http://feeds.cato.org/CatoWeeklyVideo http://www.cato.org/weekly Cato Weekly Video presents a variety of speakers, interviews, and events at the Cato Institute. The wealth of Cato's multimedia content is carefully selected and edited to portray the most pivotal issues in a concise and engaging way, inviting viewers to rethink their assumptions about liberty and the proper role of government. The Cato Institute cbrown@cato.org (Caleb Brown) en-us Copyright 2007, Cato Institute, All Rights Reserved http://www.cato.org/images/subscriptions/weeklyvideo300x300.jpg http://www.cato.org/weekly Cato Logo 140 140 Caleb Brown cbrown@cato.org no Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=133 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=133Vladimir Bukovsky discusses the legacy of the Soviet Union. Vladimir Bukovsky Former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky believes the failure to morally condemn the crimes of communism has left KGB operatives in charge of the government. Bukovsky, a Cato Institute Senior Fellow, believes an open condemnation of communism will help the former Soviet Union make progress toward civil society. 00:07:41 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.133 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=132 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=132Chris Edwards debates GDP numbers on NewsHour. Chris Edwards Chris Edwards, director of Cato's fiscal policy studies, discusses new GDP numbers alongside Mark Zandi, chief economist with Moody's Economy.com. Edwards asserts that private investment remains in decline even as GDP appears to be surging forward. Judy Woodruff moderates. 00:10:21 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.132 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=131 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=131Malou Innocent discusses Afghanistan on FOX 5. Malou Innocent On Fox 5 in Washington, D.C., Malou Innocent discusses the slow expansion of the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan and the local and regional view of the U.S. occupation in Afghanistan. 00:04:28 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.131 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=130 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=130David Boaz discusses several libertarian issues on FOX. David Boaz David Boaz discusses libertarianism in the military, the White House's tiff with Fox News, pay czar Kenneth Feinberg and other issues with Judge Andrew Napolitano. 00:14:35 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.130 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=129 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=129David Goldhill assesses American health care. David Goldhill American health care kills. And it's because markets for health care services are grossly distorted. That's the assessment of businessman David Goldhill, whose father died of a hospital acquired infection. Goldhill wrote up what he discovered subsequently in an article for the Atlantic Monthly entitled, "How American Health Care Killed My Father." One of the key problems in American health care, he says, is that the consumer of health care services or products is rarely paying directly. 00:08:48 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.129 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=127 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=127David Goldhill critiques American health care. David Goldhill American health care kills. And it's because markets for health care services are grossly distorted. That's the assessment of businessman David Goldhill, whose father died of a hospital acquired infection. Goldhill wrote up what he discovered subsequently in an article for the Atlantic Monthly entitled, "How American Health Care Killed My Father." One of the key problems in American health care, he says, is that the consumer of health care services or products is rarely paying directly. 00:09:12 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.127 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=128 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=128David Rittgers discusses Afghanistan on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. David Rittgers Cato Legal Policy Analyst and former Special Forces Officer David Rittgers analyzes U.S. options in Afghanistan on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight. 00:04:13 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.128 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=126 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=126Cato scholars take on myths of war in Afghanistan. Ted Galen Carpenter & Malou Innocent, David Rittgers The United States has been in Afghanistan for eight years. The end of our engagement there is not in sight. Ted Galen Carpenter, Malou Innocent and David Rittgers take down myths associated with the war in Afghanistan and offer solutions to American involvement there. Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent are authors of a new paper, "Escaping the 'Graveyard of Empires': A Strategy to Exit Afghanistan." 00:06:54 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.126 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=125 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=125Bradley A. Smith defends free political speech. Bradley A. Smith The Citizens United case currently before the Supreme Court may radically reshape campaign finance law for years to come. Former FEC Commissioner Bradley A. Smith spoke at a forum on the case a day before the rehearing before the high court. 00:09:51 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.125 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=124 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=124Michael F. Cannon discusses the individual mandate on NewsHour. Michael F. Cannon On NewsHour, Michael F. Cannon discusses the individual mandate proposed by President Obama. He argues that the individual mandate is a tax and that such mandates do not improve the quality of health coverage. 