| − | '''The Cato Institute''', a [[Washington]]-based [[libertarian]] [[think tank]],<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/anti-lgbt-discrimination-stifle-free-speech-critics-say/ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say] - [[Fox News]]</ref> is one of the [[United States of America|America]]'s most prominent [[nonprofit]] public policy research organizations, advocating less [[limited government|government]] involvement. Its research and reports cover numerous issues; such as the [[Second Amendment]] and [[gun rights]] versus the [[Police state]], [[defense spending]], [[social security]] and the [[Welfare state]], [[monetary policy]] and [[fiscal conservatism]], natural resource policy, [[international trade]]. Cato's current president is co-founder [[Edward Crane]]. The organization has approximately 95 full-time employees, 20 fellows, and 70 adjunct scholars, plus interns.<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/about.html</ref> | + | '''The Cato Institute''', a [[Washington]]-based [[libertarian]] [[think tank]],<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/anti-lgbt-discrimination-stifle-free-speech-critics-say/ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say] - [[Fox News]]</ref> is one of the [[United States of America|America]]'s most prominent [[nonprofit]] public policy research organizations, advocating [[limited government|less government involvement]]. Its research and reports cover numerous issues; such as the [[Second Amendment]] and [[gun rights]] versus the [[Police state]], [[defense spending]], [[social security]] and the [[Welfare state]], [[monetary policy]] and [[fiscal conservatism]], natural resource policy, [[international trade]]. Cato's current president is co-founder [[Edward Crane]]. The organization has approximately 95 full-time employees, 20 fellows, and 70 adjunct scholars, plus interns.<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/about.html</ref> |
| | + | Despite its many [[conservative]] positions, the CATO Institute also aligns with [[liberal]] [[globalism]] on numerous issues, including support for high [[immigration]] levels, [[open borders]], [[amnesty]] for illegal immigrants, and support for [[free trade]]. |
| − | * '''[[Conservative news organizations]]:''' [[:Category:Conservative Media|Conservative Media]], [[:Category:Conservative Magazines|Conservative Magazines]] , [[Conservative blogs]], [[Conservative columnists]], [[Essay:Best News Sources|Conservative news websites]], [[Conservative video]], [[:Category:Conservative Youtube Channels|Conservative Youtube channels]], [[:Category:Conservative Podcasts|Conservative podcasts]], [[First Amendment]] and the [[Constitution First Amendment Press Association]] (<ref>[http://CFAPA.org|CFAPA.org]</ref>) | + | * [[Conservative think tanks]] |
| − | * '''[[:Category:Conservative Organizations|Conservative Organizations]]:''' [[Major conservative organizations]]', [[Conservative think tanks]], [[List of conservative, neoconservative and libertarian think tanks]], [[:Category:Conservative Companies|Conservative Companies]] | + | * [[List of conservative, neoconservative and libertarian think tanks]] |