February 18

The Question of Intervention: John Stuart Mill and the Responsibility to Protect

The Question of Intervention: John Stuart Mill and the Responsibility to Protect

Featuring the author Michael W. Doyle, Director, Columbia Global Policy Initiative, Harold Brown Professor of International Affairs, Law, and Political Science, Columbia University; with comments by Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America; and Christopher A. Preble, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute; moderated by Brad Stapleton, Visiting Research Fellow, Cato Institute.

February 17

Is the European Union a Friend or Foe of Economic Freedom?

Is the European Union a Friend or Foe of Economic Freedom?

Featuring Massimiliano Trovato, Research Fellow, Instituto Bruno Leoni; with comments by Richard W. Rahn, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; moderated by Marian L. Tupy, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute.

February 16

From “No Child” to “Every Student”: How Big a Change?

From "No Child" to "Every Student": How Big a Change?

Featuring Gerard Robinson, Resident Fellow, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; David Cleary, Chief of Staff, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Majority Staff Director for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Lindsey Burke, Will Skillman Fellow in Education Policy, Heritage Foundation; and Neal McCluskey, Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute; moderated by Michael Hansen, Senior Fellow, Brown Center on Education Policy Governance Studies, Brookings Institution.

February 11

Derivatives: Weapons of Mass Destruction or Tools of Stability?

Derivatives: Weapons of Mass Destruction or Tools of Stability?

Featuring Bruce Tuckman, Clinical Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University; Marcus Stanley, Policy Director, Americans for Financial Reform; and James Iorio, Former Managing Director, Head of Global Foreign Exchange and Commodities Distribution, Barclays; moderated by Thaya Brook Knight, Associate Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute.

February 10

Intellectual Property and First Principles

Intellectual Property and First Principles

Featuring Randolph J. May, President, The Free State Foundation, coauthor, The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property; Richard A. Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University Law School; Jim Harper, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Eli Dourado, Director, Technology Policy Program, Mercatus Center, George Mason University; moderated by Roger Pilon, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute.

February 9

Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st-Century America

Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st-Century America

Featuring the authors Timothy Sandefur, Vice President for Litigation, Goldwater Institute; and Christina Sandefur, Vice President for Policy, Goldwater Institute; with comments by Robert V. Percival, Director, Environmental Law Program, University of Maryland School of Law; and Roger Pilon, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute; moderated by Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute.

February 8

The Promise and Pitfalls of Economic Sanctions

The Promise and Pitfalls of Economic Sanctions

Featuring Emma Ashford, Visiting Research Fellow, Cato Institute; and Eric Lorber, Senior Associate, Financial Integrity Network, and Adjunct Fellow, Center for a New American Security; moderated by Peter Russo, Director of Congressional Affairs, Cato Institute.

February 4

Air Traffic Control: Bipartisan Reform in 2016?

Air Traffic Control: Bipartisan Reform in 2016?

Featuring Dorothy Robyn, Senior Policy Expert, Clinton and Obama Administrations; Stephen Van Beek, Vice President of Aviation Consulting, ICF International; and Chris Edwards, Editor, DownsizingGovernment.org, Cato Institute; moderated by Peter Russo, Director of Congressional Affairs, Cato Institute.