00:11:49 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.124 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=123 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=123Randal O'Toole addresses problems with land-use planning. Randal O'Toole Long-range planning by government land-use planners – while it disrespects individual choices – also gets lots of stuff wrong. Very wrong. Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole addressed some of the problems with long-term land-use planning at Cato University in Rancho Bernardo, California in July. O'Toole is author of the forthcoming Cato book, Gridlock. 00:08:28 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.123 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=121 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=121Gene Healy and Neal McCluskey analyze Obama's speech to kids. Gene Healy and Neal McCluskey Neal McCluskey, Associate Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom and author of Feds in the Classroom, evaluates the troubling content of President Obama's speech to school students. McCluskey and Cato Vice President Gene Healy, author of The Cult of the Presidency, also dissect the manner in which the president is being presented to schoolchildren. 00:05:46 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.121 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=122 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=122Neal McCluskey discussed Obama in the classroom on FOX. Neal McCluskey Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, discusses President Obama's speech to schoolchildren. McCluskey stressed that curriculum guides produced by the Department of Education framed the speech as something reasonably troubling to many parents across the United States. 00:06:55 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.122 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=120 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=120David Boaz discusses Democrats and taxes. David Boaz At Cato University in July 2009, Cato Institute Executive Vice President David Boaz discussed what top Democrats in Washington have to teach us about taxes. 00:02:53 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.120 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=119 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=119Malou Innocent comments on the death of a Taliban leader. Malou Innocent On two separate appearances on the BBC, Cato Institute Foreign Policy analyst Malou Innocent comments on the death of Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban. She also discusses the risks to U.S. interests associated with killing militants and predator drone strikes. 00:06:18 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.119 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=118 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=118Randal O'Toole discusses urban planning at Cato University. Randal O'Toole Urban planners want to shape our cities. And they want our cities to shape you. That's the conclusion of Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole. He argues that the rationales for most urban planning collapses upon examination. O'Toole — author of the forthcoming Cato book Gridlock — spoke at Cato University at Rancho Bernardo, California. 00:09:07 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.118 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=117 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=117Cheye Calvo explores the money behind SWAT raids. Cheye Calvo At a minimum, the time is right to reverse the militarization of law enforcement, abolish mandatory minimum sentencing, and stop federal meddling in the state referendum and initiative process. Berwyn Heights, Maryland mayor Cheye Calvo describes the realities of SWAT raids and the money behind them. 00:09:25 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.117 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=116 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=116Sally Pipes details realities of Canadian health care. Sally Pipes Sally C. Pipes understands Canadian health care. As the former Assistant Director of the free-market Fraser Institute, she lived under Canada's national health care system. Today Pipes is president of the Pacific Research Institute and author of the new book, The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care. She spoke at the Cato Institute July 15, 2009. 00:07:34 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.116 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=115 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=115Bob Barr promotes bipartisan drug policy reform. Bob Barr Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Barr believes drug policy reform is a bipartisan issue and that the time for serious reform is now. He spoke at a Cato Institute Capitol Hill briefing July 7, 2009. 00:08:05 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.115 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=114 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=114Michael D. Tanner & Michael F. Cannon dissect Obama's health care plans. Michael F. Cannon and Michael D. Tanner President Obama on Wednesday answered questions on rising costs, taxing benefits, and many other issues during an ABC News special on health care reform, "Questions for the President: Prescription for America." Cato Institute scholars Michael D. Tanner and Michael F. Cannon respond to Obama's claims. Learn more about health care reform at http://healthcare.cato.org. 00:05:25 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.114 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=113 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=113Rep. Ron Paul argues for auditing the Fed. Rep. Ron Paul Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul wants to audit the Federal Reserve. At the Cato Institute June 24, 2009, Congressman Paul made his case on behalf of greater transparency in how the Fed makes its decisions. Ron Paul represents the 14th Congressional District in Texas. 