David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on a wide range of domestic issues. He is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. He is the author of The Politics of Freedom and Libertarianism: A Primer; the editor of The Libertarian Reader; and coeditor of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate, and he is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows.