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Is This the Libertarian Moment?
 President Obama recently warned Ohio State graduates that “you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems … that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices.†Not so fast. With the recent IRS scandal and reports of the Justice Department peeking at AP phone records, Cato VP David Boaz points out that these abuses of federal power should fuel a healthy skepticism of government, and perhaps even a broader shift towards libertarianism.
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The Push for School Choice
As state education budgets continue to climb upwards, with no discernible impact on quality of education, Cato scholars argue that it is time to accept that school choice is the only way forward. As Mother's Day passed, wrote Jason Bedrick, a new study found that school mothers overwhelmingly support school choice.
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Move to Defend: The Case Against Repealing Citizens United
The U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee, while controversial, was nonetheless decided correctly. Especially in light of recent IRS abuses, it is important for Americans to defend their First Amendment rights from government regulation; and that includes political donations and campaign spending.
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PODCAST: Michael W. MacLeod-Ball discusses how the IRS stymies free speech.
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Video: "The IRS Abusing Americans is Nothing New" with commentary from David Keating, Michael W. MacLeod-Ball, John Samples, and Gene Healy.
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