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Does Compulsory Licensing Discourage Invention? Evidence from German Patents after World War I
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October 20
Featuring the authors Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Malou Innocent, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; with comments by Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor Emeritus of History and International Relations, Boston University; and Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor, The National Interest; moderated by Christopher Preble, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
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In this issue of Regulation, law professors Roderick M. Hills Jr. and David Schleicher recommend an unlikely cure for zoning regulations that are strangling our cities: binding, comprehensive, citywide plans. Also in this issue, Richard A. Booth argues against adopting the European approach to insider trading, and Pierre Lemieux illustrates how “public health” as a concept has become divorced from its original, intended meaning.
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CBS announces that Star Trek will return, on its paid subscriber service, in 2017. Too bad the FCC didn’t follow policy recommendations in the Spring 2005 issue Regulation, or the series may have returned a decade ago.
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American leaders have cooperated with regimes around the world that are, to varying degrees, repressive or corrupt. Such cooperation is said to serve the national interest. But these partnerships also contravene the nation’s commitments to democratic governance, civil liberties, and free markets. In Perilous Partners, authors Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent provide a strategy for resolving the ethical dilemmas between interests and values faced by Washington.
Cato Annual Report 2014
The Cato Institute has released its 2014 Annual Report, which documents a dynamic year of growth and productivity. “Libertarianism is the philosophy of freedom,” Cato’s David Boaz writes in his book, The Libertarian Mind. “It is the indispensable framework for the future.” And as the new report demonstrates, the Cato Institute, thanks largely to the generosity of our Sponsors, is leading the charge to apply this framework across the policy spectrum.
Libertarianism.org recently launched a series of short videos that make it easy to learn about free, open, and civil societies – they are called Libertarianism.org Guides. These can be accessed whenever and wherever you want. In the first one, “Introduction to Libertarianism”, David Boaz shares with us the history and key ideas of libertarianism.
Coverage of recent police killings has prompted a much-needed debate on law enforcement reform, and proposals for police body cameras have featured heavily in these discussions. A new paper from Cato scholar Matthew Feeney outlines a number of best practices designed to help law enforcement agencies at all levels address the privacy and fiscal issues associated with body cameras.
Fifteen years ago, South African authorities, in response to domestic industry claims that American poultry farmers were “dumping” chicken meat in South Africa by selling at unfairly low prices, imposed antidumping tariffs on chicken from the United States. An agreement reached in June 2015 has now settled the dispute by establishing an import quota that enables U.S. producers to sell a set amount of chicken in South Africa without paying the antidumping duties. In a new bulletin, Cato scholar K. William Watson says the dispute aptly demonstrates the need for new international rules to rein in abusive antidumping practices.
With America’s sluggish economy and stagnant wages, federal policymakers are looking for ways to help the working poor. One idea that has gained some bipartisan support is expanding the earned income tax credit (EITC). In a new bulletin, Cato scholars Chris Edwards and Veronique de Rugy conclude that the costs of the EITC are likely higher than the benefits, and argue the program should be cut, not expanded.
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November 6
Featuring Patrick J. Michaels, Director, Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute; and Joseph Verruni, Project Manager, Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute; moderated by Peter Russo, Director of Congressional Affairs, Cato Institute.
12:00PM to 1:00PM B-354 Rayburn House Office BuildingNovember 10
Featuring the author Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow, Political Economy, Independent Institute; moderated by John Samples, Vice President and Publisher, Cato Institute.
12:00PM to 1:30PM Hayek Auditorium
American leaders have cooperated with regimes around the world that are, to varying degrees, repressive or corrupt. Such cooperation is said to serve the national interest. But these partnerships also contravene the nation’s commitments to democratic governance, civil liberties, and free markets.
In Perilous Partners, authors Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent provide a strategy for resolving the ethical dilemmas between interests and values faced by Washington.
To encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the Cato Institute published this pocket-size edition.
The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, named in honor of perhaps the greatest champion of liberty in the 20th century, is presented every other year to an individual who has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 prize – which will be presented on May 25, 2016 at the Award’s biennial dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The distinguished speakers at this conference will consider the risks of unconventional monetary policy, the steps that need to be taken to normalize policy, and the fundamental question of rules versus discretion in the conduct of monetary policy.
It Doesn’t Matter If Campaigning For President Is Fun
Ambivalence toward the responsibilities of power and the demands of modern campaigning ought to be considered evidence of a candidate’s mental health.
How the F.B.I. Can Detain, Render and Threaten without Risk
End Drug War, Cut Gun Violence
Ted Cruz’s and Rand Paul’s Strange Embrace of the VAT
Obama’s Syria Strategy Is Doomed to Fail
Instead, the U.S. should focus on containing ISIS and helping the refugees.
Immigration Reform Ideas for the New Speaker
Fixing our legal immigration system is the key to stopping unauthorized immigration and allowing our economy to attract the workers it demands.
Obama’s Weaponized Justice Department
The president’s enforcers are penalizing and jailing executives for normal business activities.
The New Propaganda
Authoritarian regimes today routinely use the trappings of democracy and the latest technology to stifle liberty.