Author: Cato Institute

In some modern industries, it's hard to separate the bootlegger from the baptist. Adam Smith, coauthor of Bootleggers and Baptists, says the marijuana industry offers some interesting case studies.

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How will the new Congress deal with surveillance issues? Cato's Patrick G. Eddington is optimistic.

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Should the market for telecommunication services be treated like your old rotary dial phone? Berin Szoka with TechFreedom comments.

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Sait Matty Jaw is a lecturer at the University of the Gambia. He has not been seen since his arrest by the government's secret police last week. Casey Given from Students for Liberty provides an update.

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Kevin Dowd, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, is not high on bitcoin. He considers the cryptocurrency a "sell" in its present incarnation. He spoke at the Cato Institute's 32nd Annual Monetary Conference.

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The War on Drugs has devalued discretion for police officers. Neill Franklin of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition comments.

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Adam Smith's other book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, is often neglected. Author and economist Russ Roberts says it's an important and valuable guide to important parts of our lives. His new book is How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness.

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Cato's David Boaz and John Samples evaluate the 2014 elections and prospects for a more libertarian public policy in the coming years.

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Voting is a more complicated and morally questionable endeavor than merely "making your voice heard." Aaron Powell explains.

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In his new book, Overruled: The Long War for Control of the U.S. Supreme Court, Damon Root traces the libertarian approach to the proper role of government under the Constitution.

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