http://www.cato.org/weekly Cato Weekly Video presents a variety of speakers, interviews, and events at the Cato Institute. The wealth of Cato's multimedia content is carefully selected and edited to portray the most pivotal issues in a concise and engaging way, inviting viewers to rethink their assumptions about liberty and the proper role of government. The Cato Institute cbrown@cato.org (Caleb Brown) en-us Copyright 2007, Cato Institute, All Rights Reserved http://www.cato.org/images/subscriptions/weeklyvideo300x300.jpg http://www.cato.org/weekly Cato Logo 140 140 Caleb Brown cbrown@cato.org no Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=73 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=73Robert A. Levy and William Mellor parse The Dirty Dozen. Robert A. Levy Alexander Hamilton wrote that "the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution." If only that were true. Sadly, the Supreme Court has also handed down many destructive decisions on cases you probably never learned about in school. In The Dirty Dozen, Robert A. Levy and William Mellor shed light on the twelve worst cases, which allowed government to interfere in your private contractual agreements, curtail your rights to criticize or support political candidates, arrest and imprison you indefinitely (without charges) and seize your private property without compensation. They spoke at the Harvard Club in New York City July 15. 00:08:38 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.73 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=72 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=72Robert Bryce attacks the push for energy independence. Robert Bryce In 1974, Richard Nixon promoted the possibility of U.S. energy independence in six years. In 1975, Gerald Ford promised it in ten. And in 2007, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, John Edwards and John McCain all trumpeted energy independence as an essential priority for the next president. In 2007, six books were published hailing energy independence as the answer to everything from global warming to terrorism. But what is energy independence? Is it possible? In Gusher of Lies (2008), Robert Bryce breaks down and debunks the myth of energy independence. 00:08:10 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.72 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=71 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=71Robert A. Levy details what's next in the fight for Second Amendment rights. Robert A. Levy The Supreme Court's Heller decision is the opening salvo in a series of litigations that will ultimately resolve what weapons and persons can be regulated and what restrictions are permissible. But because of Thursday¹s decision, the prospects for reviving the original meaning of the Second Amendment are now substantially brighter. Cato Institute Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Robert A. Levy, details what's next for the gun rights fight. 00:06:02 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.71 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=70 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=70Robert A. Levy evaluates District of Columbia v. Heller. Robert A. Levy On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court rediscovered the Second Amendment. More than five years after six Washington, D.C. residents challenged the city¹s 32-year-old ban on all functional firearms in the home, the Court held in District of Columbia v. Heller that the law is unconstitutional. Cato Institute Senior Fellow Robert A. Levy comments on the ruling and what was notable about the opinion authored by Justice Antonin Scalia. 00:05:08 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.70 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=69 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=69Johan Norberg discusses the successes of economic freedom. Johan Norberg Naomi Klein's recent book, The Shock Doctrine, points to the cases in which authoritarian regimes liberalized their economies. Johan Norberg, in his recent analysis, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics," shows that most countries have liberalized over the last three decades and capitalism is given rise to many of the ends that Klein herself would appreciate. 00:03:10 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.69 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=68 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=68Bill Kauffman discusses anti-war conservatism. Bill Kauffman According to Bill Kauffman, true conservatives have always resisted the imperial and military impulse: it drains the treasury, curtails domestic liberties, breaks down families, and vulgarizes culture. From the Federalists who opposed the War of 1812, to the striving of Robert Taft (known as "Mr. Republican") to keep the United States out of Korea, to the latter-day libertarian critics of the Iraq war, there has historically been nothing unusual about anti-war activists on the political right. Kauffman pays tribute to these conservatives in Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism. 00:05:47 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.68 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=67 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=67Johan Norberg discusses Klein's take on the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Johan Norberg Naomi Klein's recent book, The Shock Doctrine, alleges that the Tiananmen Square crackdown was intended to crush opposition to pro-market reforms. Johan Norberg, in his recent analysis, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics" shows that in fact it caused liberalization to stall for years. 00:04:28 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.67 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=65 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=65Sen. Chuck Hagel discusses his new book, America: Our Next Chapter. Sen. Chuck Hagel In his two terms in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Hagel has distinguished himself as one of our nation's most outspoken and thoughtful political leaders. Unafraid to challenge the policies of his own party, Senator Hagel has drawn praise and admiration from across the ideological spectrum by expressing grave concerns about the war in Iraq. In America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers, Senator Hagel sets forth his vision for a humbler U.S. foreign policy guided by international diplomacy and free trade. He also addresses key domestic policy issues by calling for a significant reduction in the size of the federal government, demanding more fiscal responsibility in Washington, and supporting reforms to reduce the spiraling costs of entitlement programs. 