Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/events/argentina-v-holdout-creditors-applying-rule-law-resolve-debt-default Featuring Elena Duggar,Group Credit Officer for Sovereign Risk, Moody's Investor Service; Julian Ku, Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University; Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist in Residence, School of International Service, American University; and Richard Samp, Chief Counsel, Washington Legal Foundation; moderated by Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Policy Analyst on Latin America, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute. In 2001, Argentina defaulted on $81 billion of debt — the largest sovereign default in history. While years later most of its creditors settled to swap their old bonds with heavily discounted new bonds, a group of holdout creditors challenged Argentina in the courts. In October 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sided with plaintiffs to rule that Argentina must treat all its creditors equally and pay owners of defaulted bonds that were issued under New York law. As the long standoff nears judicial resolution, a distinguished panel of experts will discuss the significant implications of this case for the protection of creditor rights, future debt restructuring processes, and emerging markets. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbqMFa86fYE

The National Security Agency has been collecting more than telephone call data. The secretive federal agency has also been gathering far more sensitive internet metadata. Cato Institute research fellow Julian Sanchez discusses the implications of that data gathering and the institutional challenges posted by secret courts. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Kevin Sennett and Austin Bragg. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPXHDLX9JNw

View full event here: http://www.cato.org/events/more-you-wanted-know-failure-mandated-disclosure Americans swim daily in a sea of mandated disclosures. These disclosures accompany every trip to the doctor’s office, every credit card statement, every purchase of a song on your smartphone. Their intent is to transform every person into a well-informed consumer, able to make sound choices whether considering a range of medical treatments or a range of credit card features. But are the reams of information produced through mandated disclosures actually helpful? Are we making better choices? Is the enormous expense of compiling, distributing, and reviewing the information worth the benefit to the consumer? In their book, More Than You Wanted to Know: The Failure of Mandated Disclosure, law professors Omri Ben-Shahar and Carl E. Schneider conclude that these disclosures have utterly failed to achieve their goals and that widespread reliance on them is misplaced. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqAURNXDsh8

Follow the link to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/events/how-should-ridesharing-be-regulated 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. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElLcr1DJB4