Cato Weekly Video

Kevin Dowd on Our Next Financial Crisis

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kevin Dowd is a visiting professor at the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School in London. He is an expert on free banking, central banking, financial regulation, banking history, financial risk management and pensions. He spoke at the Cato Institute's 29th Annual Monetary Conference in November, 2011.

Glenn Greenwald at Cato's "Ending the Global War on Drugs" Conference

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:46:58 -0500

Columnist Glenn Greenwald discusses the success of Portugal's drug decriminalization experiment.

Ilya Shapiro: The Constitution

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, evaluates the state of the Union with respect to the rule of law.

Daniel J. Mitchell: Taxes and Spending

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Daniel J. Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, evaluates the state of the Union with respect to taxes and spending.

Mark Calabria: 'Our mortgage market pretty much sucks.'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Mark Calabria, director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute, evaluates the state of the Union with respect to housing.

Michael Tanner: 'We're Broke'

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:49:02 -0500

Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, evaluates the fiscal state of the Union.

State of the Union 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Cato Institute scholars Malou Innocent, Chris Edwards, Neal McCluskey, Ilya Shapiro, Jerry Taylor, Dan Mitchell and Dan Ikenson respond to President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address.Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Austin Bragg and Lester Romero.

A Unanimous Privacy Victory in U.S. v. Jones

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In U.S. v. Jones, the Supreme Court has held that attaching a GPS device to a vehicle and then using the device to monitor the vehicle's movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. What does this case mean for broader privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment? The Cato Institute's Jim Harper and Julian Sanchez assess the ruling.Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Evaluating Congress's Response to Online Piracy

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:02:32 -0500

Cato Institute research fellow Julian Sanchez discusses the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act on Capitol Hill.

FDR Goes to War

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Lots of books examine the military history of World War II. In this new book, Burt Folsom and Anita Folsom, authors of New Deal or Raw Deal?, look at some of the domestic aspects of the war. Taxes and spending soared — along with government propaganda for taxes — laying the groundwork for a permanently larger government. History books tell us the war ended the Depression. But the food rations, nonexistent luxuries, crippling taxes, labor strikes, and dangerous work of the time tell a different story — hardly the stuff of recovery. Indeed, the war ushered in a new level of power in the executive branch. Roosevelt seized private property, conducted illegal wiretaps, tried to silence domestic opposition, and interned 110,000 Japanese Americans.

Money and Credit and Sustainable Growth

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:37:09 -0500

The stability given by the Federal Reserve is "between crisis sustainability" according to Auburn University economics professor Roger Garrison. Garrison spoke at the Cato Institute's 29th Annual Monetary Conference held November 16, 2011.

U.S. Monetary Policy in 2012

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has been a critic of American monetary policy. He argues that the days of the "dollar reserve" are over and the United States should quickly move to sound money and dramatically smaller federal budgets. Rep. Paul spoke at the Cato Institute's 29th Annual Monetary Conference held November 16, 2011.

The Drug War's Impact on Mexico

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Mexico has been ravaged by the War on Drugs. Jorge CastaÃ±eda, the former foreign affairs minister for Mexico, discussed the devastating real-world impact of the fight against drug production and consumption. He spoke at the Cato Institute's conference, Ending the Global War on Drugs, on November 15, 2011.

Americans 'Need Money That Works.'

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The United States has undergone a severe financial crisis and a prolonged recession. The role of the Federal Reserve in the fiscal crisis should not be underestimated. At the Cato Institute's 29th Annual Monetary Conference, author Judy Shelton evaluated the potential for fundamental monetary reform.

No Child Left Behind: A Decade of Failure

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:15:56 -0500

The No Child Left Behind Act was meant to compel states to adopt high standards and rapidly improve K-12 education in public schools. It is now clear that NCLB has been a failure and has set the stage for even greater federal control over curriculum. The solution, contrary to what many advocates claim, is to get the federal government out of America's classrooms. Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, comments on NCLB's decade of failure.Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

The GOP's Struggle for Identity in 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Cato Institute's John Samples and Michael D. Tanner evaluate the GOP's struggle for identity following the Iowa caucuses.Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

How Regulation Helped Cause the Housing Crisis

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Former BB&T Chairman and CEO John A. Allison discusses how mandates like Sarbanes Oxley and the Patriot Act helped cause the housing meltdown and financial crisis. He spoke at the Cato Institute's 29th Annual Monetary Conference held November 16th, 2011.