00:07:21 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.65 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=66 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=66Johan Norberg discusses The Shock Doctrine. Johan Norberg Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine purports to be an exposé of the ruthless nature of free-market capitalism and its chief recent exponent, Milton Friedman. Johan Norberg, a Cato Institute Senior Fellow points out that many of the actions for which Klein would like to credit Friedman ... Friedman actually opposed. Norberg dissects the Shock Doctrine in his new paper, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics." 00:10:59 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.66 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=64 Thu, 29 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=64Sen. Judd Gregg speaks on H-1B visas. Sen. Judd Gregg In the modern global economy, highly skilled workers are increasingly important to continued growth and prosperity. Yet despite the dramatically increasing demand for foreign skilled labor, Congress has failed to increase the number of H-1B visas. As a result, U.S. immigration laws permit only a fraction of willing, skilled workers to add their talents to our society, reducing the welfare of both domestic workers and those who were denied access. Senator Judd Gregg believes reforming U.S. immigration policy would improve economic growth, expand individual choice, and maintain America's competitive advantage in innovation. 00:05:43 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.64 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=63 Thu, 22 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=63Benjamin Hippen discusses the U.S. organ shortage. Benjamin Hippen As the U.S. organ donor waiting list nears a record 100,000 and an average of seven Americans die every day waiting for an organ that never comes, solving the U.S. organ shortage takes on new urgency. Benjamin Hippen argues that the shortage could be solved by lifting the U.S. prohibition on the sale of human organs. 00:07:52 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.63 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=61 Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=61William Easterly offers Hayekian insights into economic development. William Easterly Economic success-among individuals, firms, products and countries-is often unexpected and unpredicted. William Easterly will draw on insights from Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek to explain why prediction is difficult, success is rare and failure is common; the advantages of decentralized decision making to discover what works best in the market and in public policy; and the need to rely on dispersed and local knowledge, rather than government planning, for poor countries to achieve growth. 00:10:02 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.61 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=60 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=60Edward Luttwak discusses foreign aid and corruption. Edward Luttwak Many African states have been addicted to Western aid for decades. Unfortunately, Africa as a whole has stagnated and some African countries are poorer today then they were in the 1960s. In recent years, advocates of foreign aid have called for making aid more efficient, but that may be easier said than done. Edward Luttwak talks about the nuts and bolts of how aid can harm the poor and the ethics of corruption in those circumstances. 00:06:12 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.60 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=59 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=59Stanley Kober discusses NATO's challenge in Afghanistan. Stanley Kober The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is facing a host of new challenges. In Afghanistan, NATO's forces are being relentlessly attacked by the Taliban, and popular support for maintaining troops there is fading. The proposed deployment of antiballistic missiles, a potential flashpoint in Kosovo, and the growing tension between Russia and some of its neighbors all have the potential to divide members of the alliance. 00:09:30 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.59 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=58 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=58Alan Pell Crawford discusses Thomas Jefferson's final years. Alan Pell Crawford Right up until his death on the 50th anniversary of America's founding, Thomas Jefferson remained an indispensable man, albeit a supremely human one. Based on new research and documents culled from the Library of Congress, the Virginia Historical Society, and other special collections, including hitherto unexamined letters from family, friends, and Monticello neighbors, Alan Pell Crawford paints an authoritative and deeply moving portrait of Thomas Jefferson as private citizen ‹ the first original depiction of the man in more than a generation. 00:09:59 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.58 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=56 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=56Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) discusses trade legislation and the 110th Congress. Sen. Richard Lugar Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), one of the Senate's most distinguished and consistent supporters of free trade, remarks on the prospects for trade legislation in the 110th Congress and beyond. 00:07:21 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.56 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=55 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=55David Boaz discusses his new book, The Politics of Freedom. David Boaz As Americans head into a crucial election year, pundits are coloring everything in red and blue. But according to David Boaz, the old labels of left and right don't tell us much any more. What we are witnessing is a contest of "Big-Government Conservatives" vs. "Big-Government Liberals." In The Politics of Freedom, David Boaz takes on both liberals and conservatives who seek to impose their own partisan agendas on the whole country. 