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Cato Institute 26th Annual Monetary Conference - Moral Hazard and the Limits of Monetary Policy 19.11.2008 1:13:25

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26th Annual Monetary Conference: Keynote Address 19.11.2008 53:08

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Cato Institute 26th Annual Monetary Conference - Financial Innovation and Monetary Policy 19.11.2008 1:12:02

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Cato Institute 26th Annual Monetary Conference - Asset Market Bubbles and Fed Policy 19.11.2008 1:14:04

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Cato Institute 26th Annual Monetary Conference - Keynote Address 19.11.2008 53:08

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Against Intellectual Monopoly 10.11.2008 1:04:36

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Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World 06.11.2008 58:53

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Back to Enron: Were the Wrong Lessons Learned for Corporate Governance and Energy Policy? 30.10.2008 1:21:29

Purchase at Amazon Rob Bradley, formerly Ken Lay's speechwriter and a 16-year Enron employee, argues that the Left has incorrectly blamed capitalism for Enron. But he also believes that the Right’s take on the company's collapse has scarcely acknowledged the extent to which the mixed economy and anti-capitalist doctrines allowed the worst to get on top. Bradley maintains that a preoccupation with...

The State of Freedom in Africa 21.10.2008 1:21:54

Africa is more democratic than ever before and elections more frequent, but poll results are often predetermined and much of the region remains in the hands of autocratic governments. How free are Africans in countries that have seen some degree of political or economic liberalization? Tony Leon, a longtime member and opposition leader in the South African Parliament who criticized first the Natio...

Encyclopedia of Libertarianism 14.10.2008 1:23:57

The Cato Institute invites you to join us as we unveil The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism , the first comprehensive, encyclopedic treatment of the libertarian movement. Editor in Chief Ronald Hamowy, a distinguished scholar who studied under Mises, Hayek, and Friedman, has included more than 300 succinct, original articles on libertarian ideas, institutions, and thinkers. Contributors include Jam...

Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality 08.10.2008 1:24:49

One message is delivered relentlessly in American education: Everyone should go to college. And then there's Charles Murray's message: Few people either need, or are able to handle, the rigorous liberal-arts training that college is supposed to provide. But this isn't a death sentence for those who are not academically inclined. Opportunities to enter well-paying professions and lead good lives ab...

Global Terror's Central Front: Pakistan and Afghanistan 02.10.2008 58:05

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Greatest Emancipations: How the West Abolished Slavery 22.09.2008 1:14:06

For thousands of years, slavery went unchallenged in principle. Then in a single century, slavery was abolished and more than seven million slaves were freed throughout the Western hemisphere. The scope and speed of this transformation make it one of the most amazing feats in modern history. Greatest Emancipations tells this fascinating story, focusing on abolitionists in areas where slavery was m...

7th Annual Constitution Day: Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture: Is the Constitution Libertarian? 17.09.2008 1:03:07

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7th Annual Constitution Day: Panel 4: Looking Ahead: October Term 2008 17.09.2008 1:12:41

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7th Annual Constitution Day: Panel 3: The Business of the Court: Securities, Energy, Regulation 17.09.2008 1:07:48

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7th Annual Constitution Day: Panel 1: The Constitution Restored? ‚ Revisiting the First, Second, and Fourth Amendment 17.09.2008 1:27:06

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Cato Institute 7th Annual Constitution Day - Looking Ahead: October Term 2008 17.09.2008 1:12:41

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Cato Institute 7th Annual Constitution Day - The Business of the Court: Securities, Energy, Regulation 17.09.2008 1:07:48

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Cato Institute 7th Annual Constitution Day - Challenges at Home and Abroad: International Law and The War on Terror 17.09.2008 1:15:11

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Cato Institute 7th Annual Constitution Day - The Constitution Restored? Revisiting the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments 17.09.2008 1:27:06

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7th Annual Constitution Day: Panel 2: Challenges at Home and Abroad: International Law and The War on Terror 16.09.2008 1:15:11

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New Frontiers in Free Trade: Globalization's Future and Asia's Rising Role 16.09.2008 1:22:48

The collapse of WTO negotiations and the upcoming presidential election have deepened doubts about the future of free trade and the global economy. In an illuminating new book, Dr. Razeen Sally of the London School of Economics argues forcefully that trade policy has become disconnected from 21st-century business and consumer realities. As trade agreements yield diminishing returns, the world's fa...

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Reform or Elimination? 12.09.2008 47:37

Whenever gasoline prices are on the rise, so is the political interest in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the largest single stockpile of crude oil in the world. Some argue that part of its approximately 700 million barrels should be released into the market to help relieve high prices at the pump. Others argue that the Reserve should be carefully husbanded for use in a future crisis. Jerry Taylo...

Should No-Knock Police Raids be Rare-or Routine? 11.09.2008 1:20:04

The Prince George’s County police department is under fire for a recent drug raid on the home of Berwyn Heights mayor Cheye Calvo. Unbeknownst to Calvo, a box containing marijuana was delivered to his home. Shortly thereafter, police officers kicked in the front door and shot both of Calvo’s pet Labrador retrievers. The police have subsequently cleared Calvo of any wrongdoing but are unapologetic...