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• Education and Child Policy
Andrew J. Coulson, Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
School choice, federal education policy, No Child Left Behind
Neal McCluskey, Associate Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
Federal education policy, school choice, higher education
Adam B. Schaeffer, Policy Analyst, Center for Educational Freedom
Education, teacher unions, school choice, vouchers, and tax credits
• Energy and Environment
Patrick J. Michaels, Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies
Global warming, environmental law & regulation
Randal O'Toole, Senior Fellow
Urban growth, government planning, forest service, public land, transportation issues
Jerry Taylor, Senior Fellow
Gas and oil prices, energy policy, energy conservation and regulation
Peter Van Doren, Senior Fellow and Editor,
Regulation
Energy regulation, gas and oil prices
• Finance, Banking & Monetary Policy
Mark A. Calabria, Director of Financial Regulation Studies
Housing, mortgage finance, economics, banking and insurance
James A. Dorn, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Editor of
Cato Journal
Monetary policy, housing policy
Steve H. Hanke, Senior Fellow
Monetary policy, inflation, currency and foreign exchange, privatization, public finance, capital market development
William A. Niskanen, Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist
Monetary policy, the Fed
• Foreign Policy and National Security
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow
North Korea/South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan, Southeast Asia, International Drug War
Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies
China and Taiwan, International Drug War, Afghanistan/Pakistan, NATO/transatlantic issues, Russia
Benjamin H. Friedman, Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies
Defense Budget/Policy, Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst
Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, General Strategy and U.S. Foreign Policy
Stanley Kober, Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies
NATO/transatlantic issues, Russia
Justin Logan, Associate Director of Foreign Policy Studies
Iran, Russia, China and Taiwan, General Strategy and U.S. Foreign Policy
Christopher A. Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies
General Strategy and U.S. Foreign Policy, Defense Budget/Policy, Iraq, Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Japan
• Government and Politics
David Boaz, Executive Vice President
Libertarianism, politics and parties, Election 08, democracy, political theory
Tucker Carlson, Senior Fellow
Politics, government, libertarian philosophy, the American polity
Edward H. Crane, Founder and President
Politics and parties, limited government, democracy, political theory
Gene Healy, Vice President
The Presidency, executive power, political theory
William A. Niskanen, Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist
Limited government, Congress
John Samples, Director, Center for Representative Government
Campaign finance, elections and election law
Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow
Election 08, the presidential candidates, Congress, limited government, Republicans
• Health Care
Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies
Universal health care, health savings accounts, Medicare and Medicaid
Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow
Medicare and Medicaid, universal health care, health insurance
• International Economics and Development
James A. Dorn, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Editor of
Cato Journal
Trade and human rights, economic reform in China, the future of money
Daniel Griswold, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Trade, international labor markets, globalization, trade barriers and subsidies, agricultural policy
Steve H. Hanke, Senior Fellow
Monetary policy, inflation, currency and foreign exchange, privatization, public finance, capital market development
Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Project Coordinator for Latin America
Latin America, economic freedom, socialism
Daniel J. Ikenson, Associate Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Trade, trade facilitation, globalization, antidumping law, U.S. manufacturing
Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Global liberty and prosperity, open society and democratic capitalism, Russian economic and social policies, the G-8, international economics
Sallie James, Trade Policy Analyst
Trade, agricultural trade policy, trade negotiations, the Doha Round of trade talks, services trade, climate change and trade, and farm program reform
Ian Vásquez, Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
International economics and development, economic liberty, foreign aid, IMF and World Bank, financial crises and the global financial system, international debt, Latin America, and Argentina
• Law and Civil Liberties
Nat Hentoff, Senior Fellow
1st Amendment, civil liberties
Timothy B. Lee, Adjunct Scholar
Copyright and patent law, civil liberties, network neutrality regulation, intellectual property and technology
Robert A. Levy, Chairman
Gun control and 2nd amendment, law and public policy, the Supreme Court
Tim Lynch, Director, Project on Criminal Justice
Civil liberties, the war on terrorism, overcriminalization, the drug war, the militarization of police tactics, gun control
Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs
Constitutional studies, judicial nominees, the Supreme Court, the conservative legal movement
David Rittgers, Legal Policy Analyst
civil liberties, counterterrorism, and criminal justice
Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-Chief,
Cato Supreme Court Review
The Supreme Court, constitutional studies, civil liberties, law and politics
• Political Philosophy
David Boaz, Executive Vice President
Libertarianism, politics and parties, the Founding Fathers, political theory
Tucker Carlson, Senior Fellow
Politics, government, libertarian philosophy, the American polity
Tom G. Palmer, Senior Fellow and Director of Cato University
Political theory, freedom, international movements toward democracy, libertarianism
• Regulatory Studies
Mark A. Calabria, Director of Financial Regulation Studies
Financial and banking regulation
Thomas A. Firey, Managing Editor,
Regulation; Cato Senior Editor
Regulation, the Nanny State, smoking bans, state and local regulations
Randal O'Toole, Senior Fellow
Transportation regulation, state and local regulations
Peter Van Doren, Senior Fellow and Editor,
Regulation
State and local regulations, energy regulation
• Social Security
Jagadeesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow
Non-financial reasons for reform, personal accounts, Social Security's financial crisis
José Piñera, Co-chairman, Project on Social Security Choice
International Social Security reform, non-financial reasons for reform, personal accounts
Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow
Bad ideas for reform, Cato's 6.2 Percent Solution, non-financial reasons for reform, personal accounts, Social Security's financial crisis
• Tax and Budget Policy
Tad DeHaven, Budget Analyst
federal and state budget issues
Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies
Federal, state & local budget issues, economy, tax policy
Jeffrey A. Miron, Senior Fellow
Tax policy, federal budget issues, monetary policy, limited government
William A. Niskanen, Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist
U.S. economy, monetary policy, the Fed, corporate governance, tax policy, Social Security
• Telecom, Internet & Information Policy
Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies
REAL ID, electronic employment verification, civil liberties, privacy issues, national ID cards
Timothy B. Lee, Adjunct Scholar
Copyright and patent law, civil liberties, network neutrality regulation, intellectual property and technology
• Trade and Immigration
Daniel Griswold, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Trade, international labor markets, globalization, trade barriers and subsidies, agricultural policy, and immigration
Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies
Electronic employment verification, REAL ID, civil liberties
Daniel J. Ikenson, Associate Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Trade, trade facilitation, globalization, antidumping law, U.S. manufacturing
Sallie James, Trade Policy Analyst
Trade, agricultural trade policy, trade negotiations, the Doha Round of trade talks, services trade, climate change and trade, and farm program reform
Ian Vásquez, Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Immigration, Latin America, and Argentina