Cato Event Podcast

Contrary to myth, Obamacare’s opponents have many alternatives to the health care law that is once again before the Supreme Court. The Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein, a leading conservative health care writer, takes us inside the debate on the right over how to overhaul the health care system along free-market lines in the wake of a ruling in King v. Burwell, and possibly in the wake of Obamacare.Drawing on eight years of experience reporting on the issue, and dozens of interviews with prominent health policy experts, Klein lays out a free-market vision for health care and presents three competing approaches to getting there: reform, replace, and restart. Join us to hear from Klein, as well as from leading proponents of each school of thought. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The American Founders planned for a republic and feared its corruption. Jay Cost thinks their fears are coming true. His new book reveals that big government has promoted corruption that favors the privileged over the many, corruption that is both legal and too often accepted.Cost argues that politicians today have professionalized the pathways of corruption so thoroughly that they can more easily defy detection, and, barring that, retain plausible deniability. From the 18th century to today, Cost traces the history of how America ceased being a republic and became a special-interest democracy.Will the 2016 elections bring change? Cost’s sweeping history of American political corruption does not spare the age of Obama. He demonstrates that a president who promised to change the system became a willing participant, as did both parties in the U.S. Congress — at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to taxpayers.Please join us for a disturbing portrait of a nation fostering and fighting political decline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rise of ridesharing in the U.S. and abroad has been accompanied by complaints and concerns related to the regulation of rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft. Reports of rideshare drivers assaulting passengers as well as worries about insurance coverage and vehicle inspections have all prompted discussion about the safety of ridesharing. In addition, market incumbents have complained that rideshare companies are unfairly flouting existing regulation. Please join us for a discussion on ridesharing and what regulatory framework should govern this new and controversial industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colleges often seem hostile to, or at least uninterested in, Western civilization, free markets, and other “conservative” or “libertarian” subjects. This has left a void that is increasingly being filled by privately funded academic centers founded in or near colleges and universities. But how objective are such centers? Do their donors call all the shots? Can they significantly widen inquiry in academia? Please join Cato and the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy for an in-depth discussion of this growing phenomenon.Download “Renewal in the University: How Academic Centers Restore the Spirit of Inquiry,” by the Pope Center’s Jay Schalin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Barack Obama’s announcement that the United States will seek to ease the embargo on, and normalize relations with, Cuba marks the beginning of the end of more than 50 years of failed efforts by Washington to improve human rights or achieve political or economic reform on the island through economic sanctions and diplomatic isolationism. Further moves to end the embargo depend on Congress, however. Senator Flake will explain why he supports normalizing relations and discuss what to expect from a new Congress on policy toward Cuba. Carl Meacham will present national security arguments in favor of engaging Cuba. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12:35 – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Address His Highness: The Unconstitutional World of Barack Obama Tucker Carlson, Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Caller and Co-Host, Fox & Friends Weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10:50 – 11:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks John Allison, President and CEO, Cato Institute11:00 – 11:30 a.m. The Forever-War President: Obama’s Dangerous War-Powers Legacy Gene Healy, Vice President, Cato Institute11:30 a.m.– 12:10 p.m. Impact of the 2014 Elections on Policy Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2012, the Live Free or Die state launched a bold initiative to advance educational freedom: scholarship tax credits. The New Hampshire Opportunity Scholarship Act grants tax credits to businesses worth 85 percent of their contributions to nonprofit scholarship organizations that fund low- and middle-income students to attend private or home schools. The scholarship law then faced both a repeal effort in the legislature and a bitter lawsuit that went to the state’s highest court. Join us as we present Live Free and Learn: Scholarship Tax Credits in New Hampshire, a short film detailing the struggle over New Hampshire’s scholarship law and some of the families it has touched. After the film, please join us live online and on Twitter at #CatoConnects for a discussion on the politics, policy, and constitutionality of scholarship tax credit laws.Live Free and Learn: Scholarship Tax Credits in New Hampshire on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.Luncheon Address The Dangers of the Imperial Presidency Tom Campbell, Dean, Chapman University School of Law; Former Member of Congress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.Registration10:50 – 11:00 a.m.Welcoming Remarks John Allison, President and CEO, Cato Institute11:00 – 11:20 a.m.Technology and Liberty Jim Harper, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute11:20 – 11:40 a.m.Are Millennials More Libertarian? Emily Ekins, Research Fellow, Cato Institute; Polling Director, Reason Foundation11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Making Immigration Work Alex Nowrasteh, Immigration Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.