Cato University 2011
Summer Seminar on Political Economy
July 24 — 25, 2011 • Loews Annapolis Hotel • Annapolis, MD
About the Seminar | Schedule | Presentations
Cato University 2011 Schedule
| Sunday, July 24 | |
| 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Registration |
| 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Reception |
| 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Dinner with speaker, Tom Palmer, “The Science of Liberty“ Download MP3 of “The Science of Liberty” |
| Monday, July 25 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Donald Boudreaux, “Market Exchange and the Foundations of Prosperity“ Download MP3 of “Market Exchange and the Foundations of Prosperity” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Tom Palmer, “Sociology of the State“ Download MP3 of “Sociology of the State” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Tom Palmer, “Freedom in a Historical Perspective“ Download MP3 of “Freedom in a Historical Perspective” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | Daniel Griswold, “Understanding Public Policy — A Primer” |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner with speaker, Robert McDonald, “Liberty and the American Experience, Part I” Download MP3 of “Liberty and the American Experience, Part I” |
| Tuesday, July 26 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Lynne Kiesling, “Spontaneous Orders” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Robert McDonald, “Liberty and the American Experience, Part II” Download MP3 of “Liberty and the American Experience, Part II” |
| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | Depart for Washington D.C. (lunch on the bus) |
| 2:00pm – 4:30pm | Afternoon Activities in DC include a choice of guided tours of the U.S. Capitol or Library of Congress, or self-guided visits to the Supreme Court, National Mall and/or Smithsonian museums. We have also reserved an entry time at the National Archives. |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Robert A. Levy, “How the Supreme Court Subverted the Constitution” (at the Cato Institute) Download MP3 of “How the Supreme Court Subverted the Constitution” |
| 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Transfer to Hart Senate Office Building |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner with speaker, Sen. Rand Paul (R‑KY), with a special introduction by Edward H. Crane
Download MP3 of Senator Rand Paul’s Speech and Ed Crane’s Introduction |
| Wednesday, July 27 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Robert A. Levy, “Limits on Government Power: Obamacare and the Constitution” Download MP3 of “Limits on Government Power: Obamacare and the Constitution” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Donald Boudreaux, “Economics of Progress” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 6:00pm | Afternoon Activities TBD |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner with speaker, Robert McDonald, “Frederick Douglass and the Movement for Liberation” Download MP3 of “Frederick Douglass and the Movement for Liberation” |
| Thursday, July 28 | |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Lynne Kiesling, “Economics of Intervention” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Christopher Preble, “To Provide for the Common Defense: Foreign Policy and the American Constitution” Download MP3 of “To Provide for the Common Defense: Foreign Policy and the American Constitution” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Radley Balko, “The Increasing Criminalization of Everything” Download MP3 of “The Increasing Criminalization of Everything” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | Tom Palmer, “Liberty and Responsibility: Philosophy of Rights and Contemporary Applications” Download MP3 of “Liberty and Responsibility: Philosophy of Rights and Contemporary Applications” |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner with speaker, David Boaz, “Reclaiming Freedom” |
| Friday, July 29 | |
| 7:45am – 8:30am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am – 9:15am | Tom Palmer, “Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Sacred Honor” |