00:11:46 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.55 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=54 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=54Daniel Shapiro argues against the welfare state. Daniel Shapiro In his new book, Is The Welfare State Justified?, philosopher Daniel Shapiro insightfully combines moral and political philosophy with contemporary social science to argue that proponents of the welfare state -- egalitarians, communitarians, and liberals alike -- have misunderstood the implications of their own principles, which in fact support more market-based or libertarian institutional conclusions than most people realize. 00:06:57 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.54 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=53 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=53John R. Graham evaluates individual American ownership of their health care. John R. Graham Although many people throughout the world consider America a bastion of free-market medicine, most Americans lack the freedom to control the most basic decisions about their health care. Observers also fail to appreciate how that freedom varies from state to state and how each state can learn from the successes (and failures) of the others. John R. Graham of the San Francisco-­based Pacific Research Institute has compiled an "Index of Health Ownership" to highlight that variation and to explain why Utah residents have the most ­ and New Yorkers the least control over their health care. 00:06:54 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.53 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=52 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=52Michael Shermer discusses evolution and capitalism. Michael Shermer In his new book, The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics, Michael Shermer examines such questions as: How did we evolve from ancient hunter-gatherers to modern consumer-traders? Why are people so irrational when it comes to money and business? He argues that the new science of evolutionary economics provides an answer to both of those questions. Shermer shows how evolution and economics are both examples of a larger phenomenon of complex adaptive systems. 00:10:08 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.52 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=51 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=51Reason Magazine's Matt Welch evaluates John McCain. Matt Welch John McCain is one of the most familiar figures in American politics, a figure with great appeal to many. However, his concrete governing philosophy and actual track record have been left unexamined. Matt Welch's new book McCain: The Myth of a Maverick gives a flesh-and-bones political portrait of a man onto whom people project their own ideological fantasies. It is the first realistic assessment of what a John McCain presidency might look like. Welch lays out the root cause of the senator's worldview: his personal transformation from underachieving youth to war hawk, in which he used the "higher power" of American nationalism to save his life and soul. 00:06:55 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.51 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=50 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=50Neal McCluskey discusses the inevitable culture clashes in public schools. Neal McCluskey Throughout American history, public schooling has produced political disputes, animosity, and sometimes even bloodshed between diverse people. According to Neal McCluskey, Associate Director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom, such clashes are inevitable in government-run schooling because all Americans are required to support the public schools, but only those with the most political power control them. Political — and sometimes even physical — conflict has thus been an inescapable public schooling reality. 00:12:09 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.50 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=49 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=49Mike Tanner on the shortcomings of government-managed health care Michael D. Tanner How should the problems facing the U.S. health care system be addressed? Many proposed solutions are worse than the disease. At a recent Capitol Hill Briefing, Cato's Mike Tanner examines the shortcomings in single-payer systems, employer and individual mandates, and managed-competition plans, including Massachusetts-style "connectors." Tanner is the director of Health and Welfare Studies at the Cato Institute and coauthor of Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It. 00:09:44 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.49 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=48 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=48Timothy Lynch ponders balancing liberty and security during a war without end where the enemy doesn't play by the traditional laws of war. Timothy Lynch The war on terror has presented U.S. courts with many thorny legal issues relating to civil liberties and national security. On December 5 the Supreme Court took up the case of Boumediene v. Bush, which centers on the right of "enemy combatants" being held in Guantanamo Bay to have their detention reviewed by American civilian courts. On one hand, what right does the president have to hold people indefinitely without recourse to judicial review? On the other, does the Constitution really require that everyone picked up by our military in wartime have access to our courts? Fundamentally, how do you balance liberty and security during a war without end where the enemy doesn't play by the traditional laws of war? 00:09:54 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.48 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=47 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=47Economist Tyler Cowen on how to Discover Your Inner Economist Tyler Cowen In Discover Your Inner Economist, economist and blogger Tyler Cowen provides quirky and insightful advice for life based on his signature urbane style of economic reasoning. 