00:09:28 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.113 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=112 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=112Ed Crane frames the health care debate. Edward H. Crane We are now facing some of the most sweeping changes health care has seen in decades. Reform is needed, but increasing government control over one-sixth of the economy and over important personal and private decisions - as many of the proposals aim to do - would harm American taxpayers, health care providers, and patients. Cato Founder and President Ed Crane frames the health care debate at the Cato Institute's conference on health care reform held June 17, 2009. 00:06:08 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.112 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=111 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=111P.J. O'Rourke talks about cars, government and freedom. P.J. O'Rourke Government might bring America's love affair with the car to an untimely end. That from P.J. O'Rourke, Cato Institute Mencken research fellow - and author of the new book Driving Like Crazy. O'Rourke talked about classic cars, government regulation, GM and the forthcoming Obamamobile at the Cato Institute June 9th, 2009. 00:05:48 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.111 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=110 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=110Arnold Kling discusses constraints of health insurance coverage. Arnold Kling From a patient's point of view, the ideal health insurance policy would offer unlimited access to medical services at no charge. Unfortunately, it is not feasible to offer this to everyone. The key to sustainable health care reform is restraining the use of services that have high costs and low benefits. Cato Institute Adjunct Scholar Arnold Kling, author of Crisis of Abundance: Rethinking How We Pay for Health Care, examines the challenges facing health reformers and the feasibility of alternative proposals. 00:09:40 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.110 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=109 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=109Christopher A. Preble discusses The Power Problem. Christopher A. Preble Polls show that Americans want the military to step back and allow other nations to defend themselves, but we've yet to do it. Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, explores the aims, costs, and limitations of U.S. military power in his book, The Power Problem. 00:10:15 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.109 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=108 Thu, 21 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=108Glenn Greenwald discusses drug decriminalization on WNYC radio. Glenn Greenwald Glenn Greenwald discusses his new Cato Institute paper, "Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies." Greenwald is a constitutional lawyer and a contributing writer at Salon. He has authored several books, including A Tragic Legacy (2007) and How Would a Patriot Act? (2006). The interview was on WNYC radio. 00:05:54 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.108 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=107 Fri, 15 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=107Dambisa Moyo discusses aid to Africa. Dambisa Moyo Part of what has kept many African nations poor is government to government aid. So says author Dambisa Moyo in her book, Dead Aid. In the book, Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa today and unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. 00:08:15 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.107 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=106 Fri, 08 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=106Nat Hentoff assails "hate crime" laws. Nat Hentoff Cato Institute Senior Fellow Nat Hentoff discusses the prospects of future "hate crime" legislation at a Cato Institute Policy Perspectives forum held in New York City, April 30, 2009. 00:05:56 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.106 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=105 Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=105Free Speech v. The Federal Election Commission John Samples The so-called Citizens United case offers the Supreme Court a chance to severely curtail the free speech abuses of the Federal Election Commission. John Samples, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Representative Government, Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Steve Simpson and George Mason University law professor Allison Hayward weigh in. 00:05:48 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.105 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=104 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=104Cato Chairman Robert A. Levy discusses gun laws on NewsHour. Robert A. Levy Cato Institute Chairman Robert A. Levy discusses gun laws with Judy Woodruff on PBS's NewsHour on the anniversary of the Columbine murders. 00:09:05 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.104 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=103 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=103Cato scholars dissect transgressions in the tax code. Chris Edwards & Jim Harper, Daniel J. Mitchell The U.S. tax code gets more complex every year. It violates civil liberties and, left unchanged, will leave the United States at a powerful competitive disadvantage in years to come. Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Senior Fellow Daniel J. Mitchell and Director of Information Policy Studies Jim Harper dissect the troubling aspects of our tax system. 