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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

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

Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., Senior Fellow

Monetary policy, the Fed

William Poole, Senior Fellow

The Fed, monetary policy

• Foreign Policy and National Security

Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies

General strategy and U.S. foreign policy, China, Asia, Iraq

Benjamin H. Friedman, Research Fellow in Defense and Homeland Security Studies

Counter-terrorism, homeland security, defense politics, Iraq

Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst

Middle East and Persian Gulf security issues, U.S. foreign policy toward Pakistan and China

Justin Logan, Associate Director of Foreign Policy Studies

Iran, Iraq, nuclear proliferation, democracy promotion, U.S. foreign policy toward China, Russia, and South and Central Asia

Christopher A. Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies

Iraq and the Middle East, general strategy and U.S. foreign policy, nationbuilding

• Government and Politics

David Boaz, Executive Vice President

Libertarianism, politics and parties, Election 08, democracy, political theory

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, Welfare, & Entitlements

Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies

Universal health care, health savings accounts, Medicare and Medicaid

Jagadeesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow

Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, entitlements, welfare

José Piñera, Co-chairman, Project on Social Security Choice

Social Security

Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow

Medicare and Medicaid, universal health care, health insurance

• Immigration and Labor Markets

Daniel T. Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies

Immigration (legal and illegal)

Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies

Electronic employment verification, REAL ID, civil liberties

Daniel J. Ikenson, Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies

Immigration

Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow

International labor markets

• International Economics and Development

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Research Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity

India, China

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 T. Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies

Free 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, Center for Trade Policy Studies

International 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, farm subsidies and farm program reform

Brink Lindsey, Vice President for Research and Senior Editor, Cato Unbound

Trade, international economics and development, globalization, and antidumping law

Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow

International tax competition, tax havens, OECD

Marian L. Tupy, Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity

Political economy of Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, economic growth, growth and development, poverty, and international financial crises

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

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

Timothy 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,

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow, Center for 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

Brink Lindsey, Vice President for Research and Senior Editor, Cato Unbound

Prosperity, political theory, libertarianisn

Tom G. Palmer, Vice President for International Programs, Director of the Center for the Promotion of Human Rights

Political theory, freedom, international movements toward democracy, libertarianism

Will Wilkinson, Research Fellow and Editor, Cato Unbound

Happiness studies, political theory, libertarianisn

• Regulatory Studies

Thomas A. Firey, Managing Editor, Regulation

Regulation, the Nanny State, smoking bans, state and local regulations

Timothy B. Lee, Adjunct Scholar

Network neutrality regulation

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

• Tax and Budget Policy

Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies

Federal, state & local budget issues, economy, tax policy

Jagadeesh Gokhale, Senior Fellow

Social Security, entitlements, budget policy

Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow

Tax policy, the flat tax, corporate taxes, economy

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