Cato Institute

The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of more options that are consistent with the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government.


The Cato Institute undertakes an extensive publications program dealing with the complete spectrum of policy issues. Books, monographs, and shorter studies are commissioned to examine the federal budget, Social Security, monetary policy, natural resource policy, bioethics, foreign affairs, military spending, regulation, NATO, international trade, and myriad other issues. Major policy conferences are held throughout the year, from which papers are published thrice yearly in the Cato Journal. The Institute also publishes the quarterly magazine Regulation and a bimonthly newsletter, Cato Policy Report.
 
Since its founding in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, the Institute has grown to be an internationally recognized institution of research and policy. analysis. Its 2009 budget is $20 million, and it has approximately 120 full-time employees, 72 adjunct scholars, and 33 fellows, many of whom are among the country''s leading advocates of individual liberty, free markets, peaceful international relations and limited government. Cato holds frequent conferences and forums in Washington, which are usually broadcast live on the web and then archived for on-demand viewing. It also holds conferences in cities around the country, and information on those can be found on the Cato Events page. In the past the Institute has held major conferences in London, Moscow, Shanghai, Leningrad, Tbilisi, and Mexico City.
 
The Cato Institute maintains the following Web sites: www.cato.org, www.elcato.org (Spanish), www.socialsecurity.org, www.freetrade.org, www.libertarianism.org, www.individualrights.org, and www.cato-university.org, and created others now managed by the Atlas Foundation in a joint venture, www.cato.ru (Russian), www.misbahalhurriyya.org (Arabic), www.cheragheazadi.org (Persian), www.chiraiazadi.org (Kurdish), www.tiandaocn.org (Chinese), www.Unmondelibre.org (French), www.Africanliberty.org (Swahili), www.Ordemlivre.org (Portguese).
 
In order to maintain an independent posture, the Cato Institute accepts no government funding. Contributions are received from foundations, corporations, and individuals, and other revenue is generated from the sale of publications. The Institute is a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational foundation under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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