books by Cato Institute     books:     Cato Institute      Government Failure: A Primer in Public Choice TullockfGordonL Cato Institute, 2002 A superb treatment of rent-seeking and log-rolling Since this is a book written by three authors separately, I shall discuss each part on its own, but first a few general remarks. My biggest gripe is that the primary topic is not "public choice" per se, but rather "rent-seeking" with some discussion about externalities ...             The Politics of Freedom: Taking on The Left, The Right and Threats to Our Liberties David Boaz Cato Institute, 2008 Required Reading for the Upcoming Election To ensure that this review gets read, I am going to keep it brief with a few observations. Anyone that wishes to be considered an informed voter must be accurately informed about what the Democrat and Republican policies have done to our country post 1980. David ...             Crisis of Abundance: Rethinking How We Pay for Health Care Arnold Kling Cato Institute, 2008 Short, Well-Written, and Well-Reasoned "Crisis of Abundance" should be read by any educated person who wants to understand the healthcare crisis in the U.S. and proposals to remedy it. This short, intelligent book reviews the various theories in play to explain why the U.S. spends so much more (as a ...             The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power Gene Healy Cato Institute, 2008 A book Americans need to read--especially this year Do yourself--and the country--a favor, and pick up a copy of Cato Institute scholar Gene Healy's new book, The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power. This important book has the potential to start a much-needed national conversation ...             The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner ... Indur Goklany Cato Institute, 2007 Antidote to Disaster Probably one of the most important, well written, and throughly researched books on the topic of human development and the way we interact with our environment to come out in the past decade. It is a detailed and unapologetic look at what is really going on and where ...             Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media Patrick J. Michaels Cato Institute, 2005 Very professional, but funny, dismantling of Al Gore and his crew I have been trying to educate myself about this very complex topic. I have at this point read four books on it, two pro and two con. Thus far, the con books are making more sense to me. I found Singer & Avery's book, Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years to ...             In Defense of Global Capitalism Johan Norberg Cato Institute, 2003 A libertarian view of free trade and economic freedom I was familiar with most of the issues and arguments and evidence presented in this book, but loved it because the book takes an unusual tact in defending capitalism and free trade. Most defenses focus on the good achieved by capitalist societies in terms of wealth ...             The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America Cato Institute, 2000 You have to have one. This pocket sized version of The Declaration of Independance and Constitution is a must have. Get one for your kids to keep in their backpacks.             Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America Ted Galen Carpenter Cato Institute, 2008 Smart Power is smart reading Ted Galen Carpenter has what most of the foreign policy establishment/elite woefully lacks: common sense. At the heart of Smart Power is a simple but powerful proposition: in the post-Cold War era and particularly in the wake of 9/11, U.S. security commitments and ...             The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future Randal O'Toole Cato Institute, 2007 Why government planning fails. In his 48 chapters O'Toole covers a wide range of government planning efforts. Rather than a complaint only about the disastrous consequences of a specific government planning effort, he shows why such efforts are doomed by the very incentives that motivate ...             Reflections of a Political Economist: Selected Articles on Government Policies and Political Processes William A. Niskanen Cato Institute, 2008 This retrospective by acclaimed economist William A. Niskanen examines a wide variety of key public policies and politically controversial issues, including those pertaining to trade, unemployment, election law, and the economics of war and peace. Niskanen applies sharply focused economic perspectives to each topic, illustrating how the use of ...             Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything Gene Healy Cato Institute, 2004 Every Honest Person Should Read this Book You're an honest businessperson with a strong moral compass. You don't cheat on your taxes, or your spouse. You regularly consult with your attorney to ensure that you're complying with the myriad regulations governing your business. You even go the extra mile, talking ...             School Choice: The Findings Herbert J. Walberg Cato Institute, 2007 Short, concise, well-written summary of the evidence In this book, one of America's most experienced scholars on education gives an objective review of the evidence on school choice. In a slim volume that comes in at just over 100 pages, he surveys and summarizes the evidence. What is shows is: (1) America's public ...             How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution Richard A. Epstein Cato Institute, 2007 An Excellent Review of Judicial History Because the political philosophy of our fathers is rooted in a combination of Lockean and Hobbesian philosophy, the initial Federal government's role was basically defense, foreign policy, and refereeing interstate commerce. It was not to provide for needs such as ...             Trapped: When Acting Ethically is Against the Law John Hasnas Cato Institute, 2006 Deftly exploring the impracticalities and seemingly inane concepts which restrict our citizens and fill our penitentiaries Trapped: When Acting Ethically Is Against The Law by John Hasnas (Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington DC) focuses upon ethical dilemmas arising from the over-criminalization of commonplace behaviors, demands of the law ...          products you might be interested in search for books constitution, criminalization, declaration, independence, predictable, progressives      toavi.com    web we recommend You have to have one. randomly chosen book: The Amber Spyglass, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, ...