In an era marked by contentiousness, rancor, and bitter divide, what role does or should civility play in our society? Further, how ought proper civility be understood and meaningfully differ from mere politeness? In her new book, The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves , Alexandra Hudson addresses these insights with a refreshing exploration that digs deeply into the history of civility, its relevance for today, and the impact it can have on ourselves, our relati...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min
In their new book, We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care , economists Liran Einav (Stanford University) and John Bates Clark Medal winner Amy Finkelstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) note, “No one is actually uninsured.” They nevertheless critique the US health sector as “a sprawling yet arbitrary and inadequate mess.” Where many advocate piecemeal reform, Einav and Finkelstein urge policymakers to “tear it all down and rebuild.” They recommend that the government prov...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, the prospect for a larger regional conflict has loomed. The Biden administration has sent two carrier strike groups to the region to “serve as a deterrent signal to Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, and any other proxy across the region,” in the words of a senior defense official. At the same time, regional actors such as Iran have declared that they have “red lines” and that an Israeli ground campaign in Gaza would lead them and/or their proxies...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 27 min
The arrival of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the imagination of the public and policymakers. While often hailed as the newest new thing in many sectors, AI has been a core financial technology for decades. From market makers to consumer‐facing fintechs, our financial markets both deploy and innovate cutting‐edge AI. In 2023 alone, more than half a dozen US financial regulators have addressed AI through commentary or rulemaking, and the Biden administration’s October Exec...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Pharmacists have sufficient training to autonomously prescribe medications to prevent or treat many medical conditions. But states generally require patients to obtain a doctor’s prescription before purchasing pharmaceuticals. This restriction drives up health care costs and unnecessarily inconveniences patients, often when they are in distress. Canadian provinces, by contrast, give pharmacists a wide scope for prescribing pharmaceuticals, as Ross Tsuyuki will discuss. Alex Adams will explain re...
Nov 15, 2023•59 min
When commentators and politicians discuss misinformation, they often repeat five words: “fire in a crowded theater.” This outdated analogy, originally deployed to justify the conviction of an anti‐draft pamphleteer, has taken on a life of its own as a catch‐all justification for the regulation of false speech. Along with the other half‐truths, exaggerations, lies, and falsehoods that law professor Jeff Kosseff examines in Liar in a Crowded Theater , this persistent, pernicious phrase illustra...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min
In France, students in public schools are prohibited from wearing religious clothing, which authorities fear would contaminate the secular oases public schools are supposed to be. It is a coercive interpretation of secularism, which imposes secular values on religious individuals, instead of protecting state neutrality, pluralism, and liberty. Is education in the United States heading in the same direction? Religious symbols are fortunately not banned in American schools, but there is concern th...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 31 min
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Nov 07, 2023•59 min
Please join us for a cocktail reception and thought‐provoking conversation with Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg , author of the new book The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Free Market Will Save the World . Globalization has come under fire over the past two decades as the world has lived through an international financial crisis, terrorist attacks, a pandemic, and the return of war in Europe. Johan will discuss why, despite such turmoil, the free market has still made the past 20 years the best...
