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Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus spoke at a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. He talked about the democratic and economic advances of his country, …

David Boaz talked about his book, The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties, published by the Cato Institute. In his book David Boaz talked about l…

October 2007 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand’s bestselling novel Atlas Shrugged, of which an estimated 6 million copies have been sold. To celebrate the anniversar…

Panelists talked about the life, legacy, and writings of former U.S. Senator (R-AZ) and 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. They also talked about his impact on party politics, the …

Mr. Crane will talk about the concept of person Social Security accounts. Mr. Feldstein will talk about the impact of Social Security reform on the economy and how to finance a transition.

Mr. Crane discussed the Bush Administration’s economic and spending policies as well as the size of the federal government. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic ma…

Governor Bill Owens (R-CO) talked about taxing Internet transactions. Among the issues he addressed were the process of collecting taxes from on-line retailers, the potential economic affect…

Several dignitaries spoke at the Cato Institute’s 25th anniversary celebration and the libertarian goals and ideals of the organization. The Milton Friedman liberty award was given to econom…

President and co-founder Ed Crane talked about the Cato Institute, a research organization that approached policy from a Libertarian point of view. Mr. Crane also commented on the news of th…

Governor Gary Johnson (R-NM) told activists and scholars that the war on drugs was a failure and proposed legalizing several drugs and placing government regulations on them similar to those…

Participants discussed the legacy of the slaughterhouse cases which dealt with the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. They focused particularly on the strict interpretation of the “…

Mr. Greenspan spoke about the impact of technological changes in the flow of investment capital around the world which has led to an increase in deregulation and have strengthened interdepen…

Political consultants and others discussed proposals for reforming the financing of political campaigns. Most of them said that spending limits have not worked and that these limits may infr…

Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Harry Browne spoke about the need for a smaller federal government. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience at the Cato Insti…

House Oversight Committee members heard testimony from representatives who have proposed campaign finance legislation and political action committee (PAC) representatives concerning the role…

CATO Institute held a panel discussion where panelists debated the merits of a flat tax rate and a national sales tax as compared to the current graduated income tax system.

The CATO Institute hosted a debate on term limits. The event featured comments by syndicated columnist George Will. A forum followed Mr. Will’s comments and debated the politics and law of t…

Mr. Crane and Ms. Manes discussed campaign finance reform initiatives, and the link between campaign finance sources and congressional and federal decision-making. The speakers discussed the…

Governor Wilder addressed a policy forum titled “How to Balance the Budget-Without New Taxes: A View From The States.”

The panel discussed ways to balance the budget and to reduce the tax burden on the people. In the past year, Governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts and Governor John Engler of Michigan were abl…