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Steven Hayward talked about his book The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution, 1980-1989 (Crown Forum; August 25, 2009). This second volume on the political career of President …

William Poole talked about government bailouts of private entities. He spoke on “put options” and the policies of the Federal Reserve for financial markets. He talked about the possibilities…

William Niskanen talked about the book he edited, After Enron: Lessons For Public Policy, published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Mr. Niskanen outlined the major lessons learned from…

John Ehrman talked about his book The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan, published by Yale University Press. In the book he examines what affect the 1980s and President Reagan’s presid…

Economists talked about lessons learned from several recent corporate accounting scandals. Among the topics they addressed were management practices at Enron, the causes of Enron’s collapse,…

The Brookings Institute and New America Foundation and other Public Policy institutions hosted a forum on Fiscal Policy. Senator John McCain R-Arizona and Senator Joe Lieberman D-Connecticut…

Several dignitaries spoke at the Cato Institute’s 25th anniversary celebration and the libertarian goals and ideals of the organization. The Milton Friedman liberty award was given to econom…

Participants talked about the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia and whether the U.S. military was needed to protect Persian Gulf oil. Among the issues they addressed were the historic i…

Participants talked about the Senate’s judicial confirmation process and the role of the nominee’s political ideology. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.

Participants debated the merits of war against Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the goals of any potential military action against Iraq, the need to resume weapons inspection in th…

President Kostunica talked about Yugoslavia and relations with the U.S.

Participants will discuss potential responses to future terrorist attacks such as military responses, responses by law enforcement agencies and economic measures.

The National Economists Club hosted a panel discussion on the budget. Panelists discussed what to do with the surprising Federal budget surplus. The size and sustainability of the surplus wa…

The Cato Institute hosted a panel discussion on the United States Military and War Strategy. Participants talked about the budgetary concerns that go along with a two war strategy.

Part of a symposium sponsored by the CATO Institute examining the implications of the National Defense Panel recommendations that the U.S. military should no longer prepare for two simultane…

Congressman Mark Neumann has proposed a plan to eliminate the budget deficit by 2030 and expressed his views during the forum moderated by Fred Barnes. Each panelist outlined his views and t…

Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus talked about his new book, Renaissance: The Rebirth of Liberty in the Heart of Europe, which is a collection of essays and speeches on changes in Czechoslovakia a…

Louis Rossetto, Wired Magazine editor and publisher closed a Cato Institute and Brookings Institution conference on government regulation in a digital age. He highlighted a recent article in…

In a panel discussion titled, “The Economy in the 1990s: What Went Wrong in the Bush/Clinton Era,” participants discussed the recent performance of the U.S. economy. They examined the Bush a…

Senator Phil Gramm(R-TX) spoke about his eight year economic program which he will attempt to implement if he becomes president. He emphasized that strong economic growth creates opportuniti…