Cato Institute
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"Cato Institute" is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded as the Charles Koch Foundation in 1974 by Ed Crane/Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries. In July 1976, the name was changed to the Cato Institute.

Cato was established to have a focus on public advocacy, media exposure and societal influence. According to the 2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), Cato is number 14 in the "Top Thirty Worldwide Think Tanks" and number 6 in the "Top Fifty United States Think Tanks".

The Institute's website states, "The mission of the Cato Institute is to originate, disseminate, and increase understanding of public policies based on the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace."

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Blow to homeowners and small business people.

If the market can predict the Fed's policy actions, then it must be the case that Fed policy follows a rule, or policy regularity or some sort.

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Bush-Ashcroft Plan to 'Help' Localities Fight Gun Crime, .

We have to acknowledge that individuals can face transition costs when trade barriers come down.

Arrogance of Power Reborn: The Imperial Presidency and Foreign Policy in the Clinton Years .

Asset accumulation plays a vital role in escaping poverty.

[Speaking at] Regulation in the Digital Age, ... the digital young are revolutionaries. Unlike the clucking boomers, they're not talking revolution, they're actually making one.

For the money that the U.S. federal government paid farmers between 1995 and 2003, ... the government could have purchased outright more than a quarter of all farms.