Adam Bates Biography Adam Bates is a policy analyst with Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice. His research interests include constitutional law, the War on Drugs, the War on Terror, police militarization, and overcriminalization. Podcasts See More Helping Refugees in an Era of Nationalism Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus, and Adam Bates Guantanamo Bay Is Still Open Andrew Turner, Aaron Ross Powell, and Adam Bates A Muslim Case for Liberty Mustafa Akyol, Aaron Ross Powell, and Adam Bates How New Technology Is Changing Law Enforcement Matthew Feeney, Adam Bates, Trevor Burrus, & Aaron Ross Powell