00:09:09 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.47 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=42 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=42Ben Bernanke unveils several changes within the Fed. Ben S. Bernanke Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke unveils several changes within the Fed he hopes will improve the central bank's transparency. A transcript of his full remarks is available here. 00:14:12 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.42 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=41 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=41Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks at the Cato Institute's 25th Annual Monetary Conference. Ben S. Bernanke 00:43:10 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.41 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=40 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=40Philippe Legrain argues we should welcome immigrants. Philippe Legrain Immigration is a divisive issue. Journalist Philippe Legrain argues that we should welcome immigrants for a variety of reasons. Legrain says in an open world, more people move across borders. Immigrants, he says, enrich the lives of their new countrymen and the families they often support back home. He spoke at a Cato Institute book forum on his book, Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them. 00:05:55 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.40 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=39 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:00:00 EST http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=39Dan Ikenson sets the record straight on American manufacturing. Daniel J. Ikenson The decline of the U.S. manufacturing sector is greatly exaggerated, according to Dan Ikenson, the associate director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies. He spoke at the Cato Policy Forum, Thriving or Threatened? Perspectives on the State of U.S. Manufacturing in a Global Economy, held September 25, 2007. 00:09:51 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.39 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=38 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=38Neal McCluskey discussing his book, Feds in the Classroom. Neal McCluskey Most proposals for federal reform in education call for a nip here and a tuck there, but little else. That won't do, according to Cato education analyst Neal McCluskey's new book, Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples and Compromises American Education. After examining Washington's education track record and the largely forgotten history of American schooling, McCluskey concludes that only two things—ceasing federal education involvement and implementing universal school choice—can get our kids the education they need. 00:08:55 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.38 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=37 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=37Lewis Leibowitz discusses the value of imports for U.S. manufacturers. Lewis E. Leibowitz Since the depth of the U.S. manufacturing recession in 2002, the sector as a whole has experienced sustained and robust growth. Lewis Leibowitz, with the Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition, argues that imports aren't merely consumer goods from other countries, they're tools to be used in the thriving U.S. manufacturing sector. 00:06:34 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.37 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=35 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=35Christopher Preble assesses the surge in Iraq Christopher A. Preble The surge in Iraq is doing little to create the environment needed for political reconciliation. That's the conclusion of Christopher Preble, Cato's Director of Foreign Policy Studies, who spoke at a Policy Forum at the Cato Institute on September 20th. (The full event is available at http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4046) 00:09:39 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.35 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=33 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=33J. Scott Ballenger on the rights of the dying J. Scott Ballenger When should the terminally ill have access to relatively untested but potentially lifesaving drugs? What has the Supreme Court said about the right of medical treatment? J. Scott Ballenger, a partner with the Latham & Watkins law firm, makes the case for expanded access to experimental drugs among the terminally ill. (See the full event: Should the Government Insert Itself between Dying Patients and Unproven Therapies?). 00:08:43 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.33 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=32 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=32Marc Lynch on the troop surge in Iraq. Marc Lynch Despite the infusion of nearly 30,000 Army and Marine Corps personnel, Adm. Michael Mullen, the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs, admits, "No amount of troops in no amount of time will make much of a difference" in Iraq if there is no effective Iraqi government. Are the objectives and benchmarks set for the Iraqi government achievable? Marc Lynch, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, discusses the realities and the rhetoric that surrounds the troop surge. (See the full event: Assessing the Surge.) 00:08:28 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.32 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=31 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=31Andrew J. Coulson on the failures of No Child Left Behind. Andrew J. Coulson The No Child Left Behind Act is up for reauthorization, and, supporters' rhetoric to the contrary, it has failed to live up to its promises. Andrew J. Coulson, the director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom, discusses the policy implications of NCLB's massive imposition on local and state education systems. (See the full event: Should Congress Reauthorize NCLB?.) 00:05:42 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.31 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=30 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=30Glenn Greenwald discussing President Bush's legacy. Glenn Greenwald Six years after September 11, 2001, President Bush finds himself increasingly isolated. America is viewed unfavorably abroad, and the president's standing with the American electorate has faltered. How did this