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Harvey Silverglate on 'Three Felonies a Day'
America's criminal codes are now so voluminous that they bewilder not only the average citizen but also the average lawyer. Harvey Silverglate, in his new book, Three Felonies a Day, argues that the typical American professional is likely unaware that he or she violates federal law daily. He spoke at the Cato Institute October 1, 2009.
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Freedom in Crisis (David Boaz at Cato University)
Freedom is under assault, and has been for a while. We went through a lot in the past eight years—the excesses of the Patriot Act; the intrusion of the federal government into local schools; state decisions on marijuana, end-of-life choices, and state marriage law; the biggest expansion of entitlements in 40 years; a law to sharply restrict core political speech; the steady accumulation of power in the executive branch and in the person of the president. The centralization of power continues ...
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Christopher A. Preble participates in a panel on U.S. policy in Afghanistan
Rand Forum on US policy Afghanistan 10-29-09
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Vladimir Bukovsky Discusses the Legacy of the Soviet Union
www.cato.org Former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky believes the failure to morally condemn the crimes of communism has left KGB operatives in charge of the government. Bukovsky, a Cato Institute Senior Fellow, believes an open condemnation of communism will help the former Soviet Union make progress toward civil society.
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