00:04:10 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.103 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=102 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=102U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan talks about the Obama budget. Rep. Paul Ryan Even by Washington standards, President Obama's budget blueprint is astounding in its big-government ambitions: massive deficits, a huge health care plan, enormous global warming taxes, new subsidy programs, and punishing tax hikes on individuals, small businesses, and multinational corporations. U.S. Rep Paul Ryan (R - WI) talks about alternatives to Obama's new spending plans. 00:07:04 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.102 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=101 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=101Malou Innocent discusses America's strained relationship with Pakistan. Malou Innocent Suicide bombings, roadside ambushes, and improvised explosive device attacks. The turbulent events engulfing war-ravaged Afghanistan cannot be resolved unless the problems in neighboring, nuclear-armed Pakistan are addressed, that according to Malou Innocent, a foreign policy analyst at the Cato Institute, who visited Pakistan late last year to get a better sense of how developments within Pakistan shape its foreign policy toward the United States. America's embrace and subsequent abandonment of Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 1980s left an environment ripe for the rise of the Taliban, which provided aid and comfort to the al Qaeda organization responsible for terror attacks on the United States in 2001. Understanding the legacy of the Soviet-Afghan War, and how its aftermath strained relations between Washington and Islamabad, can shed light of ways to move forward in Afghanistan today, and extricate U.S. troops from this volatile part of the world. 00:04:33 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.101 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=100 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=100A look at Susette Kelo's fight to keep her home. Susette Kelo Susette Kelo's legal battle with New London, Conn. brought about one of the most controversial and troubling Supreme Court rulings in many many years. But her fight also spurred a backlash among property owners and state legislatures. Susette Kelo now lives in a town across the river from New London. 00:06:05 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.100 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=99 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=99Ted Galen Carpenter discusses the roots of Mexico's drug violence. Ted Galen Carpenter Since January 2007 there have been more than 6,800 drug-war related deaths in Mexico, and Mexican drug cartels continue to expand their operations in American cities. Washington's response has been to expand its prohibitionist efforts with the Mérida Initiative, a U.S.­Mexico anti-drug-trafficking program. Historically, however, prohibitionist policies have had little success in reducing the flow of drugs. Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato's Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, suggests a new strategy must be tried. 00:09:35 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.99 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=98 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=98Cato scholars address Obama's first speech to Congress. Chris Edwards, John Samples, Michael D. Tanner, Jim Harper, Gene Healy & Neal McCluskey, David Rittgers President Barack Obama's first address to Congress laid out a laundry list of new spending contained within the stimulus legislation and provided hints as to what will be contained in the budget - a so-called "blueprint for America's future" - he submits to the legislature. Cato Institute scholars Chris Edwards, Jim Harper, Gene Healy, Neal McCluskey, David Rittgers, John Samples and Michael D. Tanner offer their analyses of the President's non-State-of-the-Union Address. 00:09:04 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.98 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=97 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=97Charles Murray attacks education myths. Charles Murray One message is delivered relentlessly in American education: Everyone should go to college. And then there¹s Charles Murray¹s message: Few people either need, or are able to handle, the rigorous liberal-arts training that college is supposed to provide. But this isn¹t a death sentence for those who are not academically inclined. Opportunities to enter well-paying professions and lead good lives abound for these people, and the sooner that¹s recognized, the sooner everyone can get the education they need. 00:09:54 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.97 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=95 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=95Scholars opposing 'stimulus' spending take to the airwaves. Daniel J. Mitchell, James A. Dorn, Chris Edwards & John H. Cochrane, Alan Reynolds There is plenty of disagreement on whether a big-government stimulus project is the best way to bring the United States out of recession. The Cato Institute purchased a full-page ad in major newspapers across the country listing the names of several hundred economists who object to massive deficit spending as an economic stimulus. Cato scholars and ad signatories have made their case on television since the spending program was proposed. 