The War on Drugs Threatens El Paso

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:29:51 -0500

The War on Drugs threatens trade and important cultural relationships between El Paso and its Mexican counterpart, Juarez. For merely discussing the merits of the War on Drugs, the state of Texas and federal government threatened the withdrawal of funding from the city council in El Paso. Former El Paso city council member Beto O'Rourke spoke at the Cato Institute's conference, "Ending the Global War on Drugs" on November 15, 2011.

After Kim Jong Il: What's Next for North Korea?

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:32:47 -0500

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Internet Censorship Is the Wrong Answer to Online Piracy

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:30:00 -0500

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Obama's War on Drugs, the GOP's War on Drugs

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:49:12 -0500

featuring Ethan Nadelmann

George Shultz and Vicente Fox on Ending the War on Drugs

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:29:38 -0500

featuring George Shultz

U.S. Antidumping Rules Kill American Jobs

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:27:37 -0500

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Frederick Douglass and the Movement for Liberation

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:39:01 -0400

featuring Robert McDonald

Ten Years in Afghanistan Is Enough

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:11:14 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Penn Jillette on Capitalism, Magic and Morality

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:10:07 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Abolish the Transportation Security Administration

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:54:59 -0400

featuring David Rittgers

Judge Alex Kozinski on Digital Privacy and Fourth Amendment Rights

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:05:43 -0400

featuring Hon. Alex Kozinski

Terrorism Risk Doesn't Justify Ever More Military Spending

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown.

Government Spending Doesn't Create Jobs

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul Speaks at Cato University 2011

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

featuring Sen. Rand Paul

Randal O'Toole Discusses Privatizing Transit

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:31:50 -0400

featuring Randal O'Toole

Nat Hentoff on The Village Voice and the Cato Institute

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Nat Hentoff is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/people/nat-hentoff (http://www.cato.org/people/nat-hentoff) In this clip, Hentoff discusses being fired by The Village Voice and hired by the Cato Institute as a Senior Fellow. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg. Nat Hentoff is one of the foremost authorities on the First Amendment. While his books and articles regularly defend the rights of Americans to think and speak freely, he also explores our freedoms under the rest of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment by showing how Supreme Court and local legislative decisions affect the lives of ordinary Americans. Hentoff's column, Sweet Land of Liberty, has been distributed by the United Feature Syndicate since 1992. Hentoff has earned numerous awards and is a widely acknowledged defender of civil liberties. In 1980, he was awarded an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award for his coverage of the law and criminal justice in his columns. In 1983, the American Library Association awarded him the Imroth Award for Intellectual Freedom. In 1995, he received the National Press Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and in 1999, he was a Pulitzer finalist for commentary. Hentoff was a columnist and staff writer with The Village Voice for 51 years, from 1957 until 2008. A jazz expert, Hentoff writes on music for The Wall Street Journal and Jazz Times. Hentoff has lectured at many colleges, universities, law schools, elementary, middle and high schools, and has taught courses in journalism and the Constitution at Princeton University and New York University. Mr. Hentoff serves on the Board of Advisors of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (F.I.R.E.) and is on the steering committee of the Reporters' Committee for the Freedom of the Press. A native of Boston, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in education and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1950. He did graduate work at Harvard University, received his B.A. with highest honors from Northeastern University and was awarded an honorary doctorate of law from Northeastern in 1985.

