Documents tagged "Cato"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030235.txt
The email discusses Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged" and its relevance to current economic issues. It mentions that some years ago when working at the libertarian Cato Institute, it was a job requirement for new hires to be familiar with "Atlas Shrugged." The author of the email suggests that if only members of Congress and political appointees in the Obama administration were required to read this book, we would get out of the current financial mess faster. The email also mentions Rand's celebrity status and her insights into totalitarianism and socialism, as well as a survey by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club that found "Atlas" was rated as the second most influential book in people's lives behind only the Bible.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029932.txt
This document is a compilation of six articles from different sources, each addressing a unique topic. The topics range from an article about a flotilla trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by Ethan Bronner in NYT to an article about understanding food and appetite by David Linden in Scientific American. Other topics include the DSK affair (Daily Beast), a new paradigm in Palestine (Al-Ahram Weekly), the Rest vs. the West (Cato Institute), and making sense of South China Sea nonsense (Japan Times). The articles are written by various authors with different viewpoints and perspectives on their respective subjects.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026508.txt
The document discusses the topic of ranked choice voting and its impact on voter turnout and political representation. It mentions an article from Cato Unbound that argues that ranked choice voting may lead to lower turnout and more errors, but does not have a significant effect on ethnicity. The writer expresses skepticism about this claim and suggests that ranked choice voting could increase the diversity of candidates by allowing for the election of centrists who are closer to the median voter's preferences. However, the document also mentions an argument that ranked choice voting increases turnout, but only if voters are given the option to rank as many or as few candidates as they like. The writer concludes that this topic is a "big nothingburger" and not worth discussing in depth.