## Cato University 2010

## **Confronting Grasping Government**

## July 25 - 30, 2010 • Rancho Bernardo Inn • San Diego, CA

#### Cato University 2010 Presentations

**[About the 2010 Seminar ](/cato-university/2010) | [ Schedule ](/cato-university/2010/schedule) | [ Presentations](/cato-university/2010/presentations)**

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**Download Podcasts of the presentations (MP3)** - " [The Age of Grasping Government](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_1_palmer.mp3) ," Tom Palmer, July 25, 2010
- " [Sociology of the State](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_2_palmer.mp3) ," Tom G. Palmer, July 26, 2010
- " [Understanding Public Policy: A Primer](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_3_griswold.mp3) ," Daniel Griswold, July 26, 2010
- " [Freedom in a Historical Perspective](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_4_palmer.mp3) ," Tom Palmer, July 26, 2010
- " [Liberty and the American Experience -- Part I Revolution](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_5_mcdonald.mp3) ," Robert McDonald , July 26, 2010
- " [The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_6_levy.mp3) ," Robert A. Levy , July 26, 2010
- " [How Government Works and Grows: Elements of Public Choice Theory](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_7_twight.mp3) ," Charlotte Twight , July 27, 2010
- " [Liberty and the American Experience -- Part II](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_8_mcdonald.mp3) ," Robert McDonald , July 27, 2010
- " [The Birth and Growth of the Libertarian Movement](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_9_boaz.mp3) ," David Boaz , July 27, 2010
- " [Grasping Government: Public Choice at Work](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_10_twight.mp3) ," Charlotte Twight , July 27, 2010
- " [Mad About Trade](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_11_griswold.mp3) ," Daniel Griswold , July 27, 2010
- " [Constitutional Relevance in the Age of Obama](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_12_levy.mp3) ," Robert A. Levy , July 28, 2010
- " [You're Being Watched, and Other Nightmares: The Growth of the Surveillance State](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_13_twight.mp3) ," Charlotte Twight , July 28, 2010
- " [The Great Depression and the Present Crisis](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_14_higgs.mp3) ," Robert Higgs, July 28, 2010
- " [The Catastrophic Impact of War on Liberty](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_15_higgs.mp3) ," Robert Higgs , July 29, 2010
- " [The Grasping Fed](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_16_gustavson.mp3) ," Marius Gustavson , July 29, 2010
- " [The Dangerous Rise of Populism](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_17_costa.mp3) ," Diogo Costa , July 29, 2010
- " [Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Sacred Honor](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_18_palmer.mp3) ," Tom Palmer July 29, 2010
- " [Reclaiming Freedom](https://cdn.cato.org/catoU-2010/catoU2010_19_boaz.mp3) ," David Boaz , July 30, 2010