The Price of a U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:00:00 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

What Nat Hentoff Found in His FBI File

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

In this clip, Hentoff discusses being monitored by the FBI and what he found when he received his own FBI file. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg. Nat Hentoff is one of the foremost authorities on the First Amendment. While his books and articles regularly defend the rights of Americans to think and speak freely, he also explores our freedoms under the rest of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment by showing how Supreme Court and local legislative decisions affect the lives of ordinary Americans. Hentoff's column, Sweet Land of Liberty, has been distributed by the United Feature Syndicate since 1992. Hentoff has earned numerous awards and is a widely acknowledged defender of civil liberties. In 1980, he was awarded an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award for his coverage of the law and criminal justice in his columns. In 1983, the American Library Association awarded him the Imroth Award for Intellectual Freedom. In 1995, he received the National Press Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and in 1999, he was a Pulitzer finalist for commentary. Hentoff was a columnist and staff writer with The Village Voice for 51 years, from 1957 until 2008. A jazz expert, Hentoff writes on music for The Wall Street Journal and Jazz Times. Hentoff has lectured at many colleges, universities, law schools, elementary, middle and high schools, and has taught courses in journalism and the Constitution at Princeton University and New York University. Mr. Hentoff serves on the Board of Advisors of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (F.I.R.E.) and is on the steering committee of the Reporters' Committee for the Freedom of the Press. A native of Boston, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in education and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1950. He did graduate work at Harvard University, received his B.A. with highest honors from Northeastern University and was awarded an honorary doctorate of law from Northeastern in 1985.

On Debt Ceiling, Congress Defers Tough Decisions

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:57:08 -0400

This week's bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit and achieve some spending reductions will do little in the way of actual spending cuts, defers all the tough decisions on spending and debt to a "SuperCongress" committee and will do little to protect the United States credit rating. Cato Institute Senior Fellows Dan Mitchell and Jagadeesh Gokhale and Director of Tax Policy Studies Chris Edwards comment on the debt deal. Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Entitlement Bandits Rob Medicaid/Medicare

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:43:55 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

"Cut, Cap and Balance," the Debt Ceiling and Federal Spending

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:38:33 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Underwhelming Spending Cuts from Congress and Obama

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:45:53 -0400

Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Stephen Colbert's SuperPAC, the FEC and Citizens United

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

featuring John Samples

Daniel J. Ikenson Testifies on the Auto Bailout

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:12:02 -0400

featuring Daniel J. Ikenson

Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Intervention is a Failure

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

featuring Neal McCluskey

Obama's Unprecedented War Powers Claims

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:06:51 -0400

featuring Gene Healy, John Samples and Christopher A. Preble

Jeffrey A. Miron speaks about the effects of 40 years of drug prohibition.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:07:38 -0400

featuring Jeffrey A. Miron

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act legacy

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was a grave error for U.S. trade policy. As the United States slid into depression, the act represented a desperation move by Congress and President Hoover. Since then, presidents have regarded free trade as the rule rather than the exception. Economist Douglas A. irwin discusses the Smoot-Hawley Act and its legacy. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Nat Hentoff on anonymous speech.

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:02:00 -0400

Senior Fellow Nat Hentoff discusses the importance of anonymous speech as protected speech. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Nat Hentoff on John Yoo.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:50:55 -0400

Senior Fellow Nat Hentoff describes John Yoo's influence on the torture policies of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

The Constitutional Case for Marriage Equality

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:22:35 -0400

On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in more than a dozen states in the case of Loving v. Virginia. Today, the highest court in the United States may soon take on the issue of marriage equality for gay and lesbian relationships.

Nat Hentoff on meeting Che Guevara.

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Senior Fellow Nat Hentoff describes the telling encounter he had when he met Ernesto "Che" Guevara in the late 1950s. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Swaminathan Aiyar gives a quick history of economic reform in India.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:29:41 -0400

Twenty years ago this summer, India introduced major economic reforms that have led to sustained high growth, reductions in mass poverty, and an ongoing transformation of Indian society. Cato Research Fellow Swaminathan Aiyar gave a quick history of these reforms and why they were politically possible at a Policy Forum on June 1, 2011.

NATO is a dangerous permanent alliance.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Libya serves as a key example why the NATO mission is a dangerous permanent alliance. The United States provides defense for Europeans who are more than capable of defending themselves. Cato's Christopher A. Preble, Benjamin Friedman and Justin Logan provide analysis.

Robert A. Levy presents the libertarian case for marriage equality.

