Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion, Russian pro-democracy leader, and global human-rights activist delivers the Keynote Address at the 2014 Friedman Prize Dinner. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYEg4DWgR7Y
"There's always the wonderful camaraderie of sharing a passionate commitment to individual liberty with people who are dedicating their lives and their great talents to advancing it."
— Nadine Strossen, Former President, American Civil Liberties Union
Forty years ago, the Cato Institute opened its doors. See a timeline of our milestones, read about the future of liberty, and more: https://www.cato.org/cato40
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"When you have a civil society that is educated, that is cautious, that is vigilant, any chance of politicians manipulating them is very slim."
— Herman Mashaba, Mayor of Johannesburg
Forty years ago, the Cato Institute opened its doors. See a timeline of our milestones, read about the future of liberty, and more: https://www.cato.org/cato40.
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In June, the Food and Drug Administration gave marketing approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, against the unanimous advice of its advisory panel. Three of the panel’s five members resigned in protest. The panel’s members and many other medical experts claim there is no convincing evidence that the drug provides clinical benefit. Other critics complain that what they see as a useless drug will now cost Medicare (and taxpayers) $56,000 per patient per year.
The Aduhelm controversy brings into focus long‐standing arguments against efficacy requirements for FDA drug approval, especially when the FDA also permits practitioners to prescribe any approved drugs “off label,” deferring to their expertise and clinical judgment. The controversy also directs attention to federal laws that require Medicare to cover most FDA‐approved drugs and prohibit Medicare from negotiating drug prices.
Experts on health care, health and regulatory law, and health economics will explore these and related issues in what promises to be a lively discussion.
Join the conversation on social media using #CatoHealth.
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http://www.cato.org/immigration
http://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-reform-not-amnesty
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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s744es/pdf/BILLS-113s744es.pdf
For RPI points: Section 2101 / For green card: Section 2102
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Opponents of increased immigration say the main bill being debated in Congress is nothing more than "amnesty," a free pass for unauthorized workers.
The real implications of the bill are far more complex.
An immigrant in this country illegally can qualify for "registered provisional immigrant status" - a work permit - if he ...
was in the country prior to 2012,
pays any and all outstanding tax bills,
goes through national security and background checks,
AND pays a thousand dollar fine and a 500 dollar fee.
Only then will he get a work permit -- which is valid for six years. But if an immigrant wants to continue working in the United States after that ... he'll have to apply for a new permit and ...
Pay another 500 dollar fee,
Prove that he's been employed during the entire 6 year period at no less than the federal poverty line,
And prove he's paid all necessary taxes.
That permit is good for just four years. After that, an immigrant can apply for a green card, right after he....
proves can speak English
proves he hasn't been on welfare.
passes another round of security and background checks,
pay all the normal fees associated with a green card.
... and he'll only get his green card if the federal government has met all of its various immigration enforcement goals ...
Does that sound like a free pass to you?
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Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.
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More on Syria -
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/outsiders-have-no-tool-fix-syria
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/credibility-over-red-lines-no-reason-war
Christopher A. Preble bio - http://www.cato.org/people/christopher-preble
Benjamin H. Friedman bio - http://www.cato.org/people/benjamin-friedman
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyQg1xe540M
http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=9145
Ron Paul's two presidential campaigns have galvanized a mass movement for smaller government, sound money, and an end to our interventionist foreign policy. This genuinely spontaneous movement has featured blimps, "money bombs," the rEVOLution logo, and thousands of college students chanting "End the Fed" at campuses across the country. Somehow the message Ron Paul had been advancing for 30 years caught on in an era of financial collapse, bailouts, unprecedented deficits, and the two longest wars in American history. Brian Doherty, a senior editor at Reason and author of several books on libertarian history, has been covering Ron Paul since 1999. In his new book he looks at Paul's background, his early years in Congress, his 1988 Libertarian presidential run, his recent campaigns, the grassroots activists who joined the Ron Paul revolution, and indeed the election of Senator Rand Paul.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccJ7TGek-f8
http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=9162
Some political commentators have called the Obama administration's intervention last year in the Libyan civil war an "undeniable success" and one of "the greatest triumphs and signature moments in Barack Obama's presidency." One year later, however, Libya remains in crisis. Cato Institute research fellow in defense and homeland security studies Benjamin H. Friedman evaluates the goals and results of U.S. Libyan intervention.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Z6RY0UqXM
Listen to the full #podcast episode: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-daily-podcast/social-media-fights-over-definition-recession
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoO8eBCZvSQ
Featuring Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, (R-LA); John C. Goodman, Author, Patient Power; President, Goodman Institute; Paul B. Ginsburg, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies, Brookings Institution; and David A. Hyman, Coauthor, Overcharged; Professor of Law, Georgetown University; Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; moderated by Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
A quarter century ago, the Cato Institute released a revolutionary book, Patient Power: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis, by John C. Goodman and Gerald L. Musgrave. Patient Power introduced the United States to a bold and radical way of thinking about health care.
When third parties pay medical bills, Goodman and Musgrave wrote, providers come to view third-party payers as their customers, not the patients. As a result, instead of maximizing patient satisfaction, providers deliver care to maximize their revenue given third-party payment formulas. Instead of falling, costs rise. Third-party payment is the reason patients can’t talk to their doctors by phone, email, or Skype. It is why patients don’t have Uber-type doctor house calls at night and on weekends. Patient Power showed that if people controlled and managed their own health care dollars, the medical marketplace would change radically—almost overnight.
Indeed, Patient Power changed the world. Thanks largely to Goodman and Musgrave’s work, more than 20 million people are managing their own health care dollars in health savings accounts. A roughly equal number are managing their medical spending through health reimbursement arrangements. And employers are experimenting with giving individuals complete financial control over everything from hip and knee replacements to blood tests.
Learn more: https://www.cato.org/research/health-care
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