Cato Institute imprint: 32 books
The End of Overkill
Reassessing U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
U.S. security does not require nearly 1,600 nuclear weapons deployed on a triad of systems—bombers, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs)—to deliver them. A new paper from Benjamin H. Friedman, Christopher A. Preble and Matt Fay...
Political Philosophy
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Most political debate is superficial. Just turn on cable news. Philosophy is for people who want to understand the deep questions. The goal of political philosophy is to determine the standards by which we judge different institutions good or bad, just or unjust. Some people might think they don’t...
Perilous Partners
The Benefits and Pitfalls of America's Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
American leaders have cooperated with regimes around the world that are, to varying degrees, repressive or corrupt. Such cooperation is said to serve the national interest. But these partnerships also contravene the nation’s commitments to democratic governance, civil liberties, and free markets....
Unprofitable Schooling
Examining the Causes of, and Fixes for, America's Broken Ivory Tower
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Most economies advance by simultaneously decreasing costs and increasing quality. Unfortunately, when it comes to higher education, this has been turned on its head. Costs keep rising while quality declines. How has this happened? What can be done?
This exceptional volume looks at the issues...