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

44 years ago this month, the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia ended state bans on interracial marriage in the 16 states that still had such laws. Now the courts are once again grappling with denial of equal marriage rights -- this time to gay couples. Robert A. Levy is the Chairman of the Cato Institute and presented the libertarian case for respecting an individual's right to marry whomever they wish at a Policy Forum on marriage equality (http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=8015) at Cato on May 18th.

Patrick J. Michaels discusses the politicization of climate science.

Tue, 10 May 2011 10:31:28 -0400

Senior Fellow Patrick J. Michaels talks about global warming alarmism's invasion of almost every aspect of our society- from national defense, law, trade, and politics to health, education, and international development. This unprecedented takeover is documented in Climate Coup (http://www.cato.org/store/books/climate-coup-global-warming-s-invasion-our-government-our-lives), a new book published by the Cato Institute.

How libertarian is the 2012 GOP field?

Fri, 06 May 2011 16:12:46 -0400

The Cato Institute's David Boaz and John Samples size up the 2012 GOP field. Video produced by Caleb Brown and Austin Bragg.

What comes after bin Laden?

Wed, 04 May 2011 14:39:51 -0400

What lessons can we draw from the death of Osama bin Laden? Cato Institute foreign policy, information policy and legal scholars discuss the implications. Featured Cato scholars include Christopher A. Preble, David Rittgers, Malou Innocent and Jim Harper. Video produced by Austin Bragg and Evan Banks.

Nicholas Merrill discusses receiving a National Security Letter.

Tue, 03 May 2011 14:31:46 -0400

Nicholas Merrill spoke at a Cato Hill Briefing for Freshman Congressional staffers on March 20, 2011. He describes the experience of receiving a National Security Letter with a gag order in 2004 and the ensuing seven-year battle in court, Doe v. Ashcroft. In the end the gag order was partially lifted, allowing Merrill to reveal that he was the plaintiff in the case. Now he travels the country speaking about National Security Letters as the founder of the Calyx Institute, but still cannot reveal certain details surrounding his story.

Randal O'Toole discussing the gas tax and the future of transportation

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:45 -0400

Cato Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole spoke at a Hill Briefing on April 15, 2011. He recommended ending the gas tax and replacing it with a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax as a way of making the public funding of roads and highways more efficient and based on user fees, not taxes and subsidies. He also looks forward to a future with driverless cars, as long as America's aging transportation bureaucracy gets out of the way.

Jagadeesh Gokhale on the federal debt limit

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Will raising the debt limit signal to markets what we want? Or will it signal an unwillingness to deal with tough decisions on spending and debt in the near term? Cato Institute Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale suggests that refusing to raise the debt limit (until programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are reformed) could signal to markets a greater willingness to deal with long-term fiscal issues sooner rather than later.

U.S. Senator Bob Corker Details "The CAP Act"

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:02:26 -0400

U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) explains his plan to balance the budget by limiting all government spending — both discretionary and mandatory — to 20.6% of GDP over 10 years. He spoke at a Cato Policy Conference on April 7, 2011.

Smoke and Mirrors on Spending Cuts

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:53:30 -0400

President Obama and Congress have agreed to cut $38 billion in federal spending, right? If you go by so-called "budget authority," that may be true. But real spending cuts come when you actually cut real spending, not "budget authority." Outlays in fiscal year 2011 will likely be considerably higher than last year's outlays. That means the spending cuts advertised by President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are laughably fraudulent. Produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Sen. Mike Lee Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to Limit Spending.

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:30:12 -0400

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) discusses the possibility of limiting federal spending by amending the U.S. Constitution.

John Samples Looks at President Obama's Justification for War in Libya.

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:07:03 -0400

John Samples is the Director of Cato's Center for Representative Government. He spoke at a Hill Briefing on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 and contrasted President Obama's justification for war in Libya — a decision largely based on a U.N. resolution — with what the Founders intended when they wrote the Constitution. Samples says that the Founders would agree with the idea that "it should be hard to get into wars and easy to leave them."

Rep. Tom McClintock explains why Obama's war in Libya is unconstitutional.

