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Book Cover for: Section 230: An Overview, Eric N. Holmes

Section 230: An Overview

Eric N. Holmes
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Section 230 is highly misunderstood by politicians, pundits, and academics concerned with the overall impact of technology. In fact, #Section230 has many pro-competition effects. https://fal.cn/3o6mc #CatoTechnology https://t.co/4NvLt6rdd2

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Book Cover for: LSD: My Problem Child, Albert Hofmann

LSD: My Problem Child

Albert Hofmann
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On April 19, 1943, now known as “Bicycle Day,” Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann ingested lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, while trying to create a new respiratory and circulatory stimulant for pharmaceutical use. Hofmann experienced a "not unpleasant...dreamlike state” on his… https://t.co/qgihZN44py https://t.co/ly6Q2EQehQ

Paperback, 2019

$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom, Philip Hamburger

Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom

Philip Hamburger
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By placing conditions on government benefits, gifts, or licenses, governments can often achieve compliance in ways that would otherwise be unconstitutional. @ColumbiaLaw’s Philip Hamburger, author of “Purchasing Submission,” comments on the @CatoPodcast... https://j.mp/3IsOR5j https://t.co/VhczQg7mOl

Hardcover, 2021

$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Shelter from the Storm: How a Covid Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted, Mark Calabria

Shelter from the Storm: How a Covid Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted

Mark Calabria
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In “Shelter from the Storm,” Mark Calabria tells the story about how you can directly help Main Street without bailing out Wall Street. https://t.co/daXiRmpdgF Join us today, at 12PM ET for a book discussion: https://t.co/rafJqbFjb0 #CatoBooks https://t.co/NiuBDWbG6c

Hardcover, 2023

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet, Marian L. Tupy

Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

Marian L. Tupy
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Congratulations to 2023 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award winners Dr. Gale L. Pooley & @Marian_L_Tupy, coauthors of #Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet Get it via #CatoBooks: https://t.co/7yn6X0LrVg https://t.co/csiqvJRIZf

Paperback, 2023

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith
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The economic, political, and moral case for free trade is as strong today as it was when Adam Smith penned “The Wealth of Nations” almost 250 years ago. A new @CatoTrade paper reaffirms the case for free trade: https://t.co/KA2OdeXa1c #CatoTrade https://t.co/7Lb6wKUB0B

Paperback, Mass Market, 2003

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Ayn Rand

Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

Ayn Rand
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"In a moment of tremendous uncertainty for capitalism and individualism, Ayn Rand, Rose Wilder Lane, and Isabel Paterson taught Americans how to think about freedom again." —@kmanguward Get your copy of Freedom’s Furies: https://t.co/OFWX9dfELi #CatoBooks https://t.co/Q3ckZtqLEJ

Paperback, Mass Market, 1986

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III, Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III

Adam Smith
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The economic, political, and moral case for free trade is as strong today as it was when Adam Smith penned The Wealth of Nations almost 250 years ago. Learn more from @CatoTrade: https://t.co/FGHEI7CdOm #CatoTrade https://t.co/vpfrU8p27y

Paperback, 1982

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide, It Governance Privacy Team

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): An Implementation and Compliance Guide

It Governance Privacy Team
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What can we learn from the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in regards to data privacy? https://t.co/T5zD2OOxwX #CatoTechnology https://t.co/9INsiakZrN

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Book Cover for: Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness, Timothy Sandefur

Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness

Timothy Sandefur
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“Freedom’s Furies,” by @TimothySandefur, tells the dramatic story of three writers who strove to keep liberty alive in an age of darkness; Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane and Ayn Rand. GET YOUR COPY: https://t.co/w5uf8GYAlH #CatoBooks https://t.co/tYS8vZU19h

Paperback, 2022

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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