November 2

The Six-Party Talks and the Future of the North Korean Nuclear Program

featuring Joseph DeTrani, U.S. Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks; Jon B. Wolfsthal, Nonproliferation Fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute, and Coauthor, The Korean Conundrum

October 17

Restoring Property Rights After Kelo v. New London

featuring Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and a debate between Roger Pilon, Director, Cato Institute Center for Constitutional Studies, and John Echeverria, Executive Director, Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute

October 14

The Fed’s Monetary Policy Rule

Featuring William Poole, President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Former member, Council of Economic Advisers; with comments by William Niskanen, Chairman, Cato Institute.

September 28

Liberation Biology: The Scientific and Moral Case for the Biotech Revolution

Featuring the author, Ronald Bailey, Science Correspondent, Reason magazine, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; with comments by Mark Sagoff, Senior Research Scholar, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland, and President, International Society of Environmental Ethics; and moderated by Will Wilkinson, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute.

September 26

United Nations Reform: Beyond the Blame Game

Featuring Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute and moderated by Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute

September 23

The Republican Pork Explosion

Featuring Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy, Cato Institute, and Author, Downsizing the Federal Government; Tom Schatz, President, Citizens Against Government Waste; Steve Ellis, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense

September 22

Mr. Smith Leaves Washington

Featuring Bradley A. Smith, Capital University School of Law; Representative Mike Pence (R-IN); and moderated by John Samples, Director, Center for Representative Government, Cato Institute