Cato University 2010
Confronting Grasping Government
July 25 — 30, 2010 • Rancho Bernardo Inn • San Diego, CA
Cato University 2010 Schedule
About the 2010 Seminar | Schedule | Presentations
| Sunday, July 25 | |
| 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Registration | 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Reception | 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Dinner speaker: Tom Palmer, “The Age of Grasping Government” |
| Monday, July 26 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Tom Palmer, “The Sociology of the State” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Daniel Griswold, “Understanding Public Policy: A Primer” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Tom Palmer, “Freedom in a Historical Perspective” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | Robert McDonald, “Liberty and the American Experience – Part I” |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner speaker: Robert A. Levy, “The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court CasesRadically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom” |
| Tuesday, July 27 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Charlotte Twight, “How Government Works and Grows: Elements of Public Choice Theory” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Robert McDonald, “Liberty and the American Experience – Part II” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | David Boaz, “The Birth and Growth of the Libertarian Movement” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | Charlotte Twight, “Grasping Government: Public Choice at Work” |
| 6:00pm — 9:00pm | Dinner at Bernardo Winery, Dinner Speaker, Daniel Griswold, “Mad About Trade” |
| Wednesday, July 28 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Robert A. Levy, “Constitutional Relevance in the Age of Obama” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Charlotte Twight, “You’re Being Watched, and Other Nightmares: The Growth of theSurveillance State” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 6:30pm | Free Time. A great opportunity to golf, relax, play tennis, or take an excursion to San Diego! |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner Speaker, Robert Higgs, “The Great Depression and thePresent Crisis” |
| Thursday, July 29 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Robert Higgs, “The Catastrophic Impact of War on Liberty” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Marius Gustavson, “The Grasping Fed” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Diogo Costa, “The Dangerous Rise of Populism” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | Tom Palmer, “Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Sacred Honor” |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner Speaker, David Boaz, “Reclaiming Freedom” |
| Friday, July 30 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Meetings of Participant “Affinity Groups” and Informal Social Change Discussions |