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Cato Event Podcast

Podcast of policy and book forums, Capitol Hill briefings and other events from the Cato Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:38

Being Predictive: Financial AI and the Regulatory Future

Cato Event Podcast ·

2023/11/17

The arrival of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the imagination of the public and policymakers. While often hailed as the newest new thing in many sectors, AI has been acore financial technology for decades. From market makers to consumer‐facing fintechs, our financial markets both deploy and innovate cutting‐edge AI.In 2023 alone, more than half adozen US financial regulators have addressed AI through commentary or rulemaking, and the Biden administration’s October Executive

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59:08

Let Pharmacists Prescribe

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2023/11/15

Pharmacists have sufficient training to autonomously prescribe medications to prevent or treat many medical conditions. But states generally require patients to obtain adoctor’s prescription before purchasing pharmaceuticals. This restriction drives up health care costs and unnecessarily inconveniences patients, often when they are in distress. Canadian provinces, by contrast, give pharmacists awide scope for prescribing pharmaceuticals, as Ross Tsuyuki will discuss. Alex Adams will explain recent

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1:09:46

Liar in a Crowded Theater

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2023/11/14

When commentators and politicians discuss misinformation, they often repeat five words: “fire in acrowded theater.” This outdated analogy, originally deployed to justify the conviction of an anti‐draft pamphleteer, has taken on alife of its own as acatch‐all justification for the regulation of false speech. Along with the other half‐truths, exaggerations, lies, and falsehoods that law professor Jeff Kosseff examines inLiar in aCrowded Theater, this persistent, pernicious phrase illustrates the

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1:31:11

Secularism Triumphant: Is the US Education System...

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2023/11/14

In France, students in public schools are prohibited from wearing religious clothing, which authorities fear would contaminate the secular oases public schools are supposed to be. It is acoercive interpretation of secularism, which imposes secular values on religious individuals, instead of protecting state neutrality, pluralism, and liberty.Is education in the United States heading in the same direction? Religious symbols are fortunately not banned in American schools, but there is concern that

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59:07

Annual B. Kenneth Simon Lecture - Hon. Bridget Mary...

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2023/11/07

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Cato Institute Reception October 26, 2023 - Why the...

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2023/11/07

Please join us for acocktail reception and thought‐provoking conversation with Cato Senior FellowJohan Norberg, author of the new bookThe Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Free Market Will Save the World.Globalization has come under fire over the past two decades as the world has lived through an international financial crisis, terrorist attacks, apandemic, and the return of war in Europe. Johan will discuss why, despite such turmoil, the free market has still made the past 20years the best time in

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Cato Institute Reception October 26, 2023 - Welcoming...

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2023/11/07

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1:05:38

Centers of Progress

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2023/10/27

Join Sphere Education Initiatives for an exclusive book release event forCenters of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the Worldon Wednesday, October 11th at 7:30pm eastern. Hear from the author, Chelsea Follett, about these extraordinary cities, the impact they have had on advancing human progress, and learn about the key conditions that allowed for their success. Following the presentation will be an overview of classroom resources developed by Sphere alumnus, Sean Kinnard, for use in your

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1:19:51

I RESOLVE: A Public Student Debate on Economic Equity

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2023/10/19

Disagreements over the necessity or wisdom of policies to advance economic equity have riven the country and Washington in recent years. Is equity agoal to be pursued by avigorous policy agenda? Would doing so prove to be counterproductive? Debating this issue will be leading student debaters from the Washington Urban Debate League in Washington, DC, with an expert panel of judges from across the ideological spectrum offering feedback and insight.A project of the Cato Institute, Sphere Education

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53:47

Cato Institute Reception October 10, 2023 - A...

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2023/10/17

Please join us for athought‐provoking evening with author and award‐winning investigative reporterMatt Taibbi. Matt will discuss government suppression of speech, the significance of First Amendment principles, and why afree press is needed to preserve our democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cato Institute Reception October 10, 2023 - Welcoming...

Cato Event Podcast ·

2023/10/17

Please join us for athought‐provoking evening with author and award‐winning investigative reporterMatt Taibbi. Matt will discuss government suppression of speech, the significance of First Amendment principles, and why afree press is needed to preserve our democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:25:55

Recovery A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector

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2023/10/17

Health care in the United States is not afree market. In many ways, U.S. residents are less free to make their own health decisions than residents of other nations. State and federal governments subsidize low‐quality medical care and penalize high‐quality care. They block innovations that would otherwise reduce medical prices. The harms are so wide‐reaching, the way Congress funds veterans benefits even increases the likelihood of war. In his new bookRecovery: AGuide to Reforming the U.S. Health

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1:28:35

How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy

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2023/10/03

Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. John J. Mearsheimer will argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decisionmaking processes. Using these criteria, he will describe how most states are rational most of the time, even if they are not always successful, and will discuss implications for

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1:01:03

Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World

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2023/10/02

There is no question that certain places, at certain times in history, have contributed disproportionately toward making the world abetter place. In this book forum, Chelsea Follett will discuss her debut book that tells the story of 40 of those places, ranging in diversity from ancient Athens to Song‐era Hangzhou to post–World War II New York. She will note some common themes that have emerged, including that most cities reach their creative peak during periods of peace, tend to be highly

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1:11:52

The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market...

Cato Event Podcast ·

2023/09/27

Globalization has come under fire over the past two decades as the world has lived through an international financial crisis, terrorist attacks, apandemic, and the return of war in Europe. Johan Norberg will explain why, despite such turmoil, the free market has still made the past 20years the best time in human history by almost any measure of well‐being. He will discuss why trade protectionism, industrial policy, and other proposals from the left and the right are mistakes that should not be

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1:02:08

The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals...

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2023/09/27

The American national security state—and its accumulated millions of pages of classified records—has become afixture of our political, social, and cultural life. Yet prior to World War I, the United States had no systematized government classification system, and its actual defense and foreign policy–related secrets were few. That changed with the United States’ entry into World War I, when through legislation and regulatory policy, the Wilson administration created the forerunners of the modern

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27:28

Fireside Chat with Senator Bill Hagerty (R‑TN)

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2023/09/25

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1:15:11

Regulating Open‐Source Financial Technology

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2023/09/22

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14:57

Remarks by Caroline Pham

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2023/09/22

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1:15:29

Crypto Regulatory Uncertainty and U.S. Competitiveness

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2023/09/22

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