## Policy Perspectives 2008

**The Drake 
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.**

Featuring **Charles Murray**, W. H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, **Robert A. Levy** Chairman, Cato Institute, and **Chip Mellor** President and General Counsel, Institute for Justice.

The Drake 
140 East Walton Place 
Chicago

| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:05 a.m. | **Welcoming Remarks** *Edward H. Crane,* President, Cato Institute |
| 11:05 – 11:35 a.m. | **Keynote Address — The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases RadicallyExpanded Government and Eroded Freedom** *Robert A. Levy* and *Chip Mellor* |
| 11:35 – 11:55 a.m. | **Taxes and Deficits: Promises vs. Reality** *Alan Reynolds*, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 11:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | **The Obama Health Care Plan: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid** *Mike Tanner*, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | **Reception** |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | **Luncheon Address — Libertarianism: To Be or Not to Be?** *Charles Murray* |

For further information on the seminar, please call Yana Vinnikov at (202) 218‑4617 or e‑mail her at [yvinnikov@​cato.​org](mailto:%20yvinnikov@cato.org).

[This event is complimentary to the media.](https://www.cato.org/events/081203media.html)

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