happen? In a new book, constitutional attorney Glenn Greenwald argues that Bush's "good versus evil" governing philosophy has led to innumerable problems, from the military debacle in Iraq to heightened tensions with Iran and ill-advised and illegal executive actions here at home. Instead of trying to limit government, the Bush administration has expanded it to suppress perceived evils and to impose perceptions of the good. (See the full event: A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency.) 00:08:59 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.30 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=25 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=25John Samples discussing political free speech. John Samples The recent Supreme Court decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life marks a change in direction in judicial doctrines concerning campaign finance. As recently as 2003, a majority of the Court upheld the strictures on free speech enacted in McCain-Feingold. In Wisconsin Right to Life, the Court forcefully stated that the benefit of the doubt lies with freedom of speech and not with the government. John Samples, the director of Cato's Center for Representative Government, discusses the implications of the case. (See the full event: The End of Campaign Finance Reform?.) 00:08:13 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.25 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=24 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=24John Lott, author of Freedomnomics. John Lott Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is the U.S. economy truly just a giant free-for-all that encourages duplicity in our everyday transactions? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? In Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't, economist and bestselling author John R. Lott Jr. addresses these and other common economic questions, confronting some of the misconceptions about markets created by the bestselling book Freakonomics. His comments came at a Cato Institute book forum August 14, 2007. (See the full event: Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't.) 00:05:39 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.24 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=23 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=23Tim Hanstad of the Rural Development Institute. Tim Hanstad Tim Hanstad is the president of the Rural Development Institute, which works to eliminate poverty worldwide. Key to Handstad¹s work is reforming land rights. Hanstad argues that the lack of land rights affects half of the world's rural families -- some 230 million households -- and landlessness has aggravated poverty, social unrest, and environmental degradation. (See the full event: Giving Land Rights to the World's Poor.) 00:05:46 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.23 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=20 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=20Randal O'Toole on how best to control forest service costs. Randal OToole Forest Service fire costs are exploding, having quintupled since the early 1990s to $2 billion a year today. There is no sign that all of this spending is significantly improving forest health or protecting homes on adjacent private lands, and an increasing amount of research indicates that much of it is not even necessary. Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole addressed those concerns at a policy forum entitled "The Perfect Firestorm: Controlling Forest Service Wildfire Costs." (See the full event: The Perfect Firestorm: Controlling Forest Service Wildfire Costs.) 00:07:45 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.20 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=19 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=19Jim Harper on the mandates and perils of REAL ID. Jim Harper The REAL ID Act has been endlessly controversial. Because of its costs to taxpayers, the burdens it would place on native-born citizens, the harm it would do to privacy, and its dubious security benefits, more than 15 states have passed bills or resolutions calling for its repeal, asking for changes, or outright refusing to implement this national ID system. Congress may soon consider whether to spend billions of dollars attempting to entice states back into the REAL ID system. Jim Harper discusses REAL ID at a Capitol Hill Briefing entitled "Funding the REAL ID Act: Improved Homeland Security or More Washington Waste?" (See the full event: Funding the REAL ID Act: Improved Homeland Security or More Washington Waste?.) 00:05:56 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.19 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=16 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=16Sen. Chuck Hagel on foreign policy at a recent Cato briefing. Sen. Chuck Hagel Senator Chuck Hagel has been one of the most consistent and outspoken critics of the Bush administration's policies in Iraq. As a combat veteran, a foreign policy expert, and a leader who has visited Iraq five times, Senator Hagel is one of the most respected voices on foreign policy in Congress. Hagel had some choice comments about the Bush White House's attitudes with respect to Congress's role in shaping foreign policy. (See the full event: America's Next Steps in Iraq.) 00:05:43 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.16 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=15 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=15David Boaz discussing the libertarian credentials of Barry Goldwater. David Boaz Barry Goldwater wrote in The Conscience of a Conservative, "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom." The book sold more than three million copies, a surprise bestselling political book. His failed 1964 run for President fared poorly, but he brought together a coalition credited with electing Ronald Reagan in 1980. This forum explores Goldwater's life, ideas and political legacy. Cato Institute Executive Vice President David Boaz gave introductory remarks. (See the full event: Barry Goldwater: Life, Liberty, and Legacy.) 