^[74]

Milton Friedman Prize

Since 2002, the Cato Institute has awarded the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty every two years to "an individual who has made a significant contribution to advancing human freedom. Milton Friedman (July 31 1912 November 16 2006 was an American Nobel Laureate Economist and Public intellectual. " The prize comes with a cash award of $500,000. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

Past Prize Winners

Year	Recipient	Nationality
2002	Peter Thomas Bauer	British
2004	Hernando de Soto	Peruvian
2006	Mart Laar	Estonian
2008	Yon Goicoechea[75]	Venezuelan

Notable associates

Policy scholars

• David Boaz, Executive Vice President
• Edward H. Crane, President and CEO
• Jagadeesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow
• Daniel T. Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies
• Andrey Illarionov
• Brink Lindsey, Vice President for Research
• William A. Niskanen, Chairman
• Tom G. Palmer, Senior Fellow, Director of Cato University
• Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs
• José Piñera, Co-chairman, Project on Social Security Choice
• Alan Reynolds, Senior Fellow
• John Samples, Director, Center for Representative Government
• Jerry Taylor. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Hernando de Soto (born 1941 - 06-02) is a Peruvian Economist known for his work on the Informal economy and on the importance of Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Mart Laar (born April 22 1960 in Viljandi) is an Estonian statesman historian and a founding Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Yon Goicoechea is the 2008 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty winner Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute, an American libertarian Think tank. Edward H Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute. Daniel T Griswold is director of the Cato Institute 's Center for Trade Policy Studies Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov ( Андре́й Никола́евич Илларио́нов) (born September 16 1961) is Brink Lindsey is the Cato Institute 's Vice president for research William A Niskanen is chairman of the Cato Institute, a position he has held since 1985 following service on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers Tom Gordon Palmer (born 1956 in Bitburg-Mötsch, Germany) is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, Vice President for International Programs director Roger Pilon is Vice President for Legal Affairs for the Cato Institute, and an American Libertarian legal theorist. José Piñera (born October 6, 1948, in Santiago Chile) is the architect of Chile's private Pension system based on personal retirement accounts Alan Reynolds is one of the original supply side economists He is currently Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and was formerly Director of Economic Research Jerry Taylor (born 1963 or 1964 is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute where he researches environmental policy Senior Fellow
• Ian Vásquez, Director of the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
• Will Wilkinson, Policy Analyst

Adjunct scholars

• Donald J. Boudreaux
• Robert L. Bradley, Jr
• Tyler Cowen
• Michael Cox
• Richard Epstein
• Michael Gough
• Tibor Machan
• Randal O'Toole
• Vernon L. Smith
• Thomas Szasz

Fellows

• Randy E. Barnett
• James Bovard
• James M. Buchanan
• Leon Hadar
• Steve H. Hanke
• F. A. Hayek
• Andrei Illarionov
• Penn Jillette
• David Kopel
• Johan Norberg
• P. J. O'Rourke
• Jim Powell
• Teller

Board of directors

As of January 2007:

