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Koch Brothers vs. Cato: Cato Chairman Bob Levy Refutes Charles Kochs Statement
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Koch Brothers vs. Cato: Cato Chairman Bob Levy
Refutes Charles Kochs Statement
By Allen McDuffee
Posted at 01:15 PM ET, 03/12/2012
Washington Post
Post Politics
Think Tanked
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/think-tanked/post/koch-brothers-
vs-cato-cato-chairman-bob-levy-refutes-charles-kochs-statement/
2012/03/12/gIQA5Feb7R_blog.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/78m793q
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Last Thursday, Charles Koch released his full statement regarding the
lawsuit he and his brother, David, filed last month for control of the
Cato Institute.
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Today, Cato Institute Chairman Bob Levy responded to Kochs statement
point-by-point, characterizing it as doing nothing to address the genuine
concerns expressed by their friends and ours that the action the Kochs
have taken will pointlessly and grievously injure the movement for
individual liberty that they have previously done so much to advance.
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The full Levy response below the jump:
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On March 1, after filing suit in Kansas court to gain control over the
Cato Institute, Charles Koch issued a statement to the media: We are not
acting in a partisan manner, we seek no takeover and this is not a hostile
action. The purpose of the suit, he insisted, was simply to ensure that
Cato stays true to its fundamental principles.
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Last week, Mr. Koch circulated a longer Statement Regarding the Cato
Institute, again professing his steadfast intent that Cato remain a
principled and nonpartisan organization that would advance the ideas that
enable all people to prosper by promoting individual liberty, limited
government, free markets and peace.
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But actions speak louder than words. The Kochs takeover attempt has
included packing Catos board of directors with individuals, almost all of
whom are financially entangled with the Kochs and have no history of
libertarian advocacy.
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Koch: With its emphasis on education, Cato has contributed greatly to the
marketplace of ideas and is now a respected thought leader.
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We couldnt agree more. The testimonials to Catos effectiveness from
independent parties on the political Left, Right, and Center who have
followed the Koch lawsuit affirm Charles Kochs public acknowledgment of
our success. But why, then, have the Kochs insisted on precipitously
replacing Cato president Ed Crane and ousting key members of the
Institutes board of directors who have contributed to that success? What
is the rationale for a new leadership team and a new direction for our
institute? We have repeatedly asked the Kochs and their representatives
those very questions and have never received a straightforward answer, in
private or in public.
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Here is the bottom line: Cato cannot function as an independent voice for
liberty if it is thought to be under the thumb of Charles Koch or Rich
Fink indeed, literally owned by the Koch family. Nor, if the lawsuit
succeeds, will Cato be considered a reputable and credible source of
intellectual ammunition by anyone outside the small circle of already
committed libertarians. Instead, the Kochs will control a shell think-tank
that can be dismissed out of hand as a front for Koch Industries. Thats
the clear consensus of nearly everyone who has seen this lamentable and
unwelcome dispute unfold.
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Nothing good can come of this not for Cato, not for the Kochs, and not
for the libertarian movement. Its time to restore common sense and adopt a
governance structure for Cato that eliminates the prospect of Koch
control.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://workface.com/e/daviddillard
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