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The Cato Institute's building in Washington D.C..

The Cato Institute, a Washington-based libertarian think tank,^[1] is one of the America's most prominent nonprofit public policy research organizations, advocating 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.^[2]

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 so-called "free" trade. In July 2018, the institute stated that the U.S. "has nothing to fear, and much to gain, from open borders."^[3]

History

In 1977, Edward H. Crane and David H. Koch, formed the Institute with a $500,000 grant from Koch Industries (see Koch brothers), a chemical and petroleum company. They based the foundation in Washington D.C. and named it the Cato Institute, after a series essays by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon ^[4] written in the 18th century called the Cato Letters. Cato stated that “Cato’s Letters… presented a vision of a society free from the tyranny of excessive government power. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the American Revolution and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."^[5]

Goal

According to the Cato Institute's website, it,^[6]

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Seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets 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.^[7]

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Political Orientation

Although many of the Institute's political positions are shared by social conservatives, the Institute's brand of conservatism leans more libertarian and globalist. The Institute takes a laissez faire approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment "unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic."^[8] The Institute also supports mass migration and open borders, and it opposes increased border security and attempts to crack down on illegal immigration.

The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of Commerce, Education, Energy, Agriculture, Labor, Interior, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including Social Security.

The Washington Post referring to Cato’s policies stated, "A soup-to-nuts agenda to reduce spending, kill programs, terminate whole agencies and dramatically restrict the power of the federal government."^[9]

Funding

In 2005, the Cato Institutes revenues amounted to over 22.4 million, with approximately 80 percent of the funding coming from individual donations, and another 8 percent from corporations. It is classified as a tax-exempt educational foundation, falling under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Milton Friedman Prize

Every second year since 2002, the Cato Institute has awarded The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty (named after British economist Milton Friedman) to an individual judged to have made a "significant contribution to advance human freedom".^[10] The recipients have been:

2002: British economist Peter Bauer
2004: Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto
2006: former Estonian President Mart Laar
2008: Venezuelan political activist Yon Goicoechea
2010: Iranian writer and journalist Akbar Ganji

References

External links

[1] Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say - Fox News

[2] ttp://www.cato.org/about/about.html

[3] Binder, John (July 31, 2018). Koch-Backed CATO Institute: ‘Time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders’. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

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[5] ttp://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf

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[7] ttp://www.cato.org/about/about.html

