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- July 31, 2008 - The Dirty Dozen: Are They the Worst Supreme Court Cases in the Modern Era? ( Download MP3
)Released to great acclaim in May 2008, The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom analyzes 12 U.S. Supreme Court decisions that, according to coauthors Robert Levy of the Cato Institute ...
- July 29, 2008 - Escaping Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa ( Download MP3 )
The southern African countries of Botswana and Zimbabwe are neighbors. Botswana is peaceful, stable, and increasingly prosperous. Zimbabwe, in contrast, is beset by political and economic crises. Their diverging fortunes are partly explained by ...
- July 25, 2008 - Should Congress Lower Tariffs on Imported Shoes? - Policy Forum ( Download MP3 )
Among the highest remaining U.S. tariffs are those imposed on imported shoes, with the highest duties applying to the cheapest shoes. Critics of the tariffs contend that they fall most heavily on the poorest American households while “saving” few ...
- July 24, 2008 - One Man’s America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation ( Download MP3 )
In his provocative and compelling new book, George Will offers a fascinating look at the people, stories, and events that make the American drama so endlessly entertaining and instructive. With Will’s signature intellect and wry wit, One Man’s ...
- July 23, 2008 - The FBI Turns 100 ( Download MP3 )
In 1908, the Justice Department created the Bureau of Investigation, a small division of detectives that was responsible for investigating violations of federal law. The division was filled with incompetent and corrupt agents until a young ...
- July 21, 2008 - India: The Emerging Giant - Book Forum ( Download MP3 )
The world's largest democracy, India, is an emerging economic giant. Reforms that began in the late 1980s and accelerated in the 1990s have led to high growth and have reduced poverty by one third. Professor Panagariya will discuss changes in ...
- July 18, 2008 - Trade Facilitation: The New Wave of International Trade Liberalization? ( Download MP3 )
As the Doha Round lies in a cryogenic state, it is important to recognize that comprehensive, multilateral agreement to reduce trade barriers is not the only way to improve the international trading system. In fact, according to recent studies ...
- July 16, 2008 - McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms ( Download MP3 )
After an extended primary season, the 2008 presidential campaign is finally under way and the candidates are presenting—at least in some areas—starkly different economic policy proposals. Sen. John McCain is a career-long free trader, consistently ...
- July 15, 2008 - Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation ( Download MP3 )
Improving the international trading system does not depend solely on new, comprehensive multilateral agreements. Countries can realize significant gains in commercial flows by undertaking trade facilitation—reforms that decrease administrative and ...
- July 14, 2008 - Globalization and the World's Rising Living Standards ( Download MP3 )
Despite the conclusions one might draw from the constant barrage of media negativity, never before have people lived longer, healthier, and wealthier lives with lower risks of malnourishment, illiteracy, or death by war or natural disaster. In a ...
- July 1, 2008 - Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism - Book Forum ( Download MP3 )
Conservatives love war, empire, and the military-industrial complex. They abhor peace, the sole and rightful property of liberals. Right? Wrong. According to Bill Kauffman, true conservatives have always resisted the imperial and ...
- June 26, 2008 - The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom ( Download MP3 )
Why are we, in many respects, less free now than we were 200 years ago? How did we get from our Founders' Constitution, which established a strictly limited government, to today's Constitution, which has expanded government and curtailed individual ...
- June 20, 2008 - Botswana and Mauritius: African Success Stories ( Download MP3 )
On a continent scarred by political repression and economic underdevelopment, Botswana and Mauritius stand out. In 2007, Freedom House certified both countries as free, and the Fraser Institute’s ...
- June 19, 2008 - America: Our Next Chapter ( Download MP3 )
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 ...
- June 18, 2008 - Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders ( Download MP3 )
In a provocative new book, Jason Riley makes the case for welcoming more legal immigrants to the United States. Drawing on history, scholarly studies and first-hand reporting, Riley argues that today’s newcomers are fueling America’s ...
- June 17, 2008 - Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America ( Download MP3 )
The United States confronts a host of foreign policy problems in the 21st century, yet the Republic's security strategy is increasingly muddled and counterproductive. The litany of misplaced priorities and policy failures grows ever larger. Ted ...
- June 12, 2008 - The Psychology of Evil: The Lucifer Effect in Action - Book Forum ( Download MP3 )
Prof. Philip Zimbardo, the conductor of the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, has become a leading authority on the psychology of evil: How is it that people are induced to commit evil, even when they consider themselves “good” people? What ...
- June 9, 2008 - What to Do about Self-Funded Campaigns ( Download MP3 )
On April 22, just as Pennsylvania Democrats go the polls in the last large primary before their nominating convention, the Supreme Court will hear yet another challenge to the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law: The Millionaires’ Amendment ...
- June 9, 2008 - China’s Rise: Is Conflict Unavoidable? - Capitol Hill Briefing ( Download MP3 )
China's rapid economic and military rise is causing understandable unease among American military planners. Although the Bush administration took office referring to China as a "strategic competitor," more recent statements of U.S. policy have ...
- May 30, 2008 - The One-Drop Rule in Hawaii? The Akaka Bill and the Future of Race-Based Government - Capitol Hill Briefing ( Download MP3 )
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act—known as the "Akaka Bill"-would grant "native Hawaiians" federal recognition akin to that now enjoyed by Indian tribes. The bill creates a special authority that would exempt sufficiently ethnic ...
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