00:03:21 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.95 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=94 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=94Susette Kelo tells her story. Susette Kelo No U.S. Supreme Court decision in the modern era has been so quickly and widely reviled as the infamous Kelo decision, in which the Court ruled that Susette Kelo's little pink house in New London, Connecticut, and the homes of her neighbors could be taken by the government and given over to a private developer based on the mere prospect that the new use for her property could generate more taxes or jobs. 00:56:14 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.94 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=93 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=93Daniel J. Mitchell discusses CEO pay on ABC's 20/20 Daniel J. Mitchell Daniel J. Mitchell discusses CEO pay on ABC's 20/20 00:05:41 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.93 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=92 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=92John Samples defends the Electoral College John Samples What about the democratic principle of one person, one vote? Isn't that principle essential to our form of government? The Founders handiwork says otherwise. Neither the Senate, nor the Supreme Court, nor the president is elected on the basis of one person, one vote. That's why a state like Montana, with fewer than one million residents, gets the same number of Senators as California, with 33 million people. Consistency would require that if we abolish the Electoral College, we rid ourselves of the Senate as well. John Samples defends the Electoral College on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. 00:06:22 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.92 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=90 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=90Chris Edwards discusses stimulus on C-SPAN. Chris Edwards Economists do not have an accurate or agreed-upon model of the short-run economy, and their advice is often in error. Politicians should be more humble about their ability to control short-term economic ups and downs. Legislative action based on incomplete information risks destabilizing the economy further. Efforts to fix short-term problems often create long-term damage such as by putting the nation further into debt. Chris Edwards appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal recently to discuss the "stimulus package" proposed by President-elect Obama. 00:07:29 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.90 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=89 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=89Chris Edwards, Sallie James and Dan Ikenson discuss U.S. farm policies. Chris Edwards & Daniel J. Ikenson, Sallie James Agriculture is easily the most distorted sector, with high tariffs and, in developed countries at least, large amounts of government subsidies through price supports and direct payments. On the other hand, developing countries, who have a comparative advantage in these products, cannot afford to subsidize their agriculture sector and face prohibitive tariffs for their products abroad. The powerful agriculture lobby groups, particularly in the large developed countries, make reform politically difficult. Chris Edwards, Sallie James and Dan Ikenson discuss the inequities of American farm policies. 00:05:32 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.89 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=87 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=87Daniel J. Ikenson discusses the proposed bailout of the auto industry. Daniel J. Ikenson Daniel J. Ikenson, the associate director at the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, discusses the proposed bailout of the auto industry on various television programs 00:01:34 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.87 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=88 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=88The Road to Harmonious Development: 30th Anniversary of China's Reform William A. Niskanen & James A. Dorn, Tom G. Palmer This video was prepared for a conference on "The Road to Harmonious Development: 30th Anniversary of China's Reform," sponsored by the Cato Institute and Renmin University in Beijing, November 17-18, 2008. It features Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist William A. Niskanen, Vice President for Academic Affairs James A. Dorn, and Vice President for International Programs Tom G. Palmer. 00:09:36 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.88 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=86 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=86Patrick J. Michaels takes on climate change alarmists. Patrick J. Michaels Cato Institute Senior Fellow Patrick J. Michaels discusses climate change on various television programs. Michaels is a research professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia and visiting scientist with the Marshall Institute in Washington, D.C. He is a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists and was program chair for the Committee on Applied Climatology of the American Meteorological Society. 00:05:50 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.86 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=85 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=85John Samples on Free Political Speech in 2009. John Samples The Cato Institute's John Samples discusses what is in store for free political speech in 2009, given the election of Barack Obama to the presidency and larger Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. 00:05:59 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.85 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=84 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=84Ted Galen Carpenter on the failed U.S. Drug War in Afghanistan. Ted Galen Carpenter The United States insists on fighting the Drug War and combat terrorism at the same time. But U.S. Efforts at counterinsurgency will be threatened if this policy persists. Ted Galen Carpenter, the Cato Institute's Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, believes the United States would be best served with stepping down the war on Afghan opium in order to fight a more effective counterinsurgency. 