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Lessons from the Subprime Crisis
November 19, 2008
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"The $700 Billion Honeypot"
by David Boaz
"‘After’ the Imperial Presidency?"
by Gene Healy
"Who Killed Big Pharma?"
by Michael F. Cannon
Lessons from the Election
Combined with the equally large Democratic victory in 2006, Republicans have now lost the presidency, more than 50 House seats, and at least a dozen seats in the Senate in just two years. This is the biggest back-to-back defeat that any party has suffered since the 1930s. Cato scholar Michael D. Tanner argues, "[T]he first lesson that Republicans should learn is that 'big-government conservatism' is bad politics, not just bad policy....[T]hey must instead return to an agenda based on limited government, free markets, and individual liberty."
- "The Voters' Message to Republicans," by Michael D. Tanner
- "A Sweeping Rejection of President Bush ," by David Boaz
- "Whither Fusionism?," by Ilya Shapiro
- Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution, by Michael D. Tanner
Auto Bailout in the Works?
Executives of GM, Ford, and Chrysler, as well as the president of the United Auto Workers union, met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday to seek support for a bailout package for the auto industry. These talks come hard on the heels of the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street firms and the nation's banks that was passed by Congress last month.
Shaping the New Administration's Counterterrorism Strategy
With a new administration in the White House, January 2009 will be the starting point for a new approach to U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Cato's upcoming conference, "Shaping the New Administration's Counterterrorism Strategy," will present solid, immensely practical analyses of strategic counterterrorism policies based on the lessons and experiences of the past eight years and earlier, and on what proven strategies will yield the most beneficial results for the United States.
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Global Tax Revolution
In the increasingly integrated global economy, nations are waging a battle between governments to attract investment and skilled workers by overhauling their tax codes to create a more attractive business environment. The authors challenge the U.S. government to lead the tax competition battle in the international marketplace.
New Frontiers in Free Trade
"Razeen Sally's restatement of the case for unilateral liberalization is powerful and could not be timelier. His reflections on the prospects for trade policy are lucid and entirely persuasive. This short book is the best and most important volume on trade in years."
––CLIVE CROOK, Columnist, Financial Times
Cato Supreme Court Review
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