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Policy Perspectives 2008

The Drake
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Featuring Charles Murray, W. H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Robert A. Levy Chairman, Cato Institute, and Chip Mellor President and General Counsel, Institute for Justice.

The Drake
140 East Walton Place
Chicago


10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Registration


11:00 – 11:05 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks
Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute


11:05 – 11:35 a.m.

Keynote Address — The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases RadicallyExpanded Government and Eroded Freedom
Robert A. Levy and Chip Mellor


11:35 – 11:55 a.m.

Taxes and Deficits: Promises vs. Reality
Alan Reynolds, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute


11:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

The Obama Health Care Plan: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
Mike Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute


12:15 – 12:30 p.m.

Reception


12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon Address — Libertarianism: To Be or Not to Be?
Charles Murray

For further information on the seminar, please call Yana Vinnikov at (202) 218‑4617 or e‑mail her at yvinnikov@​cato.​org.

This event is complimentary to the media.

Registration is now closed.