Our Mission
Cato’s educational programs invite students and young professionals to look beyond headlines, slogans, and conventional wisdom to understand public policy at its roots. By encouraging deeper inquiry into political philosophy, economic theory, and the real-world consequences of government action, Cato helps participants explore not just what institutions do, but why—and how those choices shape our society.
Through an array of programs and resources, Cato equips participants with the intellectual tools, practical experience, and community needed to develop independent judgment, challenge prevailing assumptions, and carry the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace into careers across academia, policy, media, business, and advocacy.
