## Cato University 2010

## **Confronting Grasping Government**

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

#### Cato University 2010 Schedule

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

| **Sunday, July 25** | |
|---|---|
| 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Registration |
| 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Reception | 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Dinner speaker: **Tom Palmer**, “The Age of Grasping Government” 
| **Monday, July 26** | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | **Tom Palmer**, “The Sociology of the State” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | **Daniel Griswold**, “Understanding Public Policy: A Primer” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | **Tom Palmer**, “Freedom in a Historical Perspective” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | **Robert McDonald**, “Liberty and the American Experience – Part I” |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner speaker: **Robert A. Levy**, “The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court CasesRadically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom” |

| **Tuesday, July 27** | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | **Charlotte Twight**, “How Government Works and Grows: Elements of Public Choice Theory” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | **Robert McDonald**, “Liberty and the American Experience – Part II” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | **David Boaz**, “The Birth and Growth of the Libertarian Movement” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | **Charlotte Twight**, “Grasping Government: Public Choice at Work” |
| 6:00pm — 9:00pm | Dinner at Bernardo Winery, Dinner Speaker, **Daniel Griswold**, “Mad About Trade” |

| **Wednesday, July 28** | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | **Robert A. Levy**, “Constitutional Relevance in the Age of Obama” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | **Charlotte Twight**, “You’re Being Watched, and Other Nightmares: The Growth of theSurveillance State” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 6:30pm | Free Time. A great opportunity to golf, relax, play tennis, or take an excursion to San Diego! |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner Speaker, **Robert Higgs**, “The Great Depression and thePresent Crisis” |

| **Thursday, July 29** | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | **Robert Higgs**, “The Catastrophic Impact of War on Liberty” |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | **Marius Gustavson**, “The Grasping Fed” |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | **Diogo Costa**, “The Dangerous Rise of Populism” |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | **Tom Palmer**, “Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Sacred Honor” |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Reception |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner Speaker, **David Boaz**, “Reclaiming Freedom” |

| **Friday, July 30** | |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Meetings of Participant “Affinity Groups” and Informal Social Change Discussions |