[penelopesire]

Cato was a great organization at one time(imho). They were one of the first policy groups in Washington that was not run by leftist elitists and they sided with the Reagan Administration on most of his policy issues.
Since 911,they have changed dramatically for the worse.

[rogue yam]

I agree that Cato has done some great work on the subjects of market economics and the value of personal liberty. They were particularly good during the Cold War when others were trying to downplay the evil inherent in the Soviet system. They have been problematic since 9/11 because their tools (rational argumentation and laissez faire capitalism) are largely irrelevant to the problem of jihadism. "Libertarianism" ignores the existence of God and thus is incapable of understanding the motivations and actions of religious people. Today's national security debates (unlike those of the Cold War) require that we understand and address the religious and cultural motivations of those who feel compelled to destroy us.