Editing Cato Institute (section)

==Activities==
Various Cato Institute programs were favorably ranked in a survey on think tanks published by the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 2012.<ref name="Global Go To" />

===Publications===
The Cato Institute publishes policy studies, briefing papers, periodicals, and books. Journals and periodicals include ''[[Cato Journal]]''<ref>{{ISSN|0273-3072}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/a9h-journals.pdf | title=Academic Search Complete | website=EBSCO | access-date=5 February 2020 | archive-date=October 10, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010063748/https://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/a9h-journals.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.proquest.com/tls/jsp/list/ListHTML.jsp?start=1000&productID=770&productName=ProQuest+5000+International&IDString=343+422+182+180+181+8+224+347+567+348+445+223+602+604+350&format=formatHTML&all=all ProQuest Database: ProQuest 5000 International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126141851/http://www.proquest.com/tls/jsp/list/ListHTML.jsp?start=1000&productID=770&productName=ProQuest+5000+International&IDString=343+422+182+180+181+8+224+347+567+348+445+223+602+604+350&format=formatHTML&all=all |date=November 26, 2009 }}, ProQuest</ref>
(since 1981), [[Regulation (magazine)|''Regulation'']] magazine (acquired in 1990),<ref>{{ISSN|0147-0590}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/bth-journals.pdf | title=Business Source Complete | website=EBSCO | access-date=5 February 2020 | archive-date=October 10, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010063337/https://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/bth-journals.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.proquest.com/tls/jsp/list/ListHTML.jsp?start=9000&productID=770&productName=ProQuest+5000+International&IDString=343+422+182+180+181+8+224+347+567+348+445+223+602+604+350&format=formatHTML&all=all ProQuest Database: ProQuest 5000 International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126134407/http://www.proquest.com/tls/jsp/list/ListHTML.jsp?start=9000&productID=770&productName=ProQuest+5000+International&IDString=343+422+182+180+181+8+224+347+567+348+445+223+602+604+350&format=formatHTML&all=all |date=November 26, 2009 }}, ProQuest</ref> ''Cato's Letter'',<ref>{{OCLC|464445035|51687065}}</ref> ''Cato Supreme Court Review'',<ref>{{ISSN|1936-0398}}</ref> ''Cato Policy Report'',<ref>{{ISSN|0743-605X}}</ref> Cato published ''[[Inquiry (magazine)|Inquiry Magazine]]'' from 1977 to 1982 (before transferring it to the [[Libertarian Review|Libertarian Review Foundation]])<ref>{{ISSN|0148-5008}}; {{OCLC|3456688}}</ref> ''Literature of Liberty'' (from 1978 to 1979 before transferring it to the [[Institute for Humane Studies]], which ended its publication in 1982).<ref>{{ISSN|0161-7303}}; {{OCLC|4007467}}</ref> It also publishes ''Policy Analysis'' since 1980.<ref>{{ISSN| 1069-8124}}</ref>

Cato also co-publishes the annual ''[[Human Freedom Index]]''<ref name="Human Freedom Index">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2020|title=Human Freedom Index|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230632/https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2020|url-status=live}}</ref> with the [[Fraser Institute]], and is the co-publisher with Fraser of the U.S. edition of the ''[[Economic Freedom of the World]]'' annual report.<ref name="Economic Freedom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/economic-freedom-world|title=Economic Freedom of the World|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230630/https://www.cato.org/search/category/economic-freedom-world|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Books published by the Cato Institute====
* ''Social Security: The Inherent Contradiction'' ([[Peter J. Ferrara]], 1980, Cato's first book and the first case for privatization)
* ''Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought'' ([[Jonathan Rauch]], 1993, a Cato co-pub with University of Chicago Press)
* ''Patient Power: Solving America's Health Care Crisis'' ([[John C. Goodman]] and Gerald L. Musgrave, 1994)
* ''Cato Handbook for Congress'' (1995, the first in a series that eventually became the Cato Handbook for Policymakers)
* ''Cato Pocket Constitution'' (2002)
* ''In Defense of Global Capitalism'' ([[Johan Norberg]], 2003)
* ''[[The Improving State of the World]]: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet'' (Indur Goklany, 2007)
* ''The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power'' ([[Gene Healy]], 2008)
* ''The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey into How the World's Poorest People are Educating Themselves'' ([[James Tooley]], 2009, winner of the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award)
* ''The Tyranny of Silence'' ([[Flemming Rose]], 2014)
* ''The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty'' (Timothy Sandefur, 2013)
* ''The Fire Next Door: Mexico's Drug Violence and the Danger to America'' (Ted Galen Carpenter, 2016)
* ''Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care'' ([[Charles Silver]] and David A. Hyman, 2018)
* ''Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know'' ([[Marian Tupy]] and [[Ronald Bailey]], 2020)
* ''School Choice Myths: Setting the Record Straight on Education Freedom'' ([[Neal McCluskey]] and Corey A. DeAngelis, 2020)
* ''Economics in One Virus'' (Ryan Bourne, 2021)
* ''The Most Common Arguments against Immigration and Why They’re Wrong'' ([[Alex Nowrasteh]], 2021)
* ''Eyes to the Sky: Privacy and Commerce in the Age of the Drone'' (Matthew Feeney, 2021)
* ''Why, as a Muslim, I Defend Liberty'' ([[Mustafa Akyol]], 2021)

