Special Event # Cato Next Gen Virtual Reading Group Date and Time June 24, 2026 6:45 - 7:30 PM EDT Location Live Online via Zoom Share This Event ##### Featuring [![David-Inserra-cropped.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-11/David-Inserra-cropped.jpg?itok=UVcZA19i)](/people/david-inserra) [David Inserra](/people/david-inserra) Fellow for Free Expression and Technology, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/dr_inserra) [![Paul Meany headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-07/paul-meany.jpeg?itok=gWakEIeP)](/people/paul-meany) [Paul Meany](/people/paul-meany) Intellectual History Editor, Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org, Cato Institute [ ](mailto:pmeany@cato.org) ![New York skyline at night](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/2025-09/new-york-skyline-at-night.jpg?itok=rCeF4xqA) Please join us on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:45 PM EDT for a Cato Next Gen Virtual Reading Group on Zoom. This session will feature a group discussion on [*Chapter 1: On Liberty*](https://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/7136547-6a2acc7677003.pdf), by John Stuart Mill, led by [Paul Meany](https://www.cato.org/people/paul-meany), editor for intellectual history at [Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org](https://www.libertarianism.org/), and [Dave Inserra](https://www.cato.org/people/david-inserra), fellow for free expression and technology at the Cato Institute. Cato Next Gen is a growing community of young professionals in New York City who care about liberty, markets, and making sense of the policies that shape our lives. If you would like to join our community or hear more about this event, please contact Josh Ferencik at [jferencik@​cato.​org](mailto:jferencik@cato.org) or [202 216‑1465](). [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).