Nov 07, 2023•50 min
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Nov 07, 2023•14 min
Join Sphere Education Initiatives for an exclusive book release event for Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World on Wednesday, October 11th at 7:30 pm eastern. Hear from the author, Chelsea Follett, about these extraordinary cities, the impact they have had on advancing human progress, and learn about the key conditions that allowed for their success. Following the presentation will be an overview of classroom resources developed by Sphere alumnus, Sean Kinnard, for use in your cl...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Disagreements over the necessity or wisdom of policies to advance economic equity have riven the country and Washington in recent years. Is equity a goal to be pursued by a vigorous policy agenda? Would doing so prove to be counterproductive? Debating this issue will be leading student debaters from the Washington Urban Debate League in Washington, DC, with an expert panel of judges from across the ideological spectrum offering feedback and insight. A project of the Cato Institute, Sphere Educat...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Please join us for a thought‐provoking evening with author and award‐winning investigative reporter Matt Taibbi . Matt will discuss government suppression of speech, the significance of First Amendment principles, and why a free press is needed to preserve our democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2023•54 min
Please join us for a thought‐provoking evening with author and award‐winning investigative reporter Matt Taibbi . Matt will discuss government suppression of speech, the significance of First Amendment principles, and why a free press is needed to preserve our democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2023•9 min
Health care in the United States is not a free market. In many ways, U.S. residents are less free to make their own health decisions than residents of other nations. State and federal governments subsidize low‐quality medical care and penalize high‐quality care. They block innovations that would otherwise reduce medical prices. The harms are so wide‐reaching, the way Congress funds veterans benefits even increases the likelihood of war. In his new book Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. John J. Mearsheimer will argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decisionmaking processes. Using these criteria, he will describe how most states are rational most of the time, even if they are not always successful, and will discuss implications f...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 29 min
There is no question that certain places, at certain times in history, have contributed disproportionately toward making the world a better place. In this book forum, Chelsea Follett will discuss her debut book that tells the story of 40 of those places, ranging in diversity from ancient Athens to Song‐era Hangzhou to post–World War II New York. She will note some common themes that have emerged, including that most cities reach their creative peak during periods of peace, tend to be highly pop...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Globalization has come under fire over the past two decades as the world has lived through an international financial crisis, terrorist attacks, a pandemic, and the return of war in Europe. Johan Norberg will explain why, despite such turmoil, the free market has still made the past 20 years the best time in human history by almost any measure of well‐being. He will discuss why trade protectionism, industrial policy, and other proposals from the left and the right are mistakes that should not b...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min
The American national security state—and its accumulated millions of pages of classified records—has become a fixture of our political, social, and cultural life. Yet prior to World War I, the United States had no systematized government classification system, and its actual defense and foreign policy–related secrets were few. That changed with the United States’ entry into World War I, when through legislation and regulatory policy, the Wilson administration created the forerunners of the moder...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 2 min
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Sep 25, 2023•27 min
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Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 15 min
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Sep 22, 2023•15 min
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Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 15 min
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Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min
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Sep 22, 2023•27 min
Six months after the high‐profile failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives will host Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Vice Chairman Travis Hill to discuss the state of banking and economic conditions, recent regulatory actions, and the outlook for banks and bank regulators. Following his remarks, Hill will take questions in a moderated discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 21, 2023•57 min
The National Center for Health Statistics reported that more than 107,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2021. More than three‐quarters of overdose deaths involved opioids. Recent research estimates the number of adults living with opioid use disorder (OUD) ranges from 6.7 million to 7.6 million. These estimates suggest that 1–2 of every 100 U.S. residents has OUD. In the United States, federal and state laws require people with OUD who seek treatment with methadone to travel to government‐...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 21 min
In the past few years, a new intellectual trend has appeared among America’s Christian conservatives: “post‐liberalism.” Its pioneers include a handful of Catholic scholars called “integralists”—who want to integrate the state and religion—and other public figures known as “national conservatives.” These post‐liberals blame some social ills and social change that they see as problematic on the classical liberal tradition that constitutes the very founding principles of the United States: indiv...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Argentina’s chronically undisciplined monetary and fiscal policies have resulted in economic stagnation and recurring debt crises, devaluations, and defaults. This year, the inflation rate has surpassed 100 percent. The leading presidential candidate, Javier Milei, has proposed dollarization as a necessary policy to fix the economy. Economist Emilio Ocampo, Milei’s adviser on dollarization, will explain the need for Argentina to replace the peso with the dollar and discuss how the country can ac...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min
The United States has traditionally taken a more permissionless approach to new technologies, allowing entrepreneurs to connect directly with consumers in the market, while Europe has taken a more regulatory approach that requires government approval first. Europe seems to be continuing its more regulatory approach when it comes to AI, but will the United States continue its less regulatory one? What impact might regulations around issues like privacy or content moderation have on the developmen...
Sep 12, 2023•53 min