00:04:52 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.84 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=83 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=83Michael F. Cannon parses the Obama health care plan. Michael F. Cannon The Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, Michael F. Cannon, discusses the Obama health care plan and the claims Obama has made in favor of it. 00:03:11 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.83 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=82 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=82The Second Amendment makes a comeback in 2008. Robert A. Levy How the Supreme Court came to find an individual right to keep and bear firearms in the Second Amendment. 00:08:01 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.82 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=80 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=80Gene Healy discusses attitudes toward executive power in the 1930s. Gene Healy Gene Healy, author of The Cult of the Presidency, discusses changing American attitudes about executive authority in the early part of the 20th century. The film discussed, Gabriel Over the White House, was released in 1933 just after the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 00:05:27 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.80 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=79 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=79Cheye Calvo details the SWAT raid that killed his family dogs. Cheye Calvo Cheye Calvo, the Mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, found himself on the receiving end of a botched no-knock police raid. Despite being quickly cleared of any wrongdoing, police never apologized for gunning down his dogs and posing a threat to his family. He spoke at the Cato Institute September 11, 2008. 00:07:35 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.79 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=78 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=78Cato scholars assail the bailout on television and radio. William A. Niskanen, Steve H. Hanke & Daniel J. Mitchell, William Poole Cato Institute scholars have been out front on television and radio providing critical context for the current financial slide on Wall Street. Cato scholars have also been providing a much-needed counterpoint to the bailout bandwagon in Washington. 00:03:55 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.78 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=77 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=77Timothy Lynch reviews the FBI's first 100 years. Tim Lynch In 1908, the Justice Department created the Bureau of Investigation, a small division of detectives that was responsible for investigating violations of federal law. The division was filled with incompetent and corrupt agents until a young bureaucrat by the name of J. Edgar Hoover was brought in to clean house. Hoover reorganized the division and renamed it the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and he served as its director for nearly 50 years. As the federal government expanded over the years, so did the power of the Bureau. Today, the FBI employs more than twenty thousand people and spends approximately $6.5 billion per year. Timothy Lynch, the director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, gives the agency a due evaluation. 00:09:15 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.77 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=76 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=76Gene Healy discusses the increasing powers of the Presidency. Gene Healy Gene Healy discusses the Presidency at the Massachusetts School of Law in April, 2008. Healy is the author of The Cult of the Presidency, the new Cato Institute book that examines how Americans have expanded presidential power over recent decades by expecting solutions for all national problems, and concludes by calling for the president's role to return to its properly defined constitutional limits. Healy also discusses the infamous John Yoo torture memos. 00:14:56 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.76 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=75 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=75Malou Innocent discusses unrest in Pakistan. Malou Innocent Malou Innocent discusses Pakistan with Vago Muradian on This Week in Defense News on Sept. 7, 2008. 00:06:31 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.75 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=74 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=74Jason Riley assails myths of immigration. Jason Riley In a provocative new book, Jason Riley makes the case for welcoming more legal immigrants to the United States. Drawing on history, scholarly studies and first-hand reporting, Riley argues that today's newcomers are fueling America's prosperity and dynamism. He challenges the prevailing views on talk radio and cable TV that immigrants are overpopulating the country, stealing jobs, depressing wages, bankrupting social services, filling prisons, resisting assimilation and promoting big government. 00:07:52 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.74 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=73 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=73Robert A. Levy and William Mellor parse The Dirty Dozen. Robert A. Levy Alexander Hamilton wrote that "the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution." If only that were true. Sadly, the Supreme Court has also handed down many destructive decisions on cases you probably never learned about in school. In The Dirty Dozen, Robert A. Levy and William Mellor shed light on the twelve worst cases, which allowed government to interfere in your private contractual agreements, curtail your rights to criticize or support political candidates, arrest and imprison you indefinitely (without charges) and seize your private property without compensation. They spoke at the Harvard Club in New York City July 15. 