Brink Lindsey

Vice President for Research
Cato Institute

As Cato's vice president for research, Brink Lindsey helps to oversee the Institute's current research agenda and develops new research programs. From 1998 to 2004, he was director of Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies, helping to make it a leading voice for free trade. An attorney with extensive experience in international trade regulation, Lindsey was formerly director of regulatory studies at Cato and senior editor of Regulation magazine. He is the author of The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture. Previous books include Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism and, with Daniel Ikenson, Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law. Lindsey's writings have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New Republic, National Review, the Weekly Standard, and Journal of World Trade. He is a contributing editor at Reason magazine. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, NPR, and PBS. Lindsey holds an A.B. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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E-Mail: blindsey@cato.org

Speaking Topics

• Globalization
• Technology and Trade
• Trade, Democracy, and the War on Terror
• Trade Politics
• U.S.-Canada Lumber Trade

Media Appearances

Brink Lindsey on the impact of economic abundance on American politics and culture.  June 6, 2007 [Flash Video, 03:43]

Brink Lindsey discusses his new book, The Age of Abundance, on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , May 17, 2007 [Real Media]

Brink Lindsey discusses potential alliance between progressive liberals and libertarians on NPR's All Things Considered. [Real Media]

Brink Lindsey discusses steel tariffs on Cannon's "Street Sweep," August 22, 2002 [Real Media].

Brink Lindsey speaks on the "inevitability" of globalization at Cato's 25th Anniversary Policy Day. [Real Media]

Books and Book Chapters

The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture by Brink Lindsey (2007)

Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson (2003)

Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism (2002)

Cato Studies

"Job Losses and Trade: A Reality Check," Trade Briefing Paper no. 19, March 17, 2004.

"The Trade Front: Combating Terrorism with Open Markets," Trade Policy Analysis no. 24, August 5, 2003.

"Grounds for Complaint? Understanding the "Coffee Crisis"," Trade Briefing Paper no. 16, May 6, 2003.

"Reforming the Antidumping Agreement: A Road Map for WTO Negotiations," by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson, Trade Policy Analysis no. 21, December 11, 2002.

"Antidumping 101: The Devilish Details of "Unfair Trade" Law," by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson, Trade Policy Analysis no. 20, November 26, 2002.

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Commentary

"The Culture Gap," The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2007

"Core Debate," National Review, July 3, 2007

"The Curious Problem Of Having More Than You Need," The Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2007.

"Liberaltarians," The New Republic, December 11, 2006.

"Poor-Mouthing Prosperity," OpinionJournal.com, September 21, 2006.

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Podcasts  

"Attitudes on Globalization," July 26, 2007 [MP3, 06:40]

"The Age of Abundance, Part II," July 10, 2007 [MP3, 05:57]

"A Discussion on The Age of Abundance: Part II," June 2, 2007 [MP3, 05:50]

"The Age of Abundance," May 21, 2007 [MP3, 05:57]

"Defending Abundance," April 6, 2007 [MP3, 09:44]

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Speeches  and Congressional Testimony

 

"Only Japan Can Solve Japan's Problems," July 15, 1998.