In conventional political debate—particularly in Washington, DC—“law” is understood as top-down legislation: rules consciously designed and imposed by central authorities. John Hasnas challenges this unspoken assumption, pointing to the Anglo-American common law, a decentralized, continually evolving system that produces order without conscious design or political control. In his important new book, Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, he offers a theory of liberalism that demonstrates that the common law can serve as an effective alternative to traditional politically created legislation. Hasnas’s thesis has implications ranging from modest (many government functions can be better supplied by the common law than by centralized legislation) to radical (if human beings do not need the state to make law, do they need the state at all?).

Please join us for a discussion of this provocative new book featuring the author and Professor David Schmidtz, director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at West Virginia University, moderated by Cato’s Gene Healy.

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Are you ready to secure your dream internship by showing more than just qualifications? Want to demonstrate your ability to take initiative, think independently, and be entrepreneurial in your projects? Join us for an engaging and interactive session where you’ll hear directly from current interns and application reviewers.

Highlights

Showcase Your Initiative: Learn how to frame your experiences to highlight independence, self-starting behavior, and innovative thinking—skills essential to standing out in your internship application. Discover what qualities we seek and how to demonstrate them effectively.

Tips and Tricks: Gain insights from application reviewers who will share what they look for in submissions to rise to the top.

Q&A Session: Bring your burning questions and get answers from a panel of program supervisors and scholars. Clarify any doubts you may have about the application process.

Success Stories: Hear inspiring stories from individuals who successfully secured a spot in the internship program and discover how they navigated the process.

Connect with Current Interns: Learn from current interns about the program and the experience.

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Are you ready to secure your dream internship by showing more than just qualifications? Want to demonstrate your ability to take initiative, think independently, and be entrepreneurial in your projects? Join us for an engaging and interactive session where you’ll hear directly from current interns and application reviewers.

Highlights

Showcase Your Initiative: Learn how to frame your experiences to highlight independence, self-starting behavior, and innovative thinking—skills essential to standing out in your internship application. Discover what qualities we seek and how to demonstrate them effectively.

Tips and Tricks: Gain insights from application reviewers who will share what they look for in submissions to rise to the top.

Q&A Session: Bring your burning questions and get answers from a panel of program supervisors and scholars. Clarify any doubts you may have about the application process.

Success Stories: Hear inspiring stories from individuals who successfully secured a spot in the internship program and discover how they navigated the process.

Connect with Current Interns: Learn from current interns about the program and the experience.

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From the founding of the republic through the early 1930s, Congress set tariff rates through legislative revisions to the US tariff schedule. Low tariffs were initially imposed to raise revenue for the federal government, but tariffs became a tool to protect domestic producers from foreign competition. Today, Congress has broadly delegated its constitutional tariff powers to the president, and there is a real risk that the legislative and judicial branches would be unwilling or unable to check a future president’s abuse of US trade law as currently written.

In a recent briefing paper titled “Presidential Tariff Powers and the Need for Reform,” Cato scholars examine the current laws that might allow the president to impose broad tariffs without congressional input, as well as the reform options available to Congress for restoring balance between the legislative and executive branches.

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Higher education is at a crossroads. American universities are facing important questions about accountability and viability, including concerns about ideological influences, rising administrative costs, shifting academic expectations, and the growing challenge of student loan debt. But what are the underlying causes of these challenges, and how can we address them?

Join us for a thoughtful discussion with The Honorable Representative Burgess Owens, chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, alongside Cato experts Erec Smith, PhD, and Andrew Gillen, PhD as they examine the challenges facing academia today and explore practical solutions for the future.

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Religion plays a prominent role in the domestic and foreign policies of Middle Eastern states, particularly in the Persian Gulf. But the ways in which religion, specifically Islam, is used as a tool of statecraft are often misunderstood, leading to mischaracterizations and counterproductive policies.

In his new book, Jon Hoffman examines how Islam is marshaled as a tool of statecraft in the Middle East. The book offers new insight into the geopolitics of religion in the Middle East and how ruling elites in the region use Islam to protect and advance what are inherently political objectives—namely, regime preservation and power projection. Understanding the political incentives behind the manipulation of religion in the region is critical to debates surrounding Islam, democracy, and authoritarianism in the Middle East. The book also raises critical questions for US policy in the Middle East, which often relies on fundamental misunderstandings of Islam and its relationship with politics in the region.

Join Hoffman for a discussion on Islam and Statecraft, followed by commentary by Mustafa Akyol, Peter Mandaville, and Annelle Sheline on the politics of Islam in the Middle East.

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In this lively new history, Brian Doherty provides a concise, thorough account of the intellectual roots of the American libertarian movement, with helpful summaries of key figures, institutions, and events. Modern Libertarianism effortlessly combines historical insights and intellectual profiles of important figures—including Ludwig von Mises, F. A. Hayek, Ayn Rand, Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman, and Barry Goldwater—and key institutions such as the Foundation of Economic Education and the Mont Pelerin Society.

A superb introduction for the newcomer, yet rich and varied enough for those steeped in the libertarian tradition, Modern Libertarianism is a tribute to those who advocated for the cause of political liberty in America in the 20th century.

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