The Sphere Summit aims to restore a spirit of civil, constructive, and respectful discourse and engagement and to return facts, analysis, and research to primacy as the vehicles for discussion and debate.
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The rise of ridesharing in the U.S. and abroad has been accompanied by complaints and concerns related to the regulation of rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft. Reports of rideshare drivers assaulting passengers as well as worries about insurance coverage and vehicle inspections have all prompted discussion about the safety of ridesharing. In addition, market incumbents have complained that rideshare companies are unfairly flouting existing regulation.
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For thousands of years, farmers used selective breeding to produce more plentiful harvests and increase the usefulness of domesticated animals. Today, genetic engineering allows businesses to do the same—but more cheaply, precisely and speedily. Unbeknownst to most people, the use of genetically modified organisms is not limited to agriculture. GMO technology is all around us, helping to produce life-enhancing products, such as synthetic insulin, and life-saving medicines, such as cancer-fighting Avastin. Still, controversy surrounding GMOs persists.
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David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and coeditor of the Cato Handbook For Policymakers. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, John McLaughlin's One on One, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media. His latest book is The Politics of Freedom.
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Over the past several decades, America’s criminal justice system has moved dangerously close to a “point and convict” process of adjudication as trials have been all but replaced by plea bargaining. As a result, 95 percent of all criminal convictions today are obtained not through constitutionally prescribed public jury trials but through an often astonishingly coercive process of inducing defendants to forego their right to a trial and simply condemn themselves instead.
Directed and produced by Emmy‐nominated Wynette Yao, The Vanishing Trial follows four individuals forced to make the excruciating choice of either pleading guilty to a crime they did not commit in exchange for a shorter sentence or going to trial and risking decades behind bars. Throughout the film, we hear from leading experts about how this so‐called trial penalty has effectively abrogated one of our most hallowed constitutional rights and helped fuel mass incarceration.
This online event will feature a panel discussion followed by a question‐and‐answer session with the audience. Participants are encouraged to watch The Vanishing Trial before the panel discussion and will receive a link and password upon registering for the event so they can watch the 40‐minute film online.
During the event, submit questions on Twitter using #CatoCJ.
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President Biden came into office promising to end U.S. support for the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen.
Since then, he has announced the end of American support for “offensive” Saudi operations in Yemen and designated Timothy Lenderking as U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen, although attempts to mediate talks between the warring parties have so far failed to make progress.
Meanwhile, the ongoing conflict in Yemen remains an acute humanitarian crisis and the administration’s support of Riyadh does not appear to have dramatically changed.
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MORE INFORMATION: https://www.cato.org/events/americas-role-yemen
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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 reality and public perceptions, including that of many policymakers, scholars in unrelated fields, and intelligent lay persons. To make matters worse, the media emphasizes bad news, while ignoring many positive long-term trends.
Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that a panel convened by the president to review the National Security Agency's programs will recommend that "the records of nearly every U.S. phone call now collected in a controversial NSA program be held instead by the phone company or a third-party organization." That recommendation is a non-starter. The Cato Institute's Jim Harper explains.
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Three months into the pandemic, things are opening back up in fits and starts, with legal challenges about lingering shutdowns that may no longer be justified as well as other shutdowns that were always on dubious legal grounds.
Conventional wisdom is that we could get things moving quicker if we had broader testing programs and more‐ambitious contact tracing.
But can the government—federal, state, or local—force you to get tested before you can go to certain places or participate in certain activities?
Can it make you wear a mask whenever you go outside? Can private businesses require temperature testing at the door and masks inside?
For that matter, can the government work with technology companies or force you to download an app to track your phone and make sure you’re following distancing guidelines?
Whether digital or analog, what kinds of powers can contact tracers have and how does all of this relate to your Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures?
Does contact tracing even work when there’s community spread, and how does that affect the constitutional analysis?
Please join FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson and Cato scholars Matthew Feeney and Ilya Shapiro for an online forum to discuss these and other issues.
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