00:08:38 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.73 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=72 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=72Robert Bryce attacks the push for energy independence. Robert Bryce In 1974, Richard Nixon promoted the possibility of U.S. energy independence in six years. In 1975, Gerald Ford promised it in ten. And in 2007, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, John Edwards and John McCain all trumpeted energy independence as an essential priority for the next president. In 2007, six books were published hailing energy independence as the answer to everything from global warming to terrorism. But what is energy independence? Is it possible? In Gusher of Lies (2008), Robert Bryce breaks down and debunks the myth of energy independence. 00:08:10 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.72 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=71 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=71Robert A. Levy details what's next in the fight for Second Amendment rights. Robert A. Levy The Supreme Court's Heller decision is the opening salvo in a series of litigations that will ultimately resolve what weapons and persons can be regulated and what restrictions are permissible. But because of Thursday¹s decision, the prospects for reviving the original meaning of the Second Amendment are now substantially brighter. Cato Institute Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Robert A. Levy, details what's next for the gun rights fight. 00:06:02 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.71 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=70 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=70Robert A. Levy evaluates District of Columbia v. Heller. Robert A. Levy On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court rediscovered the Second Amendment. More than five years after six Washington, D.C. residents challenged the city¹s 32-year-old ban on all functional firearms in the home, the Court held in District of Columbia v. Heller that the law is unconstitutional. Cato Institute Senior Fellow Robert A. Levy comments on the ruling and what was notable about the opinion authored by Justice Antonin Scalia. 00:05:08 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.70 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=69 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=69Johan Norberg discusses the successes of economic freedom. Johan Norberg Naomi Klein's recent book, The Shock Doctrine, points to the cases in which authoritarian regimes liberalized their economies. Johan Norberg, in his recent analysis, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics," shows that most countries have liberalized over the last three decades and capitalism is given rise to many of the ends that Klein herself would appreciate. 00:03:10 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.69 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=68 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=68Bill Kauffman discusses anti-war conservatism. Bill Kauffman According to Bill Kauffman, true conservatives have always resisted the imperial and military impulse: it drains the treasury, curtails domestic liberties, breaks down families, and vulgarizes culture. From the Federalists who opposed the War of 1812, to the striving of Robert Taft (known as "Mr. Republican") to keep the United States out of Korea, to the latter-day libertarian critics of the Iraq war, there has historically been nothing unusual about anti-war activists on the political right. Kauffman pays tribute to these conservatives in Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism. 00:05:47 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.68 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=67 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=67Johan Norberg discusses Klein's take on the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Johan Norberg Naomi Klein's recent book, The Shock Doctrine, alleges that the Tiananmen Square crackdown was intended to crush opposition to pro-market reforms. Johan Norberg, in his recent analysis, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics" shows that in fact it caused liberalization to stall for years. 00:04:28 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.67 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=65 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=65Sen. Chuck Hagel discusses his new book, America: Our Next Chapter. Sen. Chuck Hagel In his two terms in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Hagel has distinguished himself as one of our nation's most outspoken and thoughtful political leaders. Unafraid to challenge the policies of his own party, Senator Hagel has drawn praise and admiration from across the ideological spectrum by expressing grave concerns about the war in Iraq. In America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers, Senator Hagel sets forth his vision for a humbler U.S. foreign policy guided by international diplomacy and free trade. He also addresses key domestic policy issues by calling for a significant reduction in the size of the federal government, demanding more fiscal responsibility in Washington, and supporting reforms to reduce the spiraling costs of entitlement programs. 