00:04:50 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.15 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=14 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=14Stuart Browning with a critique of SiCKO. Stuart Browning Michael Moore's new documentary SiCKO unfavorably contrasts the U.S. health care system with government-run systems. According to Moore, the U.S. system leaves millions of Americans behind and allows insurance companies to profit by denying care to cancer patients. But in this video, Stuart Browning, a documentary filmmaker and a fellow at the Moving Picture Institute, presents an alternate view of U.S. health care — one that is not as optimistic about the Canadian system that Moore has embraced. (See the full event: Health Care on Film: Clips from SiCKO and Its Competitors.) 00:06:25 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.14 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=13 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=13Senator John Sununu on farm subsidies. Senator John Sununu The 2007 farm bill will be written at a crucial time. Budgetary pressures, the foundering Doha Round of trade negotiations, and record-high prices for many commodities all point to the need for serious reform of U.S. agricultural policy. Although many reform proposals have been put forward in anticipation of the new farm bill, none so far has questioned the very premise of interfering in rural markets and supporting a chosen few. Has the time come to entirely rethink U.S. agricultural policy? This week's video features an excerpt from Senator John Sununu's (R-NH) remarks at a recent Cato Institute Capitol Hill Briefing. (See the full event: Freeing the Farm: A Farm Bill for All Americans.) 00:04:50 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.13 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=12 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=12Anthony Romero on his new book about civil liberties. Anthony Romero At a recent Cato Institute book forum, American Civil Liberties Union executive director Anthony Romero discussed his new book, In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror. The episode for this week features an excerpt from his speech. (See the full event: In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror.) 00:03:14 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.12 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=11 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=11Brink Lindsey on the impact of economic abundance on American politics and culture. Brink Lindsey Cato's Vice President for Research Brink Lindsey is author of the new book from Collins press, The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture. In a forum here at the institute, Brink discussed the impact of our economic abundance on the political and cultural directions American society has traced since the 1950s. This video features an excerpt from that speech. (See the full event: The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture.) 00:03:43 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.11 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=10 Wed, 30 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=10Bruce Fein arguing against the wartime rollback of civil liberties. Bruce Fein In a policy forum here last week hosted by Timothy Lynch, Cato's Director of the Project on Criminal Justice, panelists debated the risks to civil liberties in the war on terror. Arguing against the wartime rollback of civil liberties was Bruce Fein, the chairman of the American Freedom Agenda, a group dedicated to restoring the Constitution's checks and balances. He is the featured speaker in this week's video. (See the full event: Are Civil Liberties at Risk in the War on Terror?.) 00:05:32 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.10 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=9 Tue, 22 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=9Clint Bolick on the new Cato book, David's Hammer: the Case for an Activist Judiciary. Clint Bolick Institute for Justice co-founder Clint Bolick, currently with the Goldwater Institute, is author of the new Cato book, David's Hammer: the Case for an Activist Judiciary. This week's episode features some excerpts from his book forum at the Cato Institute. (See the full event: David's Hammer: The Case for an Activist Judiciary.) 00:05:32 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.9 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=8 Wed, 16 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=8Victor Gold about what he finds wrong with the modern GOP. Victor Gold At a recent Cato Institute book forum, Victor Gold presented his new book, Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP. Vic Gold was a deputy press secretary during Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign and served as speechwriter and senior advisor to President George H.W. Bush. But now, Vic is furious with the party he thought he knew. Here's a sample of what he finds wrong with the modern GOP. (See the full event: Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP.) 00:03:23 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.8 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=7 Tue, 08 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=7Tom Palmer on "What Should Be a Culture of Enterprise in an Age of Globalization." Tom G. Palmer Tom Palmer, Vice President for International Programs at Cato's Center for Promotion of Human Rights, has been the driving force behind Cato's foreign language websites, including Cato.ru in Russian and Lamp of Liberty, Cato's Arabic website. He presented a paper, "Open Societies, Global Markets, and the Bourgeois Virtues" at a recent Cato Institute conference on "What Should Be a Culture of Enterprise in an Age of Globalization." The latest episode features excerpts from that speech. (See the full event: What Should Be a Culture of Enterprise in an Age of Globalization?.) 00:06:15 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.7 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=6 Tue, 01 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=6Johnny Munkhammar and Tony Leon in defense of free market capitalism. Johnny Munkhammar, Tony Leon In the inaugural episode, Johnny Munkhammar, Program Director at the Swedish free market think tank Timbro, explains why the United States shouldn't follow Scandinavia's welfare model, and South African opposition leader Tony Leon draws the connection between capitalism and the end of apartheid. (See the full event: Should the United States Be More Like Scandinavia?.) 00:04:14 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.6