## Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2017

*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)

**Friday, March 31, 2017** 
11:00am — 2:00pm

**InterContinental Barclay Hotel** 
111 E 48th Street, New York, NY

Featuring **P.J. O’Rourke**, Author, *How the Hell Did This Happen? The Election of 2016*, H.L. Mencken Research Fellow, Cato Institue; **Gary Taubes**, Author, *The Case Against Sugar*; **Sallie James**, Director of Development, Cato Institute; **Michael Cannon**, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and **Christopher Preble**, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute.

| 10:30 – 10:50AM | **Registration** |
|---|---|
| 10:50 – 11:00AM | **Welcoming Remarks** [**Sallie James**](https://www.cato.org/people/sallie-james), Director of Development, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of the Welcoming Remarks](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cppa-03-31-17-01.mp3) |
| 11:00 – 11:40AM | **Keynote Address** **Gary Taubes**, Author, *The Case Against Sugar* [Download a podcast of the Keynote Address](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cppa-03-31-17-02.mp3) |
| 11:40AM – 12:00PM | **Finally (?) Repealing and Replacing Obamacare** [**Michael Cannon**](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-cannon), Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of “Finally (?) Repealing and Replacing Obamacare”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cppa-03-31-17-03.mp3) |
| 12:00 – 12:20PM | **What Is Wrong with the U.S. Military?** [**Christopher Preble**](https://www.cato.org/people/christopher-preble), Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute [Download a podcast of “What Is Wrong with the U.S. Military?”](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cppa-03-31-17-04.mp3) |
| 12:20 – 12:30PM | **Reception** |
| 12:30 – 2:00PM | **Luncheon Address** [**P.J. O’Rourke**](https://www.cato.org/people/pj-orourke), Author, *How the Hell Did This Happen? The Election of 2016*, H.L. Mencken Research Fellow, Cato Institue [Download a podcast of the Luncheon Address](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cppa-03-31-17-05.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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