00:07:21 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.65 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=66 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=66Johan Norberg discusses The Shock Doctrine. Johan Norberg Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine purports to be an exposé of the ruthless nature of free-market capitalism and its chief recent exponent, Milton Friedman. Johan Norberg, a Cato Institute Senior Fellow points out that many of the actions for which Klein would like to credit Friedman ... Friedman actually opposed. Norberg dissects the Shock Doctrine in his new paper, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics." 00:10:59 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.66 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=64 Thu, 29 May 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=64Sen. Judd Gregg speaks on H-1B visas. Sen. Judd Gregg In the modern global economy, highly skilled workers are increasingly important to continued growth and prosperity. Yet despite the dramatically increasing demand for foreign skilled labor, Congress has failed to increase the number of H-1B visas. As a result, U.S. immigration laws permit only a fraction of willing, skilled workers to add their talents to our society, reducing the welfare of both domestic workers and those who were denied access. Senator Judd Gregg believes reforming U.S. immigration policy would improve economic growth, expand individual choice, and maintain America's competitive advantage in innovation. 00:05:43 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.64 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=63 Thu, 22 May 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=63Benjamin Hippen discusses the U.S. organ shortage. Benjamin Hippen As the U.S. organ donor waiting list nears a record 100,000 and an average of seven Americans die every day waiting for an organ that never comes, solving the U.S. organ shortage takes on new urgency. Benjamin Hippen argues that the shortage could be solved by lifting the U.S. prohibition on the sale of human organs. 00:07:52 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.63 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=61 Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=61William Easterly offers Hayekian insights into economic development. William Easterly Economic success-among individuals, firms, products and countries-is often unexpected and unpredicted. William Easterly will draw on insights from Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek to explain why prediction is difficult, success is rare and failure is common; the advantages of decentralized decision making to discover what works best in the market and in public policy; and the need to rely on dispersed and local knowledge, rather than government planning, for poor countries to achieve growth. 00:10:02 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.61 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=60 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=60Edward Luttwak discusses foreign aid and corruption. Edward Luttwak Many African states have been addicted to Western aid for decades. Unfortunately, Africa as a whole has stagnated and some African countries are poorer today then they were in the 1960s. In recent years, advocates of foreign aid have called for making aid more efficient, but that may be easier said than done. Edward Luttwak talks about the nuts and bolts of how aid can harm the poor and the ethics of corruption in those circumstances. 00:06:12 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.60 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=59 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=59Stanley Kober discusses NATO's challenge in Afghanistan. Stanley Kober The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is facing a host of new challenges. In Afghanistan, NATO's forces are being relentlessly attacked by the Taliban, and popular support for maintaining troops there is fading. The proposed deployment of antiballistic missiles, a potential flashpoint in Kosovo, and the growing tension between Russia and some of its neighbors all have the potential to divide members of the alliance. 00:09:30 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.59 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=58 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=58Alan Pell Crawford discusses Thomas Jefferson's final years. Alan Pell Crawford Right up until his death on the 50th anniversary of America's founding, Thomas Jefferson remained an indispensable man, albeit a supremely human one. Based on new research and documents culled from the Library of Congress, the Virginia Historical Society, and other special collections, including hitherto unexamined letters from family, friends, and Monticello neighbors, Alan Pell Crawford paints an authoritative and deeply moving portrait of Thomas Jefferson as private citizen ‹ the first original depiction of the man in more than a generation. 00:09:59 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.58 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=56 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=56Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) discusses trade legislation and the 110th Congress. Sen. Richard Lugar Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), one of the Senate's most distinguished and consistent supporters of free trade, remarks on the prospects for trade legislation in the 110th Congress and beyond. 00:07:21 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.56 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=55 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0600 http://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=55David Boaz discusses his new book, The Politics of Freedom. David Boaz As Americans head into a crucial election year, pundits are coloring everything in red and blue. But according to David Boaz, the old labels of left and right don't tell us much any more. What we are witnessing is a contest of "Big-Government Conservatives" vs. "Big-Government Liberals." In The Politics of Freedom, David Boaz takes on both liberals and conservatives who seek to impose their own partisan agendas on the whole country. 00:11:46 no Cato,Institute,Weekly,Video, id no.55