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Sub-Saharan Africa faces three interrelated challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then, more than half of Africans will be living in the cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and with the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed, Africa's youth could be a force for economic growth and political change. Without economic growth and jobs, however, Africa's demographic expansion could prove to be a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work. If African leaders want to remain in power, they will have to do more to enable high economic growth rates. Making Africa Work aims to ensure that African growth is based on more than the export of commodities and that it creates jobs on the continent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You think you know why our government in Washington is broken, but you really don't. You think it's broken because politicians curry favor with special interests and activists of the left or right. There's something to that, and it helps explain why these politicians can't find common ground. But this theory misses the root cause. A half century ago, elected officials in Congress and the White House figured out a new system for enacting laws and spending programs—one that lets them take credit for promising good news while avoiding blame when the government produces bad results. With five key tricks, politicians of both parties now avoid accounting to us for what government actually does to us.While you understand that these politicians seem to pull rabbits out of hats, hardly anyone sees the sleight of hand by which they get away with their tricks. Otherwise, their tricks wouldn't work. DC Confidential exposes the sleights of hand. Its author argues that we can stop the tricks, fix our broken government, and make Washington work for us once again.The book explains the necessary reform and lays out an action plan to put it in place. Stopping the tricks would be a constructive, inclusive response to the anger that Americans from across the political spectrum feel toward what should be our government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. YeagerCato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger. 5:00—6:00PMANNUAL B. KENNETH SIMON LECTURE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE THREAT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES Philip Hamburger, Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. YeagerCato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger. 3:45—5:00PMPANEL IV: LOOKING AHEAD: OCTOBER TERM 2017 Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court ReviewChristopher Landau, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLPNeal Katyal, Partner, Hogan LovellsNina Totenberg, Legal Affairs Correspondent, NPR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. YeagerCato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger. 2:15—3:30PMPANEL III: PROPERTY, RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR Moderator: Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato InstituteRoger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato InstituteRick Garnett, Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor, University of Notre Dame Law SchoolThomas M. Hefferon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. YeagerCato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger. 1:00—2:15PMPANEL II: MONEY AND CRIME Moderator: Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato InstituteDavid Goldberg, Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law SchoolDavid Post, Professor of Law Emeritus, Beasley School of Law at Temple UniversityThaya Brook Knight, Associate Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. YeagerCato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger. 10:30—10:45AMWELCOMING REMARKSRoger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato InstituteINTRODUCTIONIlya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review10:45—12:00PMPANEL I: FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGESModerator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court ReviewClay Calvert, Director, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, University of FloridaPaul M. Sherman, Senior Attorney, Institute for JusticeBob Corn-Revere, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the state of human freedom and progress around the world? If human well-being is getting better, why do so many people remain pessimistic?Evidence from academic institutions and international organizations shows dramatic improvements in human well-being. These improvements are especially striking in the developing world. Unfortunately, there is often a wide gap between the reality and public perception of human well-being. To make matters worse, the media emphasizes bad news, while ignoring many positive long-term trends.We think freedom is a big part of the story. Because freedom is inherently valuable and plays a role in human and economic progress, it is worth carefully tracking. Join Cato scholars to analyze the evolution of global freedom since the Institute's founding 40 years ago and explore the prospects for the next 40 years of expanding human freedom.The 40th Anniversary e-Briefing Series offers Cato Sponsors a special opportunity to engage with Cato's leadership and scholars as the Institute commemorates this milestone while also examining the future of liberty and achieving our mission of creating a free society.Forty years ago, the Cato Institute opened its doors as a new public policy research organization dedicated to liberty. Today, through our independent, nonpartisan research, worldwide events, vast online resources, and media outreach, Cato engages millions on the timeless principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Cato's success is a testament to our Sponsors' commitment to the Institute and our work. Thank you for your continued support.Send any questions, comments, or other feedback to Harrison Moar at hmoar@cato.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, political dictators were not only popular in their own countries, but were also admired by numerous highly educated and idealistic Western intellectuals. The objects of this political hero-worship included Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro and more recently Hugo Chavez, among others. Hollander will discuss the sources of these misjudgments and misperceptions, the specific appeals of particular dictators, and the part played by their charisma, or pseudo-charisma. He will shed new light not only on the political disposition of numerous Western intellectuals — such as Martin Heidegger, Eric Hobsbawm, Norman Mailer, Ezra Pound, Susan Sontag and George Bernard Shaw — but also on the personality of those political leaders who encouraged, and in some instances helped to design, the cult surrounding their rise to dictatorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The legal sale of recreational marijuana remains limited to a handful of states, but 29 states plus the District of Columbia allow the prescription and distribution of medical marijuana. Ten of those states—which represent 115 electoral votes—went for President Trump in the 2016 election. National polling shows that just over half of Americans favor marijuana legalization, but a much larger majority want the federal government to leave marijuana alone in states where it is legal. While candidate Trump promised to protect medical marijuana on the campaign trail, President Trump's Justice Department wants to be more aggressive against state-legal marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Ultimately, Congress holds the reins on the Department of Justice's ability to enforce particular provisions of the CSA and determines which substances should be under federal control. While marijuana decriminalization is often thought to be a Democrat-friendly topic, some of the best arguments for federal recognition of state marijuana policy rest in traditional Republican values of federalism, deference to local policy choices, and a limited federal government. Moreover, businesses that have no direct ties to cannabis cultivation or distribution like banks and financial institutions can benefit from clear federal rules that tolerate state-legal marijuana transactions. Join us for a lunchtime discussion to explore several ways Congress can reshape federal marijuana policy in a manner that is more consistent both with public opinion and the conservative values of limited government, federalism, and local policymaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.