## Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2016

**Wednesday, January 27, 2016** 
11:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.

**The Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort** 
280 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples, FL

Featuring **P. J. O’Rourke**, author, *Thrown Under the Omnibus*,H. L. Mencken Research Fellow, Cato Institute; **Jason Riley**, author, *Please Stop Helping Us*, The *Wall Street Journal* Editorial Board; **Peter Goettler**, President and CEO, Cato Institute; **Chris Edwards**, Director, Tax Policy Studies, editor of [www​.Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org](http://www.DownsizingGovernment.org), Cato Institute; and **Pat Michaels**, Director, Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute.

**Online registration is now closed.**

| 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—Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed** **Jason Riley**, author, *Please Stop Helping Us*, The *Wall Street Journal* Editorial Board |
| 11:30 – 11:50AM | **The GOP and Prospects for Tax Reform** **[Chris Edwards](https://www.cato.org/people/chris-edwards)**, Director, Tax Policy Studies, editor of [www​.Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org](http://www.DownsizingGovernment.org), Cato Institute |
| 11:50AM – 12:10PM | **The Paris Nonclimate Accord** **[Pat Michaels](https://www.cato.org/people/patrick-michaels)**, Director, Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the “Welcoming Remarks,” “Keynote Address,” “The GOP and Prospects for Tax Reform” and “The Paris Nonclimate Accord”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cppa-01-27-16-01.mp3) |
| 12:10 – 12:40PM | **Reception** |
| 12:40 – 2:00PM | **Luncheon Address—Don’t Vote, It Only Encourages Them** **[P. J. O’Rourke](https://www.cato.org/people/pj-orourke)**, author, *Thrown Under the Omnibus*,H. L. Mencken Research Fellow, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the “Don’t Vote, It Only Encourages Them”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2016/cppa-01-27-16-02.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).

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