[8] ttp://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379

[9] ttp://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9261

[10] ttp://www.cato.org/special/friedman/about.html

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-[[Image:134 3406.JPG|thumb|190px|The Cato Institute's building in [[Washington D.C.]].]]
+[[Image:134 3406.JPG|thumb|200px|The Cato Institute's building in [[Washington D.C.]].]]
-'''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>[https://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>
-==History==
+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 so-called [[free trade|"free" trade]]. In July 2018, the institute stated that the U.S. "has nothing to fear, and much to gain, from [[open borders]]."<ref>Binder, John (July 31, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/31/koch-backed-cato-institute-time-for-the-u-s-to-have-open-borders/ Koch-Backed CATO Institute: ‘Time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 31, 2018.</ref>
-In 1977, [[Edward H. Crane]] and [[David H. Koch]], formed the Institute with a $500,000 grant from [[Koch Industries]] (see [[Koch brothers]]), a [[chemical]] and [[petroleum]] company. They based the foundation in [[Washington D.C.]] and named it the Cato Institute, after a series essays by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon [http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595] written in the 18th century called the [[Cato Letters]]. Cato stated that “Cato’s Letters… presented a vision of a society free from the tyranny of excessive government power. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the [[American Revolution]] and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf</ref>
-==Goal==
+==History==
-According to the Cato Institute's website, it[http://www.cato.org/],
+In 1977, [[Edward H. Crane]] and [[David H. Koch]], formed the Institute with a $500,000 grant from [[Koch Industries]] (see [[Koch brothers]]), a [[chemical]] and [[petroleum]] company. They based the foundation in [[Washington D.C.]] and named it the Cato Institute, after a series essays by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon <ref>[http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595]</ref> written in the 18th century called the [[Cato Letters]]. Cato stated that “Cato’s Letters… presented a vision of a society free from the tyranny of excessive government power. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the [[American Revolution]] and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf</ref>
+==Goal==
+According to the Cato Institute's website, it,<ref>[http://www.cato.org/]</ref>
 {{Cquote| Seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets 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.<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/about.html</ref>}}
 ==Political Orientation==
-Although many of the Institute's political positions are shared by [[social conservative]]s, the Institute's brand of [[conservatism]] leans more [[libertarian]]. The Institute takes a [[laissez faire]] approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment “unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic.<ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379</ref>”
+Although many of the Institute's political positions are shared by [[social conservative]]s, the Institute's brand of [[conservatism]] leans more [[libertarian]] and [[globalist]]. The Institute takes a [[laissez faire]] approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment "unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic."<ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379</ref> The Institute also supports mass migration and [[open borders]], and it opposes increased border security and attempts to crack down on [[illegal immigration]].
-The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of [[Department of Commerce| Commerce]], [[Department of Education| Education]], [[Department of Energy| Energy]], [[Department of Agriculture| Agriculture]], [[Department of Labor| Labor]], [[Department of Interior| Interior]], [[Department of Transportation| Transportation]] and [[Veteran]]s Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including [[Social Security]].
+The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of [[Department of Commerce|Commerce]], [[Department of Education|Education]], [[Department of Energy|Energy]], [[Department of Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[Department of Labor|Labor]], [[Department of Interior|Interior]], [[Department of Transportation|Transportation]] and [[Veteran]]s Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including [[Social Security]].
-The [[Washington Post]] referring to Cato’s policies stated, “"A soup-to-nuts agenda to reduce spending, kill programs, terminate whole agencies and dramatically restrict the power of the federal government.<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9261 </ref>"
+The [[Washington Post]] referring to Cato’s policies stated, "A soup-to-nuts agenda to reduce spending, kill programs, terminate whole agencies and dramatically restrict the power of the federal government."<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9261</ref>
 ==Funding==
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 ==Milton Friedman Prize==
-Every second year since 2002, the Cato Institute has awarded ''The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty'' (named after British economist [[Milton Friedman]]) to an individual judged to have made a "significant contribution to advance human freedom"<ref>http://www.cato.org/special/friedman/about.html</ref>. The recipients have been:
+Every second year since 2002, the Cato Institute has awarded ''The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty'' (named after British economist [[Milton Friedman]]) to an individual judged to have made a "significant contribution to advance human freedom".<ref>http://www.cato.org/special/friedman/about.html</ref> The recipients have been:
 * 2002: [[British]] economist [[Peter Bauer]]
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 * 2010: [[Iranian]] writer and journalist [[Akbar Ganji]]
-== See Also ==
+== See also ==
 * [[Cato Letters]]
-* '''[[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]] ([http://CFAPA.org|CFAPA.org])
+* [[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]]
-* '''[[Conservative Links]] :''' [[Conservative resources]], [[Conservative humor and satire resources]]
+* [[Fiscal conservatism]]
-* '''[[Essay:Invest in tangibles|Investing in Tangibles]]''' for [[:Category:Survivalism|Economic preparedness]]
-* '''[[Stategic relocation]]:''' The [[Vote with your feet]] movement and [[American Redoubt]] - [[Free State Project]] - [[Free State Wyoming]] - [[Free state]]s versus [[Non free state]]s
-* '''[[Fiscal conservatism]]:''' [[Ludwig von Mises]]' [[conservative]] [[libertarian]] [[Austrian economics]] and  [[Capitalist]] [[Conservative economic policies]] of [[Ron Paul]]
-* '''[[Limited government]]:''' [[Conservative values]]/[[Traditional values]] - [[Modern conservatism]] - [[Preparedness | Modern preparedness]], [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]] are the original [[American]] [[Patriot]] [[Founding Fathers]]' values
-* [[American values]] and [[Free enterprise]]-[[Capitalism]]
-* [[Small town values]] of [[Real America]]
-* [[Family values]]: [[Parental rights]], [[Homeschooling]] and [[Parochial school]]
-* '''[[Preparedness|Modern preparedness]]:''' "[[if times get tough, or even if then don't]]", [[Debt is financial cancer]], [[Tax is theft]], [[Renewable energy]], [[Financial security]], [[You are in control of your life]]
-** '''[[Invest in tangibles]]:''' [[Rural]] [[farm]] [[land]], [[Tools]], [[Food storage]], [[Precious Metals]], [[Ammunition | Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms]]
-** '''[[Agriculture]]-[[Permaculture]]-[[Gardening]]]:''' [[Growing your own food]], [[Food storage]] and [[Water storage]]
-* [[Essay:Conservative Benefits]]
-{{Template:Second Amendment groups}}
-===Contrast With===
-* '''[[Liberal media elite]]''': [[Mainstream media]]
-* '''[[Liberalism]]:''' [[Liberal values]], [[Similarities between Communism, Nazism and liberalism]]
-* '''[[Public school values]]:''' [[Entitlement mentality]] [[Indoctrination]] of the  [[Teacup Generation]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]]
-* '''[[Teachers' unions]]:''' [[National Education Association]] and [[American Federation of Teachers]]
-* '''[[Hollywood values]]:''' [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]] - always [[Liberal]] [[Elitist]]s
-* '''[[San Francisco values]]:''' [[Diane Feinstein]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Barbara Boxer]], [[Leland Yee]]
-* '''[[Fashion industry values]]''': [[addiction]] and [[eating disorder]]s
-* '''[[Professor values]]''' and [[Politically correct|Political correctness]]
-* '''[[Obamunism]]:''' [[Income redistribution]] of [[Obamanomics]] [[Economic planning]] of the [[Obama administration fiscal policy]], [[Obama administration monetary policy]], [[Obamacare]], [[Federal funding]] via [[Crony capitalism]] ([[Obama donor list]], [[Bailout]], [[Obama administration corporate bailouts]], [[Obamageddon]])
-* '''[[National debt|National Debt]]:''' [[Debt Ceiling]]-[[Deficit spending]] and the [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]
-[[File:Shovelready.jpg|right|250px]]
-* '''[[Globalization]]-[[Globalism]]:''' [[United Nations]], [[International Monetary Fund]], [[World Bank]]
-* '''[[Liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]]''': [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]]
-* '''[[:Category:Banksters|Banksters]]:''' [[Elitist]] [[Quantitative easing]] of the [[Federal Reserve Bank]], [[MF Global]], [[Goldman Sachs]], [[AIG]], [[Rothschild family]], [[Bernie Madoff]], [[Dianne Feinstein]]
-* '''[[Big government | Big Government]]''': [[Liberal values|Liberal]] [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Gun control]], [[Militarization of police]], [[Asset forfeiture]] and Domestic [[mass surveillance]] of law-abiding [[citizen]]s via the '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[United Nations]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
-* '''[[Militarization of police | Militarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid | Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]s, [[Sneak and peek warrant]]
-* '''[[Perpetual war | The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]]
-* '''[[Asset forfeiture | Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]]
-* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance | Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:'''  via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency | Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]]
-* [[Nazism and socialism]]: [[National Socialism]] - the Nazis were elitist [[Police state]] [[liberals]] not [[conservative]]s
-* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]
 ==References==
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+{{reflist}}
-==External Link==
+==External links==
 *[http://www.cato.org/ The Cato Institutes official website]
 *[http://www.cato.org/people/directors.html Cato Board of Directors]
 [[Category:United States Political Organizations]]
-[[Category:Conservative Political Organizations]]
+[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
-[[Category:Political Organizations]]
-[[Category:Libertarianism]]
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-[[Category:Welfare State]]
-[[Category:Conservatives]]
 [[Category:Reagan Era]]
 [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]]
 [[Category:Anti-Communism]]
+[[Category:Libertarian Media]]
+[[Category:American Gun Rights Advocates]]
+[[Category:Libertarian Organizations]]
+[[Category:Globalism]]