====Other notable books by Cato scholars====
* ''[[Restoring the Lost Constitution]]'' ([[Randy Barnett]], 2003)
* ''The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism'' (2008, [[Ronald Hamowy]])
* ''Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty'' ([[Mustafa Akyol]], 2011)
* ''The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure'' ([[John A. Allison IV|John A. Allison]], 2012)
* ''The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom'' ([[David Boaz]], 2015, previously Libertarianism: A Primer)
* ''The Libertarian Reader'' (Edited by [[David Boaz]], 2015)
* ''The Radio Right'' (Paul Matzko, 2020)
* ''Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces'' ([[Radley Balko]], 2013)
* ''Open: The Story of Human Progress'' ([[Johan Norberg]], 2020)

===Podcasts===
* ''The Cato Daily Podcast'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+cato-daily-podcast|title=Multimedia: Cato Daily Podcast|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329104013/http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast|url-status=live}}</ref> hosted by Caleb O. Brown, allows Cato Institute scholars and other commenters to discuss relevant news and libertarian thought in a conversational, informal manner.
* ''Power Problems'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+power-problems|title=Multimedia: Power Problems|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230630/https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+power-problems|url-status=live}}</ref> hosted by John Glaser, is a bi-weekly podcast offering a skeptical take on U.S. foreign policy, and discussion of today's big questions in international security with guests from across the political spectrum.
* ''Cato Events''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+events|title=Multimedia: Cato Events|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607024922/https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+events|url-status=live}}</ref> offers listeners a chance to stay up-to-date on a wide range of essential contemporary issues through presentations by leading national authorities.
* ''Cato Audio''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+cato-audio/type/multimedia|title=Multimedia: Cato Audio|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230633/https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+cato-audio/type/multimedia|url-status=live}}</ref> covers important policy debates in Washington.
* ''Cato Out Loud'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+cato-out-loud|title=Multimedia: Cato Out Loud|work=cato.org|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230635/https://www.cato.org/search/category/multimedia+cato-out-loud|url-status=live}}</ref> provides the most notable of Cato's print publications in an audio format.
* ''Free Thoughts'', hosted by Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus, is a weekly show about politics and liberty, featuring conversations with top scholars, philosophers, historians, economists, and public policy experts.
* ''Building Tomorrow'', hosted by Paul Matzko,&nbsp;explores the ways technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship are creating a&nbsp;freer, wealthier, and more peaceful world.
* ''Pop & Locke'', hosted by Landry Ayres and Natalie Dowzicky, explores the intersection of political ideas and pop culture.
* ''Portraits of Liberty'' investigates the lives and philosophies of thinkers throughout history who argued in favor of a&nbsp;freer world.
* ''The Pursuit'', hosted by Tess Terrible, Landry Ayres, and Natalie Dowzicky,&nbsp;is a podcast about government action and individual liberty.
* ''Liberty Chronicles'', hosted by Anthony Comegna,&nbsp;combines innovative libertarian thinking about history with specialist interviews, primary and secondary sources, and answers to listener questions.
* ''Excursions into Libertarian Thought'', hosted by George H. Smith,&nbsp;explores the history of libertarian ideas.
* ''Classics of Liberty'', hosted by Caleb O. Brown, relives classic works and speeches of classical liberals
* ''The Human Progress Podcast'', hosted by [[Marian Tupy|Marian L. Tupy]] and Chelsea Follett, explores different aspects of progress and the challenges to progress.

