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To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. About the Role This paid, in-person internship in Washington, DC (25–40 hours per week over 12 weeks) joins Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice, working with scholars including Matthew Cavedon, Clark Neily, and James Craven. The team focuses on unconstitutional overcriminalization, police and prosecutorial accountability, and reforming plea-driven mass adjudication. You’ll research and draft materials that support amicus efforts, policy outreach, and public writing. You’ll synthesize case …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview Libertarianism.org is Cato’s dedicated platform for the theory, history, and ideas of liberty — publishing long-form articles, intellectual history essays, podcast episodes, and social media content for a broad audience interested in the foundations of a free society. The site’s content spans classical liberal philosophy, the American founding, economics, and contemporary policy, translated for general audiences who value individual liberty. Interns mainly support the marketing …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview Cato Press publishes books and policy analyses that promote Cato’s mission to a broad audience — from academics and policymakers to general readers interested in individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Eleanor O’Connor oversees the editorial production process; Ivan Osorio acquires and develops titles. Interns support both functions by assisting with manuscript editing, production, and publishing tasks for active titles. The work is …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview Cato’s Media Relations and Communications team manages the institute’s media presence — connecting journalists and producers with Cato scholars, responding to inbound press inquiries, and seeking opportunities to feature Cato research and commentary in the news cycle. The work is fast-paced and news-focused. Interns engage in daily team activities and take on actual responsibilities from the beginning, including media monitoring, pitch drafting, and briefing preparation. …

Location This position is 100% in-office and reports to our facility on site in Syracuse, NY. Job Summary As an Accounting Intern, you will support the accounting and finance team by performing daily clerical tasks, assisting with financial record-keeping, and gaining hands on experience with accounting procedures. Pay Range $22.50 per hour Hours: Fall Part-Time Schedule varies based on candidate availability Responsibilities Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assisting the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial or …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview Cato’s Development team oversees donor relationships and fundraising activities that support the institute’s research and outreach. Interns assist with stewardship communications, CRM data management, and prospect research — supporting every stage of donor engagement, from thank-you calls and stewardship updates to creating segmented campaign lists and conducting move management research. The internship is operational and donor-facing, rewarding applicants interested in nonprofit fundraising as a career. …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview The Budget and Entitlement Policy team analyzes federal spending, increasing debt, and the long-term fiscal outlook of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the budget process. Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett produce policy analyses, op-eds, data briefs, congressional testimony, and Hill briefings on fiscal reform — recent work covers Social Security solvency and benefit structures, emergency spending and rescissions, Medicaid funding mechanics, and SNAP policy. Their …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview Cato’s technology policy team analyzes how internet platforms, emerging technologies, and online expression are governed — promoting a policy framework based on free markets, limited government, and First Amendment principles. Jennifer Huddleston’s work covers AI regulation and governance, platform competition and antitrust, youth online safety, content moderation, data privacy, and the policy environment for entrepreneurial users of technology platforms. David Inserra focuses on online free …

To be considered for this role, you must apply directly through our online application. Overview The Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity examines how economic and personal freedoms affect prosperity and human well-being worldwide. Ian Vásquez co-authors the annual Human Freedom Index — the most comprehensive global assessment of personal, civil, and economic liberties — and is a prominent analyst of Latin American political economy, focusing on authoritarian regimes, market reforms, and the region’s ongoing challenges with populism and statism. …