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This month's feature: MSNBC's Tucker Carlson on the decline and fall of the Republican Party. Also, Tom Palmer on his recent visit to Iraq; Chris Edwards on waste and fraud in federal spending; Sen. Jim DeMint on improving Americans' health through private choice; economist correspondent Robert Guest on international trade barriers as a form of corruption; and Kenneth Langone on Eliot Spitzer's abuse of government power.

In this edition: Ian Vasquez and James Dorn on the state of economic freedom in the world; Stephen Slivinski on the GOP and supersized government; Roger Pilon on the Constitution and property rights; Cal Dooley on the federal government's misguided farm policy; Arnold Kling on why health care costs so much; and Robert Pape on the motivations behind suicide terrorism.

In this edition: David Boaz and David Kirby on the libertarian vote; Neal McCluskey on how the federal government hurts higher education; John Samples on the fallacy of campaign finance reform; David Hyman on Medicare and the seven deadly sins; Norm Stamper on how the War on Drugs corrupts police; and Judge Danny J. Boggs on the Supreme Court's successes and failures in upholding the rule of law.

Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren on what, if anything, Congress should do about high gas prices; Utah legislator Margaret Dayton on opting out of the No Child Left Behind Act; David John on reforming Social Security for the next generation; George Ayittey on how foreign aid undermines Africa's indigenous economy; Vietnam veteran Andrew Bacevich on the dangers of American militarism; and David Boaz on the relentless, but not inevitable, growth of government.

Radley Balko and Jacob Sullum on the DEA's war against pain sufferers; Floyd Abrams on political partisans who support free speech, but only when they agree with it; William Niskanen on the lessons Enron teaches about financial mismanagement; David Boaz on why Congress should defend the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Steven Davies on the explosive growth of the world's wealth; and Anne Applebaum on how totalitarianism came to power in Russia and Germany.

Marie Gryphon and Roger Pilon on the affirmative action myth; John Yoo on congressional hypocrisy in the Schiavo controversy; Chris Edwards on the mixed record of the Republican Congress; Chuck Pena on the folly of expanding the army; Dan Griswold on the sweet opportunity for free trade with Central America; and Alvaro Vargas Llosa on reversing five centuries of oppression in Latin America.

In this edition: Jim Harper and Dan Griswold on the immigration pretense for national ID cards; Jerry Taylor on whether buying oil funds terrorism; John Hasnas on protecting the rights of white-collar defendants; Rep. Zoe Lofgren on fair use of digital content; David Reiff on the humanitarian justification for war; and Kimberley Strassel on how the law hurts working women.

This edition of CatoAudio features Michael Tanner on Cato's plan for Social Security reform; Scott Wallsten on Major League Baseball's raw deal for D.C. taxpayers; Pat Michaels on media exaggeration about global warming; Jennifer Zeigler on the components of effective welfare programs; columnist Deroy Murdock on simple lessons in persuasion; and The Economist's Robert Guest on the corruption that cripples Africa.

This October 2004 edition of CatoAudio features David Boaz and John Samples on the 2004 election; Marie Gryphon on the high costs of the affirmative action myth; Chris Edwards on Bush and Kerry's budget priorities; Erik Luna on the injustices of the federal sentencing guidelines; Bob Levy on reconciling tort reform and federalism; and Tom Palmer on the deep roots of liberty in Western civilization.

Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski on Cato's fiscal policy report card on America's governors; Sen. John Sununu on the false allure of protectionism; Warren Farrell on the sacrifices men make for their larger paychecks; Krista Kafer on the growing culture of dependency in higher education; Rep. John Shadegg on legalizing interstate commerce in health insurance; and in this month's featured selection, William Shipman on managing costs and risk in personal retirement accounts.

Deroy Murdock and Stephen Slivinski on government failure at all levels during Hurricane Katrina; Dan Griswold on the danger U.S. immigration policy poses to both immigrants and citizens; Michael Cannon on using the welfare reform model to fix Medicaid; Erik Gartzke on why economic freedom breeds peace; Dr. Richard Payne on how poor patients suffer in the war on prescription pain relievers; and Roger Pilon on the moral foundation of constitutional rights and powers.

In this edition: Radley Balko and Mark Moller on the threat to civil liberties from paramilitary drug raids; Timothy Carney on the collaboration between big government and big business; Leon Hadar on America's failed foreign policy approach to the Middle East; Ed Crane on the rise of big government conservatism; Jaroslav Romanchuk on totalitarianism in Belarus; and Jerry Taylor on the real story behind gas prices.

In this edition: Pat Michaels and Mark Moller on the Supreme Court's EPA decision; Tom G. Palmer on the political culture that sustains liberty; William Odom on "colonialism by ventriloquism" in Iraq; Steve Simpson on the dangers of forced disclosure of political activities; Andrew Coulson on the record of No Child Left Behind; and Clint Bolick on the bright side of judicial activism.

In this edition: Tim Sandefur and Mark Moller on privacy rights in the 21st century; Mart Laar on receiving the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty; John Stossel on education myths; Jack Valenti on non-governmental efforts to control indecency in media; Tom Palmer on liberty in the Middle East; and George Will's keynote speech at the Milton Friedman Prize Dinner.

In this edition: "Instapundit" Glenn Reynolds on the decentralization of information and power; Robert Levy on the dubious legality of warrant-less wiretaps; Andrew Sullivan on the Bush administration's troubling ideology; Jerry Taylor on using technology to prevent an oil crisis; Michael Barone on making American elections more competitive; and featured contributor Stephen Davies on the history of liberty in Eurasia.

In this edition: Michael Cannon and Michael Tanner on health insurance by fiat; Judge Janice Rogers Brown on the meaning of the rule of law; Mary Anastasia O'Grady on the drug war in Latin America; Brad Smith on the power of citizen lobbyists; Tim Lynch on the legal battle over military tribunals; Justin Logan and Christopher Preble on building nations and rebuilding Iraq.

Richard Epstein and Mark Moller on Kelo, NSA spying, and the Constitution; Salem Ben Nasser Al Ismaily on economic freedom in the Arab world; Mark Skousen on the political predilections of Benjamin Franklin; Robert Enlow on the economic evidence supporting school vouchers; Joel Miller on what big government is costing ordinary Americans; and in this month's Feature, Stephen Davies on the history of liberty in Eurasia.

In this edition: Ted Galen Carpenter and Christopher Preble on North Korea�s missile test-fire; Jagdish Bhagwati on the struggle for free trade; George Ayittey on foreign aid to Africa; William Eskridge on the gay marriage debate; John Kaminski on the influence of Thomas Jefferson; and Arnold Kling and Michael Tanner on the problems with healthcare reform in Massachusetts.

In this edition: Tom Palmer and Robert Levy on a victory for gun rights; Stephen Slivinski on the new budget; Daniel Mitchell on the hidden costs of big government; Alan Oxley on Oxfam's anti-growth agenda; Stefan Halper on "big idea" foreign policy; and Michael Tanner and Dick Armey on the problem with conservatism today.

In this edition: Daniel Griswold and Peter Van Doren on the upcoming farm bill; John Mueller on our overblown fears of terrorism; Thomas Ricks on failures of leadership in Iraq; Robert Levy on how libertarians differ from conservatives on the Constitution; Thomas Firey on the phenomenon of Obama-mania; and Robert Amsterdam on anti-market and anti-democratic policies in Russia.