===Web projects===
In addition to maintaining its own website in English and Spanish,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcato.org/|title=elcato.org|website=elcato.org|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521092734/https://www.elcato.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cato maintains websites focused on particular topics:
* "Downsizing the Federal Government" contains essays on the size of the U.S. federal government and recommendations for decreasing various programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downsizinggovernment.org|title=Downsizing the Federal Government|work=downsizinggovernment.org|access-date=December 16, 2010|archive-date=January 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105235031/https://www.downsizinggovernment.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Libertarianism.org is a website focused on the theory and practice of [[libertarianism]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.libertarianism.org/ | title=Homepage of the Libertarianism | last= | first= | date= | website=Libertarianism | access-date=25 May 2021 | archive-date=May 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502012034/https://www.libertarianism.org/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Cato Unbound'', a web-only publication that features a monthly open debate among four people. The conversation begins with one lead essay, followed by three response essays by separate people. After that, all four participants can write as many responses and counter-responses as they want for the duration of that month.
* PoliceMisconduct.net contains reports and stories from Cato's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project and the National Police Misconduct News Feed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policemisconduct.net/|title=PoliceMisconduct.net – The Cato Institute's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project|work=policemisconduct.net|access-date=April 28, 2013|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814012012/https://www.policemisconduct.net/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Overlawyered]] is a law blog on the subject of tort reform run by the author [[Walter Olson]].
* HumanProgress.org is an interactive data web project that catalogs increases in prosperity driven by the free market.
* "Public Schooling Battle Map" illustrates different moral conflicts that result from public schooling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/education-fight-map|title=Public Schooling Battle Map|work=cato.org|access-date=July 31, 2017|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904013146/https://www.cato.org/education-fight-map|url-status=live}}</ref>
* UnlawfulShield.com is dedicated to abolishing [[Qualified immunity|Qualified Immunity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unlawfulshield.com/|title=Unlawful Shield – A Cato Institute Website Dedicated to Abolishing Qualified Immunity|website=www.unlawfulshield.com|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001160930/https://www.unlawfulshield.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* FreedomInthe50States.org ranks states by policies that shape personal and economic freedom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freedominthe50states.org/|title=How free is your state?|website=www.freedominthe50states.org|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112111905/https://www.freedominthe50states.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Conferences===
The Cato Institute hosts conferences throughout the year. Topics include monetary policy, the U.S. Constitution, poverty and social welfare, technology and privacy, financial regulation, and civic culture.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cato Institute|title=Events|url=https://www.cato.org/search/category/event|url-status=live|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228122313/http://www.cato.org/search/category/event}}</ref>

Speakers at past Cato Institute conferences have included Federal Reserve Chairmen [[Alan Greenspan]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-11-20|title=21st Annual Monetary Conference: The Future of the Euro|url=https://www.cato.org/events/21st-annual-monetary-conference-future-euro|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Cato Institute|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119022139/https://www.cato.org/events/21st-annual-monetary-conference-future-euro|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ben Bernanke]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-11-14|title=25th Annual Monetary Conference: Monetary Arrangements in the 21st Century|url=https://www.cato.org/events/25th-annual-monetary-conference-monetary-arrangements-21st-century|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Cato Institute|language=en|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225061948/https://www.cato.org/events/25th-annual-monetary-conference-monetary-arrangements-21st-century|url-status=live}}</ref> Federal Reserve Vice Chairman [[Richard Clarida]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-14|title=37th Annual Monetary Conference - Fed Policy: A Shadow Review|url=https://www.cato.org/events/37th-annual-monetary-conference|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Cato Institute|language=en|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223222336/https://www.cato.org/events/37th-annual-monetary-conference|url-status=live}}</ref> [[International Monetary Fund]] Managing Director [[Rodrigo de Rato]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Bleier|first=Karen|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-157621524.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610171000/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-157621524.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2013 |date=October 27, 2008|agency=[[Getty Images]]|quote=file photo taken on November 30, 2006 |title=International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Mark|title=Alan Greenspan Speaks About Euro in Washington|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-87542317.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610172656/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-87542317.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2013|date=November 20, 2003|agency=[[Getty Images]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Caleb|title=Bernanke|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A2-2bcd5464-753c-4ba9-a996-63d343e443ff.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610171013/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A2-2bcd5464-753c-4ba9-a996-63d343e443ff.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2013|agency=AP Images|quote=Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Cato Institute's annual Monetary Conference{{nbsp}}...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-11-30|title=Latin America: Between Populism and Modernity|url=https://www.cato.org/events/latin-america-between-populism-modernity|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Cato Institute|language=en|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225212420/https://www.cato.org/events/latin-america-between-populism-modernity|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Czech Republic]] President [[Václav Klaus]],<ref>{{cite news|title=President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus Delivers Remarks at the Cato Institute|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-171032374.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175804/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-171032374.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2013|newspaper=Federal Document Clearing House, Inc.|date=September 19, 2009|agency=Washington Transcript Service}}</ref> and Avanti Financial Group Founder and CEO Caitlin Long.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=38th Annual Monetary Conference - Digital Currency: Risk or Promise?|url=https://www.cato.org/events/38th-annual-monetary-conference|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Cato Institute|language=en|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118231728/https://www.cato.org/events/38th-annual-monetary-conference|url-status=live}}</ref>