July 20–25, 2008 • Rancho Bernardo Inn • San Diego, CA
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Would you like to meet like-minded people from all over the world? Or have a spectacular vacation while sharing ideas on how freedom will be advanced, enhanced, and defended? If so, Cato University is definitely for you.
Cato University is the Cato Institute's premier educational event of the year. This annual program brings together outstanding faculty and participants from across the country and, often, from around the globe – business and professional people, retirees, small business owners, high school and college students, employees of large and small firms and many others who share a commitment to liberty and learning.
In addition, Cato University has become for many an opportunity to create a family legacy of liberty – with parents participating with children; grandparents sharing the experience with grandchildren; and, all three generations joining together.
THE SETTING
We will be gathering at the magnificent Rancho Bernardo Inn, which is just a few miles north of San Diego. Its world-class facilities, resort amenities, spa, and immediate access to the best of San Diego make this special learning experience a tremendous vacation.
PRICE
$925 – covers all meals, lectures, receptions, and books, but not the cost of overnight lodging. Since the 2007 Cato University was a sell-out at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, we recommend you enroll in this year's program as soon as possible.
THE PROGRAM – Freedom's Campaign in the 21st Century
Never attended Cato University before? 2008 is the perfect opportunity to join the Cato University community and become a graduate. At Cato University you'll spend high-quality time with some of the best speakers (and minds!) in the country, in the company of fellow participants who share your love of freedom.
This year's program will energetically take you through the prospects for and threats to freedom which are occurring in the United States and in key locations around the globe. Workshops on how you can be a part of freedom's campaign are an integral part of the curriculum. The faculty includes leading U.S. and international experts:
- Rejoice Ngwenya, a leader of the opposition to the brutal policies of President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. He organizes the Zimbabwean Coalition for Market & Liberal Solutions (COMALISO) and is a regular columnist for Cato's African initiative, AfricanLiberty.org.
- Professor Robert McDonald, department of history, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and author of the forthcoming book Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Personality.
- Dr. Andrei Illarionov, a senior fellow at Cato's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, who served as chief economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin before resigning publicly at a Kremlin News Conference, saying he could not work for a dictatorship.
- Dr. Karen Horn, head of the Berlin office of Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln, a private economic research institute in Germany, and former economics editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, one of Europe's leading daily newspapers.
- Dr. Peter Van Doren, senior fellow at Cato and editor of the quarterly magazine Regulation.
- Dr. Tom G. Palmer, senior fellow at Cato and director of Cato's Center for Promotion of Human Rights, which promotes libertarianism in 11 languages.
- Gabriela Calderon, Editor of ElCato.org, Cato's outreach to the Spanish-speaking world.
- Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at Cato, who will address what will be one of the great struggles of the next decade - the fight over socialized medicine.
- Gene Healy, senior editor at the Cato Institute and author of The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power.
The program's daily schedule - including the complete faculty list (and bios), session topics, and special evening presentations - will be posted soon. This we guarantee: your intellectual passions and commitment to freedom and liberty will be energized and enhanced by the totally new perspectives and sessions we will be providing at Cato University 2008 - Freedom's Campaign in the 21st Century.
If you are unable to attend Cato University but would like to contribute to the Bastiat Scholarship Program to support student attendance – click here. SPECIAL NOTE: Please indicate that you would like your donation directed to the Cato University scholarship program in the optional Comments box at the end of the contribution form. A donation opportunity is also provided in the Cato University registration form.
And – are you interested in another type of learning experience – own your own, at your own pace? We are delighted to now have the Cato University Home Study Course available. The 12 modules of this program are available separately or together – as downloads or on CD.
The 2008 Cato University is co-sponsored by the Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation
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