Cato University 2010

Confronting Grasping Government

July 25—30, 2010

San Diego, California

Details & Registration: www.cato-university.org

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About Cato University

Cato University is the Cato Institute's premier educational event of the year. Its widening popularity stems from the opportunity it provides participants to form new friendships, and for sharing insights and perspectives in a one-of-a-kind, brain-energizing environment.

About this year's program

Health care. Housing. Transportation. Financial Institutions. These days, government is deeply intruding in all of them, grappling for control with over-reaching tentacles. And each ascending step of a grasping government forces a descending step in the nation's freedoms and founding principles. What historical precedents, proven perspectives, present-day realties, and individual options can be wielded in response?

Cato University 2010 will provide a thorough knowledge of history, economics, philosophy, and law, with special attention to the accelerating growth of Big Government. Top scholars will focus on how the U.S. Constitution is being ignored, as well as on the threats that liberty faces from Big Government, the financial meltdown, and war. This year's Cato University will conclude with options available to participants to confront Big Government and limit its power.

The setting:  The Rancho Bernardo Inn –  www.ranchobernardoinn.com – just a few miles north of . Its world-class facilities, easy access, and balmy climate combine to make Cato University an unparalleled education and vacation experience.

Price:  The low price of $1100 covers all meals, receptions, lectures, materials, books, and evening events, but not overnight room charges at the Rancho Bernardo Inn.  However, we've been able to arrange an exceptionally low room rate for participants.  Cost details are located at www.cato-university.org.

The Faculty:

·        Tom G. Palmer, senior fellow, Cato Institute; director, , and author of Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History and Practice

·         Robert Levy, Chairman of the Board, Cato Institute; coauthor of The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom

·         Diogo Costa, Editor of the web site OrdemLivre.org

·         Robert Higgs, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; senior fellow in political economy at the Independent Institute; editor of the Independent Review

·         Prof. Robert McDonald, Assistant Professor of History at the at

·         Prof. Charlotte Twight,  author of Dependent on D.C.: The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans

·         Daniel Griswold, Director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; author of Mad about Trade: Why n Street America Should Embrace Globalization

·         David Boaz, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute; author of The Politics of Freedom: Taking on the Left, the Right, and Threats to Our Liberties

 Details & Registration: www.cato-university.org

 If you have any questions about registration, the program, or about the Rancho Bernardo Inn, feel free to contact Allison Horton– ahorton@cato.org or Robert Garber– rgarber@cato.org here at the Cato Institute.