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The Cato Institute will be sponsoring a day of breakout sessions at the International Students For Liberty Conference on February 18th, 2012. Scholars will be presenting on various public policy topics currently being discussed in Washington. They will be available for Q&A and follow up conversations between sessions.
The sessions function on a first-come-first-served basis, so be sure to arrive with plenty of time in advance. Details and registration for the weekend conference can be found here.
(tags: Opportunities: Seminars & Conferences)
The midway point of the school year is an excellent time to make plans for the perfect summer internship that will tie your studies to your experience. An internship will make you a more marketable job candidate and allow a test run in honing in on your dream job. To aid that process, Cato On Campus has compiled a list of some of the most lauded liberty-advancing internship programs. Make the most of your education and take the next step in your career.
(tags: Opportunities: Internships, Organizations and Websites)
The drug war has grown into an important policy issue facing Americans. Expanded efforts to curtail drug use and the drug trade have been met with an expansion of drug use, crime, incarcerations, and international violence. On November 15th, the Cato Institute hosted a day-long conference to address the topic of ending the drug war. Several former heads of state, respected political leaders, and other experts filled the panels. Below is an intro video with former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and former President of Mexico Vicente Fox. Check out the full set of panels here.
(tags: Foreign Policy, Regional Studies: The Americas)
In the most recent entry in our Ask the Expert column, Cato energy and environmental policy expert Jerry Taylor addresses the issue of how U.S. military involvement in the middle east impacts oil prices. Taylor explains that U.S. military presence -- while conventionally would appear to add security and therefore lessen industry risk, leading to lower prices -- acts more as a substitute for what would take place without it than as a uniquely stabilizing force.
(tags: Economics, Foreign Policy, Regional Studies: North Africa, Middle East, and the Persian Gulf)
National University in La Jolla, CA is offering a limited number of scholarships that cover the full expenses of tuition and application fees for several online courses in Free-Market Economics and the Philosophical Foundations of Capitalism. This program provides students the opportunity to explore the ideas of liberty in a strong academic setting with limited barriers to entry. Check it out today!
(tags: Economics, Opportunities: Scholarships)
Students For Liberty and the Atlas Network have just released a video interview with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey in conjunction with their new Morality of Capitalism project. Check out the video, and order your free books here: The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won't Tell You.
[ http://www.youtube.com/embed/rTexYu2qBOk ]
(tags: Business, Economics: History of Economic Thought, Philosophy: History of Philosophical Thought, Multimedia: Videos)
McDonald's has recently announced major voluntary changes to one of its staple items: Happy Meals. On the flip side, Campbell's is putting salt back into its soups, based on customer feedback. Cato senior fellow Walter Olson explains the correlation between these two changes: "In a sense, both these stories illustrate a basic process of capitalism at work: Businesses are always experimenting with their offerings in hopes of staying current with consumer trends." Contributing to the health of their customers is a driving force in a business, and they have the incentive to make the right decision even without government intervention. Unfortunately, government meddlers continue to intervene in regulating food items based on so-called scientific results that are far less than definitive.
(tags: Business, Foundations of Liberty: Limited Government, Economics: Microeconomics, Regulatory Studies)
It could be argued that less terrorists abroad equals more terrorizing of citizens at home. Cato Institute scholar Gene Healy notes this interesting point when he explains that while an ever more decentralized al Quaeda is forced to embrace a change of tactics (to include a proposal to attach swords to farm tractors), the U.S. government is amping up efforts that intrude in people's personal lives in the name of security. Healy seconds Spencer Ackerman’s question, "Why does the U.S. still need to devote such overwhelming resources worldwide against a force that's seeing history pass it by?" He concludes that thought with a question of his own, "As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks (has passed), isn't it time we started thinking about a 'peace dividend'?"
(tags: Defense and National Security: Democracy and the War on Terror, Foundations of Liberty: Limited Government)
The protracted attempt by comedian Stephen Colbert to engage the political process directly highlights the importance of speech free of baseless government restrictions. John Samples, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Representative Government, discusses the Colbert SuperPAC's meaning for campaign freedom past, present and future.
(tags: Political Science: American Politics, Government, Multimedia: Videos)
To many college students and young people, Che Guevara is an icon of freedom, democracy and revolution - a symbol of standing against "the man." Nat Hentoff, renowned First Amendment scholar and long-time journalist, has a very different view of the former Castro confidant, based on an interview with Che decades ago.
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In celebration of his 86th birthday, Cato corespondents Caleb Brown and Austin Bragg interviewed Mr. Hentoff, producing a series of interviews on a wide range of topics. Explore them here.
(tags: Law, Foundations of Liberty: Limited Government, Multimedia: Videos)
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