September 25

The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Featuring Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst, Cato Institute, and co-author of “Escaping the ‘Graveyard of Empires’: A Strategy to Exit Afghanistan”; and Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute, and co-author of “Escaping the ‘Graveyard of Empires’: A Strategy to Exit Afghanistan.”

September 17

Toward a Customer-Driven Transportation Reauthorization

Toward a Customer-Driven Transportation Reauthorization

Featuring Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ); Sam Staley, Urban Futures Program, Reason Public Policy Institute, and author, Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-First Century; and Randal O’Toole, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.

September 17

8th Annual Constitution Day

Cato Institute 8th Annual Constitution Day Conference - Civil Rights and Federalism: Voting Rights, Equal Protection, and Preemption

To celebrate Constitution Day and the publication of the eighth volume of the annual Cato Supreme Court Review.

September 14

Should the United States Withdraw from Afghanistan?

Should the United States Withdraw from Afghanistan?

Featuring Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst, Cato Institute, and co-author of Escaping the ‘Graveyard of Empires’: A Strategy to Exit Afghanistan; Celeste Ward, Senior Defense Analyst, RAND Corp.; Patrick M. Cronin, Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Robert Naiman, National Coordinator, Just Foreign Policy; and Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute, and co-author of Escaping the ‘Graveyard of Empires’: A Strategy to Exit Afghanistan. Moderated by Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute.

September 9

Understanding Health Care Co-ops

Understanding Health Care Co-ops

Featuring Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and author, Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It.

September 8

Citizens United Redux: The First Amendment Vindicated?

Citizens United Redux: The First Amendment Vindicated?

Featuring Bradley A. Smith, Former Chairman, Federal Election Commission and Chairman, Center for Competitive Politics; Jamin Raskin, Professor of Law, Director of the Program on Law and Government at Washington College of Law, American University; Maryland State Senator; and John Samples, Director, Center for Representative Government, Cato Institute.