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David Boaz
Executive Vice President
David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and coeditor of the Cato Handbook For Policymakers. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, John McLaughlin's One on One, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media. His latest book is The Politics of Freedom.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dboaz@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Introduction," Chapter 1 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Cultural Agencies," Chapter 25 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"The War on Drugs," Chapter 33 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties, (2008)
"Libertarianism," Encyclopedia Britannica (2007).
Cato Studies
"The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama," by David Kirby and David Boaz, Policy Analysis no. 658, January 21, 2010.
"The Libertarian Vote," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Policy Analysis no. 580, October 18, 2006.
"What Would a School Voucher Buy? The Real Cost of Private Schools," by David Boaz and R. Morris Barrett, Briefing Paper no. 25, March 26, 1996.
"The Reagan Budget: The Deficit that Didn't Have to Be," Policy Analysis no. 13, August 10, 1982.
Articles and Newsletters
"The Joys of Freedom," Cato Policy Report, January/February 2011.
"Standing on Principle When It Matters," Cato Policy Report, July/August 2010.
"Bad Decade for Freedom," Cato Policy Report, January/February 2010.
"Stop the War, Stop the Spending," Cato Policy Report, July/August 2009.
"Freedom in Crisis," Cato's Letter, vol. 7, no. 3, Summer 2009.
Opinion and Commentary
"Phony Solutions for Real Social Ills," Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2011
"GOP Won on Economy, So Focus on It," Politico.com, November 3, 2010
"Washington's Parasites Take Aim at Apple," Philadelphia Inquirer, July 11, 2010
"Libertarians Lead Independent Shift from Obama," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Politico.com, April 19, 2010
"Up from Slavery," Reason (Online), April 6, 2010
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Communitarians and Libertarians," May 23, 2011
"Why Budgets Are Busted," May 22, 2011
"Progress toward Marriage Equality," May 20, 2011
"Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal Virginians," May 19, 2011
"This Time They Said, 'We’re Going'," May 17, 2011
Events
"The Moral Implications of Deficits, Debt, and the Budget Battles Ahead," May 9, 2011 [Policy Forum]
"Civil Resistance and Revolution in the Arab World," April 18, 2011 [Policy Forum]
"Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century," October 21, 2010 [Book Forum]
"The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America," September 29, 2010 [Book Forum]
"Are Liberty and Equality Compatible?," August 3, 2010 [Book Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
"Ending Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting," July 11, 2005
"The Separation of Art and State," May 3, 1995.
Multimedia
David Boaz on schools monitoring children's diets on MSNBC News Live (May 12, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 04:43]
The Moral Implications of Deficits, Debt, and the Budget Battles Ahead with Roger Pilon and Amitai Etzioni (May 9, 2011) [Events, 01:14:55]
How libertarian is the 2012 GOP field? (May 6, 2011) [Cato Video, 07:05]
David Boaz on Ron Paul vs. Gary Johnson on Freedom Watch (April 29, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:26]
David Boaz on new advertising guidelines on NPR's All Things Considered (April 28, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 02:52]
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