# [ ](/free-society) Summer 2024 Vol. 1, No. 2 ![Free Society - Vol 1 No 2 Summer 2024 - Issue Cover](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/aside_3x/public/2024-06/Free-Society-Summer-2024-cover.png?itok=nIdAQ8wu) Creating free, open, and civil societies founded on libertarian principles. ### [Cato in the News](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/cato-news) Noteworthy op-eds, TV appearances, and media highlights. ### [Cato Quarterly](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/cato-quarterly) Events, publications, and studies. ![](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/aside_mobile/public/2024-03/peter-goettler-portrait.png?itok=5uvrGnxs) ## [ A Letter from the President, Peter Goettler ](/free-society/summer-2024/letter-president-peter-goettler) At a recent dinner, two questions were posed to the table. What do we owe to the past? And what do we owe to the future? The answers seem clear. To previous generations we have a debt of gratitude and respect. To future generations we have a duty. [Read the Letter](/free-society/summer-2024/letter-president-peter-goettler) #### Features [![Free Society Vol. 1 No. 2 - Globalization Is about People - Hero ](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/FS-globalization-1.png?itok=fw2eOb_A)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/globalization-about-people-not-governments) Free Society ### [Globalization Is about People, Not Governments](/free-society/summer-2024/globalization-about-people-not-governments) By [Scott Lincicome](https://www.cato.org/people/scott-lincicome) Populist calls for the “death of globalization” ignore not only the practical and moral benefits of open markets but also their fundamental humanity. [![FS Vol. 1 No. 2 -Liberty at Home - Hero](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/FS-Liberty-at-home-Hero%20copy_1.jpg?itok=bSM3Ayxb)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/liberty-home-restraint-abroad-realist-approach-foreign-policy) Free Society ### [Liberty at Home, Restraint Abroad: A Realist Approach to Foreign Policy](/free-society/summer-2024/liberty-home-restraint-abroad-realist-approach-foreign-policy) By [Justin Logan](https://www.cato.org/people/justin-logan) The United States should embrace its unique geopolitical blessings and let realism and restraint guide American foreign policy. #### In This Issue [![Cannabis Products](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/cannabis-products.jpg?itok=7OBDVOnv)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/marijuana-prohibitions-long-demise) Free Society ### [Marijuana Prohibition’s Long Demise](/free-society/summer-2024/marijuana-prohibitions-long-demise) By [Paul Best](https://www.cato.org/people/paul-best) Bad federal policy is endangering state-authorized cannabis markets while hindering research. [![Matt Taibbi Portrait by Greg Khan](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/matt-taibbi.png?itok=Ht1Adeon)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/brand-new-belief-system-matt-taibbi-how-trump-era-changed-medias-free) Free Society ### [“A Brand-New Belief System”: Matt Taibbi on How the Trump Era Changed Media’s Free Speech Stance](/free-society/summer-2024/brand-new-belief-system-matt-taibbi-how-trump-era-changed-medias-free) By [Gene Healy](https://www.cato.org/people/gene-healy) From the Twitter Files to unexpected IRS visits, investigative journalist Matt Taibbi warns of the precarious state of First Amendment rights. [![Bob Levy outside Supreme Court DC v. Heller](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/bob-levy-05.jpg?itok=YDMkJ064)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/legacy-liberty-robert-levy-leaves-mark-libertarianism) Free Society ### [A Legacy of Liberty: Robert Levy Leaves His Mark on Libertarianism](/free-society/summer-2024/legacy-liberty-robert-levy-leaves-mark-libertarianism) By [Audrey Grayson](https://www.cato.org/people/audrey-grayson) From tobacco settlements to Second Amendment rights, Robert Levy has helped advance libertarian principles and defend the Constitution on pivotal issues. [![New Zealand Sheep](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/nz-sheep.png?itok=E-_yhcaS)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/freedom-farm-lessons-new-zealand) Free Society ### [Freedom to Farm: Lessons from New Zealand](/free-society/summer-2024/freedom-farm-lessons-new-zealand) By [Paul Best](https://www.cato.org/people/paul-best) Farmers in New Zealand thrive without the subsidies, tax incentives, tariffs, and other measures that distort the agriculture industry worldwide. US lawmakers should take note as the Farm Bill’s expiration nears. [![Erec Smith portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/erec-smith.png?itok=OcBD3YiW)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/institutionalization-racism-contemporary-deis-effect-higher-education) Free Society ### [The Institutionalization of Racism: Contemporary DEI’s Effect on Higher Education](/free-society/summer-2024/institutionalization-racism-contemporary-deis-effect-higher-education) By [Erec Smith](https://www.cato.org/people/erec-smith) Cato Institute research fellow Erec Smith, a rhetoric professor and former diversity trainer, argued in recent congressional testimony that contemporary diversity, equity, and inclusion programs perpetuate the very racism that they are supposed to be fighting against. [![Cato headquarters with a blue overlay.](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2023-02/CatoHQ%20copy_0.jpg?itok=p1efnNuP)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/catos-most-viewed-web-pages-why-they-matter) Free Society ### [Cato’s Most-Viewed Web Pages (and Why They Matter)](/free-society/summer-2024/catos-most-viewed-web-pages-why-they-matter) By [Josh Hardman](https://www.cato.org/people/josh-hardman) Cato’s website is a one-stop shop for a range of policy analyses, op-eds, event livestreams, and blog posts that offer libertarian solutions to our most vexing problems. Check out our biggest hits from the past year. [![Cato Headquarters - Washington DC Building at Night](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2021-04/cato-headquarters-night.jpg?itok=uTATs8YZ)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/forced-choices-how-joe-harrisons-life-experiences-shaped-libertarian) Free Society ### [Forced Choices: How Joe Harrison’s Life Experiences Shaped His Libertarian Philosophy](/free-society/summer-2024/forced-choices-how-joe-harrisons-life-experiences-shaped-libertarian) By Brian Mullis [![Johan Norberg - Illustration](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/content_teaser/public/2024-06/norberg-illustration.png?itok=Pvr_IZct)](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/last-word-youre-wrong-about-capitalism) Free Society ### [Last Word: You’re Wrong about Capitalism](/free-society/summer-2024/last-word-youre-wrong-about-capitalism) By [Johan Norberg](https://www.cato.org/people/johan-norberg) ### Never miss a beat. 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