## Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2015

*In cooperation with the Smith Family Foundation* ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/images/dpsmith-foundation-logo.jpg?itok=PchOJeWK)

**Thursday, November 5, 2015** 
11:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.

**Waldorf Astoria New York** 
301 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Featuring **Peter Goettler**, President and CEO, Cato Institute; **William Easterly**, Professor of Economics, New York University, Author, *The Tyranny of Experts*; **Daniel Ikenson**, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; **Alex Nowrasteh**, Immigration Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute; **Jonathan Turley**, J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, George Washington University Law School.

**Online registration is now closed.** If you have any questions, please contact [events@​cato.​org](mailto:events@cato.org) or (202) 218‑4639.

| 10:30 – 10:50AM. | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 10:50 – 11:00AM | **Welcoming Remarks** [**Peter Goettler**](https://www.cato.org/people/peter-goettler), President and CEO, Cato Institute |
| 11:00 – 11:30AM | **Keynote Address — Freedom for the World’s Poor** **William Easterly**, Professor of Economics, New York University, Author, *The Tyranny of Experts* |
| 11:30 – 11:55AM | **Trade Demagoguery and the 2016 Elections** **[Daniel J. Ikenson](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-ikenson)**, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute |
| 11:55AM – 12:15PM | **Fixing Immigration: Simple Solution, Problematic Politics** **[Alex Nowrasteh](https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh)**, Immigration Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the Welcoming Remarks, “Freedom for the World’s Poor,” “Trade Demagoguery and the 2016 Elections” and “Fixing Immigration: Simple Solution, Problematic Politics”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2015/cppa-11-05-15-01.mp3) |
| 12:15 – 12:35PM | **Reception** |
| 12:35 – 2:00PM | **Luncheon Address — Executive Power and the Rule of Law** **Jonathan Turley**, J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, George Washington University Law School [Download a podcast of the “Executive Power and the Rule of Law”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2015/cppa-11-05-15-02.mp3) |

For further information on the seminar, please call Jenna Huhn at (202) 218‑4617 or e‑mail her at [jhuhn@​cato.​org](mailto:jhuhn@cato.org).