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City Seminar 

# Cato on Tour: New York 

Date and Time 

October 22, 2025 5:30 - 7:30 PM EDT 

Location 

Harvard Club of New York City, 35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036 

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Please join us for a cocktail reception and conversation in NYC this fall. We are pleased to have *New York Post* columnist and author Rikki Schlott in conversation with Cato vice president for general economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center Scott Lincicome as our featured speakers.

Rikki and Scott will examine New York City’s mayoral race as a microcosm of a troubling trend: Gen Z’s embrace of socialist policies that purportedly fix real economic problems many Americans are facing today. Using candidate Zohran Mamdani’s surprising victory as an example, they’ll explore how economic pressures and uncertainty are driving many voters toward progressive solutions like industrial policy and rent control, even though free market approaches, including zoning reform and deregulation, offer better, proven pathways to genuine, broad-based prosperity. Why are government-centered policies gaining traction when market-based solutions have historically delivered economic growth, lower prices, and higher living standards?

As we approach Cato’s 50th anniversary in 2027, our mission is clear: **to keep liberty at the forefront of national debates and ensure a freer future for generations to come**. To meet this challenge, in May, Cato publicly launched [**the** ***Vision for Liberty*** **Campaign**](https://www.cato.org/visionforliberty?utm_campaign=Event_Invitation&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Cato_Email)—a bold initiative to expand our impact and accelerate the spread of the ideas that drive human flourishing. Cato president and CEO Peter Goettler will discuss Cato’s policy priorities, as well as how we are developing new audiences and scaling our educational programs.

For more information, please contact Josh Ferencik at [jferencik@​cato.​org](mailto:jferencik@cato.org) or 202–216‑1465.

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5:30 - 6:15 PM 

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**Welcoming Remarks and the Vision for Liberty**

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[**Peter Goettler**](https://cato.org/people/peter-goettler), President and CEO, Cato Institute

6:45 - 7:30 PM 

*The Allure of Bad Economics: Why Big Government Policies Keep Gaining Ground*

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**Rikki Schlott**, *New York Post* columnist and coauthor of *The Cancelling of the American Mind* 
[**Scott Lincicome**](https://cato.org/people/scott-lincicome), Vice President, General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute 
moderated by [**Harrison Moar**](https://cato.org/people/harrison-moar), Vice President for Development, Cato Institute

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