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## Policy Perspectives 2010

**Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York City 
Friday, October 29, 2010 
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.**

Featuring **Edward H. Crane**, President, Cato Institute; **John Samples**, Director of Center for Representative Government, Cato Institute; **Sallie James**, Trade Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; and **John McWhorter**, Professor, The Languages of America, Columbia University, Contributing Editor, *The New Republic* and *City Journal*.

Waldorf=Astoria Hotel 
301 Park Avenue 
(between 49th and 50th Streets) 
New York City

| 10:30–11:00 a.m. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 11:00–11:15 a.m. | **Welcoming Remarks** [Edward H. Crane](/people/edward-crane)*,* President, Cato Institute |
| 11:15–11:45 a.m. | **Free Speech and the Struggle to Limit Government** [John Samples](/people/john-samples), Director of Center for Representative Government, Cato Institute |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | **In Defense of Free Trade** [Sallie James](/people/sallie-james), Trade Policy Analyst, Cato Institute |
| 12:15–12:30 p.m. | **Reception** |
| 12:30–2:00 p.m. | **Luncheon Address — Let’s End the War on Drugs** John McWhorter, Professor, The Languages of America, Columbia University, Contributing Editor, *The New Republic* and *City Journal* |

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).

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