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. Representative Tom McClintock (R-California) spoke at a Cato Hill Briefing on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. He said that without a congressional vote, President Obama had no Constitutional authority to begin "kinetic military action" in Libya. Even under the War Powers Act the President is limited to mobilizing troops in three specific instances: a declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, and after an attack on the United States or it's armed forces; none of these cases apply to the ongoing conflict in Libya.

Donald Boudreaux discussing why we needn't fear the trade deficit.

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:30:00 -0400

Donald J. Boudreaux is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and an Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute. At a Cato Hill Briefing on March 24, 2011, he argued that the U.S. trade deficit is less of a problem than many people might believe. He said that trade deficits are prime indicators of foreign investment in a country, which will inevitably lead to wage and standard of living increases.

Christopher A. Preble on the Weinberger-Powell Doctrine and Libya.

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:48:01 -0400

The Weinberger-Powell Doctrine served the United States well as a set of principles to guide the careful use of the military. Christopher A. Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, argues that President Obama's incursion into Libya means that this doctrine is officially dead.

Ian Vasquez discusses foreign aid on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:07:15 -0400

Ian Vasquez is the Director of Cato's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. He appeared on Washington Journal on March 13, 2011 and said that we should question the effectiveness of much of our government's foreign aid spending (about $50 billion a year). He also noted that it would be wise to make a distinction between humanitarian emergency aid and long-term development aid; the latter usually doesn't do a very good job of relieving poverty and sometimes ends up in the hands of dictators.

David Rivkin explains the problem with ObamaCare's individual mandate.

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:02:12 -0400

David Rivkin is a partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP and also represented the plaintiffs in the recent Florida v. HHS case. Here he explains why the commerce clause does not apply to ObamaCare's individual mandate, noting that it violates fundamental principles in the US Constitution and centuries of precedent case law. He claims that the individual mandate is "the single most unconstitutional piece of statute language in our history," because allowing the government to regulate economic inactivity would allow for federal intervention in virtually every kind of market imaginable.

Mark Pennington on Robust Political Economy vs. Market Failure Economics.

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:26:10 -0400

Mark Pennington is a Professor of Politics at the University of London and has recently released a new book entitled Robust Political Economy: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy. Here he defines what he means by a "robust political economy" and contrasts it with what he calls "traditional market failure economics."

Senior Fellow Jerry Taylor on green economies and renewable energy.

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:52:27 -0400

Cato Senior Fellow Jerry Taylor spoke at a Naples, Florida Policy Perspectives event on February 9, 2011. He pointed out a few of the flaws in the reasoning of green energy advocates and explained why government subsidies for renewable energy startups really only end up wasting taxpayer money.

Congress needs perspective on that $61 billion in spending cuts.

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

$61 billion sounds like a big spending cut, but we should put that number in perspective. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown. Music licensed (Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution) from Kevin MacLeod. Based on a blog post by Tad DeHaven (http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/61-billion-in-cuts-in-perspective/).

Cato President Edward H. Crane talks about cutting federal intrusion.

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:41:15 -0500

The Cato Institute's President and Founder Ed Crane addressed a Naples, Florida Policy Perspectives event on February 9, 2011. He expressed skepticism about Republicans' fealty to a truly smaller federal government.

Lawrence H. White discusses commodity money and free banking.

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Would commodity money with free banking have allowed for a financial crisis like the recent one? Lawrence H. White, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, says no. He spoke at the Cato Institute's 28th Annual Monetary Conference held November 18, 2010.

Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks at a Cato seminar in Naples, Florida.

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Florida Governor Rick Scott was the keynote speaker at a recent Cato City Seminar in Naples, Florida. In his speech, Governor Scott offered some perspectives on his policy priorities for the state of Florida and the progress he has already made, how his plans effect other states, how they'll improve the federal government, and how they'll ultimately reduce the burden of government spending and regulation on individual liberty and market freedom.

Christopher A. Preble discusses the military budget.

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The United States spends a huge amount on national security, far more than any other country. Displaying defense spending as a share of GDP is largely irrelevant according to Christopher A. Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He spoke on Capitol Hill January 19, 2011.