Three powerful countries-China, India, and the United States-are competing for dominance in Asia, and U.S. policymakers need to adapt to the realities of a multipolar world. A pioneering, essential gu
The purpose of the system we use to pay for medical services is to move the largest possible number of dollars into the health care sector, so that is what it does. American health care is expensive b
It's one thing to be passionate about protecting the environment. It's another to be successful at it. In the second edition of this popular title, Richard Stroup explains why many of our environmenta
Sandefur, an attorney for the economic liberty project at the Pacific Legal Foundation and a scholar at the Cato Institute, describes the local, state, and federal government interference with citizen
Americans are the most mobile society in history, yet our transportation system is on the verge of collapse. Traffic congestion today is five times worse than it was 25 years ago. Many of our bridges
Government control has driven health care costs sky-high at the same time that it has reduced the quality of care. As America's health care system cries out for reform, should policymakers embrace eve
The fourth edition of this study ranks the American states according to how their public policies affect individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.
"The authors and outlooks collected in this volume represent the clearest, most realistic, most penetrating thought about America's response to terrorist threats. The wider the audience is for views
Niskanen (chairman emeritus of the Cato Institute) collects articles, book reviews, and speeches that he has written since 1997, plus one article on oil, war, and the economy that was written just bef
Michaels (environmental studies, University of Virginia) argues that scientists, politicians, and the media too often exaggerate their claims about the environment, especially with regard to global wa
The Founding Fathers wanted the judicial branch to serve as a check on the power of the legislative and executive, and gave the Supreme Court the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution in a w
This book explores one of the most dynamic and exciting aspects of globalization - international tax competition. With rising mobility and soaring capital flows, individuals and businesses are gainin
Is it any wonder that Americans have become so dissatisfied with government today? Politicians have given us soaring federal spending, rampant violations of our constitutional rights, a futile war in