• K. Ian Vásquez is director of the Cato Institute 's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity Will Wilkinson (born 1973) is an American Libertarian writer and thinker Donald J Boudreaux became chairman of the department of economics at George Mason University in August 2001. Robert L Bradley Jr (born June 17, 1955) is chairman (rbradley@iertx Tyler Cowen (pronounced /ˈkaʊˌɛn/) (b January 21, 1962) occupies the Holbert C Michael E Cox (born 1947 is a British academic and International relations scholar This article is about Richard Epstein the professor of law for the American game theorist see Richard A Michael Gough (born November 23 1913) is an Academy Award -nominated British Character actor who has appeared in over 100 films Tibor Richard Machan PhD (born 18 March 1939) professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy at Auburn University, holds the R Randal O'Toole is an American Economist and Public policy analyst Vernon Lomax Smith (born January 1, 1927) is professor of Economics at Chapman University School of Law and School of Business in Orange Thomas Stephen Szasz (pronounced /sas/ born April 15, 1920 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Psychiatrist and Academic. Randy E Barnett (born February 5, 1952) is a lawyer a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and a legal theorist in the United James Bovard is a bestselling libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste failures corruption Cronyism and abuses James McGill Buchanan Jr (born October 3 1919 is an American Economist renowned for his work on Public choice theory, for which he won the 1986 Leon Hadar a global affairs analyst journalist and author is a research fellow with the Cato Institute, a contributing editor for the American Conservative and Steve H Hanke is an American economist specializing in international economics particularly monetary policy Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov ( Андре́й Никола́евич Илларио́нов) (born September 16 1961) is Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American Comedian, Illusionist, juggler and Writer known Dave Kopel is an American Author, Attorney, Political science researcher and Contributing editor to several publications Johan Norberg (born 27 August, 1973) is a Swedish writer devoted to promoting economic Globalization and Libertarian positions Patrick Jake O'Rourke (born November 14, 1947 in Toledo Ohio) is a conservative American political satirist, journalist Jim Powell is Senior Fellow at a Libertarian Think tank, the Cato Institute in Washington D Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller February 14, 1948) is an American illusionist, Comedian and Writer best Tucker Andersen, Senior consultant, Cumberland Associates LLC
• Frank Bond, Chairman, The Foundation Group
• Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute
• Richard Dennis, President, Dennis Trading Group
• Ethelmae C. Edward H Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute. Richard J Dennis, a former commodities Speculator known as the "Prince of the Pit" was born in Chicago in January 1949 Humphreys, Chair, Tamko Roofing Products, Inc.
• David H. Koch, Executive vice-president, Koch Industries, Inc.
• John C. Malone, Chairman, Liberty Media Corporation
• William A. Niskanen, Chairman, Cato Institute
• David H. Padden, President, Padden and Company
• Lewis E. David Hamilton Koch ( born March 5 1940 is an American Billionaire businessman Koch Industries Inc (pronounced "koke" is a private corporation based in Wichita, Kansas with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing trading and John C Malone (born March 7 1941 in Milford, Connecticut) is the current chairman of Liberty Media and CEO of The Liberty Media Corporation is an American Media conglomerate and the control is exercised by engineer Dr William A Niskanen is chairman of the Cato Institute, a position he has held since 1985 following service on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers Randall, Board member, E-Trade Financial Corporation
• Howard Rich, President, U. E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation ( is a Financial services company based in New York NY United States Howard Rich is a Libertarian Political extremist and real estate developer in New York City, USA. S. Term Limits
• Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation
• Donald G. Frederick Wallace Smith (born August 11 1944 in Marks, Mississippi) or Fred Smith, is the founder chairman president and CEO of FedEx, originally FedEx Corporation ( is a Logistics services company based in the United States. Smith, President, Donald Smith & Co.
• Jeffrey S. Yass, Managing Director, Susquehana International Group, LLP
• Fred Young, former owner, Young Radiator Company

Former staff and faculty

• Radley Balko, former Policy Analyst
• Doug Bandow, former Senior Fellow
• Dan Greenberg (Director of Communications), currently an Arkansas state legislator and thus a member of the Arkansas General Assembly
• Steven Milloy (adjunct scholar), columnist for Fox News
• Julian Sanchez, former staff writer, currently contributing editor to Reason magazine. Jeffrey S Yass is an options trader, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna International Group. The Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG is a privately held global investment trading and technology firm servicing securities markets worldwide Radley Balko (born April 19, 1975 in Greenfield Indiana) is an American libertarian writer and speaker Douglas (Doug Bandow is a former columnist with Copley News Service and former senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Dan Greenberg is an American Politician and a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Steven J Milloy is the " Junk science " commentator for FoxNews Julian Sanchez (born March 14 1979 is a libertarian writer living in Washington DC where he serves as the Washington Editor for Ars Technica. Reason is a libertarian monthly magazine from the Reason Foundation.

References

External links

• Cato Institute's official website
• Center for Trade Policy Studies
• Project on Social Security Choice
• Cato Unbound, Cato's online monthly magazine
• Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty
• Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity

Critiques

• Mike Huben, "Criticisms of the CATO Institute," in "Critiques Of Libertarianism. "
• Lew Rockwel's Editorial on the Bandow/Abramoff controversy
• John Fonte, "Dogmatic Libertarians: Over the edge", National Review Online, May 9, 2002
• "The Cato Institute or Anarchism seen through the Multinationals’ Eyes", Voltaire Network
• Dana Milbank, "At Conservative Forum on Bush, Everybody's a Critic", Washington Post, March 8, 2006, p. National Review ( NR) is a biweekly Magazine and Web site, founded by the late author William F Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A02
• "The Promise of Freedom: Is America on Course?" a debate with the Cato Instiute's Executive Vice President David Boaz
• ExxonSecrets.org Fact Sheet on Cato.
• Cato Institute profile at Sourcewatch. org

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