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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Cato Institute congressional voting recommendations
(Click for external website)
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from Cato Institute (number of quotes indicated):
- Cato Institute (33)
- Merrick Garland (2) Attorney General
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Cato Institute congressional voting recommendations:
- FactCheck on Trump Twitter post / voting Sep 30, 2019
- Cato Commentary on S.Res.59 (Green New Deal), by Jeffrey Miron & Laura Nicolae, 2/24/2019
- On DOJ Confirmation Hearings: "Brett Kavanaugh, Merrick Garland, and the Cohesion of the Federal Bench," by Walter Olson, September 6, 2018
- YES on Iranian nuke deal Jan 25, 2017
- YES on labeling GMOs Aug 1, 2016
- YES on marijuana banking Mar 31, 2016
- NO on closing Guantanamo Bay Feb 23, 2016
- NO on nuclear energy; NO on carbon tax; Jan 28, 2016
- MIXED on USA Freedom Act Oct 1, 2015
- YES on RFRA Jul 14, 2015
- NO on ObamaCare Apr 1, 2015
- NO on BLM Apr 20, 2015
- NO on free Community College Jan 9, 2015
- NO on WTO complaint against China's solar panel exports, Jul 31, 2014
- NO on Zero-Emission Bus grants, Mar 12, 2012
- YES on Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (PCUCPA), Feb 2, 2011
- NO on ObamaCare Nov 10, 2009
- NO on duties on Chinese tires Sep 11, 2009
- NO on Card Check Sep 6, 2009
- NO on Israeli settlements Dec 19, 2003
- NO on mandatory arbitration May 3, 2002
- YES on OCS Drilling (Outer Continental Shelf), Jun 5, 2001
- NO on Death Tax Feb 22, 2001
- NO on VAWA constitutionality, Mar 30, 2000
- YES on de-funding the NEA May 3, 1995
- NO on Term Limits, Feb 18, 1992
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Cato Institute: Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life.
Cato Institute: No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare.
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Budget & Economy
Cato Institute: Separate art and state: de-fund the NEA.
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Civil Rights
Cato Institute: Balance freedom of association against discrimination.
Cato Institute: VAWA unconstitutional: violence against women isn't federal.
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Corporations
Cato Institute: Let consumers choose to use private court or arbitration.
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Crime
Cato Institute: Trusting police requires access to police disciplinary files.
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Drugs
Cato Institute: Evidence that opioids are not that dangerous, despite hype.
Cato Institute: Legalize marijuana banking until we legalize marijuana.
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Education
Cato Institute: Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools.
Cato Institute: Only 19% finish community college & new jobs don't need it.
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Energy & Oil
Cato Institute: Carbon tax instead of Green New Deal.
Cato Institute: Opportunity cost and risk cost of nuclear overwhelm savings.
Cato Institute: Internalizing greenhouse gas cost means $2/ton carbon tax.
Cato Institute: Oil and gas production isn't damaging, even OCS and ANWR.
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Environment
Cato Institute: Minimal GMO labeling advances science & consumers.
Cato Institute: End federal grants to reduce diesel emissions.
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Foreign Policy
Cato Institute: Closing Gitmo has become merely symbolic.
Cato Institute: Israeli settlements exacerbate hostilities; separate instead.
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Free Trade
Cato Institute: Ex-im bank replaces market risk with bureaucrats' decisions.
Cato Institute: Countervailing duties mean higher prices on solar panels.
Cato Institute: Duties on Chinese tires could unleash protectionist backlash.
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Government Reform
Cato Institute: FactCheck: Whistleblower rules never require 1st-hand report.
Cato Institute: Term limits of 6 years in House and 12 years in Senate.
Cato Institute: Congress can decide which "emoluments" are acceptable.
Cato Institute: Term limits oppose professionalization of legislators.
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Health Care
Cato Institute: Offer credible market-based alternatives to ObamaCare.
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Homeland Security
Cato Institute: Bar the government from indiscriminate bulk surveillance.
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Immigration
Cato Institute: Give LEGAL child immigrants DACA benefits too.
Cato Institute: Congress decides immigration policy, not President Trump.
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Jobs
Cato Institute: Card-check union organizing threatens companies.
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Principles & Values
Merrick Garland: Praised by Brett Kavanaugh: "He's been a role model to me".
Merrick Garland: Praised by Brett Kavanaugh: He's been a role model to me.
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Tax Reform
Cato Institute: Estate tax won't hit billionaires--only regular millionaires.
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War & Peace
Cato Institute: Alternative to Iran nuke deal is ever-heightening tensions.
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The above quotations are from Cato Institute congressional voting recommendations.
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