Congress is considering a major farm bill to extend current agricultural support programs. With rising federal deficits and new caps on spending, policymakers should be looking for reforms in expensive farm programs. The crop insurance program, in particular, has soared in cost, and because it has no income limits, it provides handouts to millionaire farm households. […]
There is no question that certain places, at certain times in history, have contributed disproportionately toward making the world a better place. In this book forum, Chelsea Follett will discuss her debut book that tells the story of 40 of those places, ranging in diversity from ancient Athens to Song‐era Hangzhou to post–World War II New […]
Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. John J. Mearsheimer will argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decisionmaking processes. Using these criteria, he will describe how […]
Disagreements over the necessity or wisdom of policies to advance economic equity have riven the country and Washington in recent years. Is equity a goal to be pursued by a vigorous policy agenda? Would doing so prove to be counterproductive? Debating this issue will be leading student debaters from the Washington Urban Debate League in Washington, DC, […]
Please join us for a thought‐provoking evening with author and award‐winning investigative reporter Matt Taibbi. Matt will discuss government suppression of speech, the significance of First Amendment principles, and why a free press is needed to preserve our democracy.
In many ways, U.S. residents are less free to make their own health decisions than residents of other nations. The federal and state governments subsidize low‐quality medical care and penalize high‐quality care. They block innovations that would otherwise reduce medical prices. The harms are so wide‐reaching, the way Congress funds veterans benefits even increases the […]
Please join us for a cocktail reception and thought‐provoking conversation with Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg, author of the new book The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Free Market Will Save the World. Globalization has come under fire over the past two decades as the world has lived through an international financial crisis, terrorist attacks, a pandemic, and the return […]
