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Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
11:00am — 2:00pm

The Drake Hotel
140 East Walton Place, Chicago, IL

Featuring Peter Goettler, President and CEO, Cato Institute; Michael Huemer, Author, The Problem of Political Authority, Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado Boulder; David Boaz, Author, The Libertarian Mind, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute; Marian Tupy, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute, Editor, Human​Progress​.org.

10:30 – 10:50AM Registration
10:50 – 11:00AM Welcoming Remarks

Peter Goettler, President and CEO, Cato Institute
11:00 – 11:40AM Keynote Address—Why I’m Optimistic about Freedom and Progress

David Boaz, Author, The Libertarian Mind, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute

Download a podcast of the ‘Welcoming Remarks’ and ‘Why I’m Optimistic about Freedom and Progress’

11:40AM – 12:10PM The State of Humanity Is Improving

Marian Tupy, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute, Editor, Human​Progress​.org

Download a podcast of the ‘The State of Humanity Is Improving’

12:10 – 12:40PM Reception
12:40 – 2:00PM Luncheon Address—Why People Are Irrational about Politics

Michael Huemer, Author, The Problem of Political Authority

Download a podcast of the ‘Luncheon Address—Why People Are Irrational about Politics’

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

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