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Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri raise many issues concerning American policing and the criminal justice system generally. Join Tim Lynch for a live, online Q&A as he discusses the ongoing situation in Ferguson, including the shooting of Michael Brown; police misconduct and officer-involved shootings; the right to protest; the militarization of policing; public safety; and the role of the federal government. Video produced by Kevin Sennett, Austin Bragg, Evan Banks and Caleb O. Brown.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) discusses federal regulation of hemp, polling on marijuana reform, reasserting the Second Amendment in D.C. and the legislative effort to curtail the National Security Agency's sweeping data collection practices. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Two federal circuit courts have now ruled on ObamaCare's health insurance exchanges and have arrived at different conclusions. Michael Cannon, one of the chief architects of this legal challenge, explains what the rulings mean and what's in store for the future health policy. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Kevin Sennett, Blair Gwaltney and Austin Bragg./

Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/youre-gonna-need-warrant-path-digital-privacy-reform Featuring Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX); Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel and Director, Center for Democracy & Technology, Project on Freedom, Security and Technology; Katie McAuliffe, Executive Director for Digital Liberty, Americans for Tax Reform; David Lieber, Privacy Counsel, Google; and Nate Jones, Attorney, Microsoft Corporation; moderated by Julian Sanchez, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. A unanimous Supreme Court recently declared that that our networked mobile devices merit the highest level of Fourth Amendment protection against government searches, since these devices often contain more sensitive information than even "the most exhaustive search of a house" would reveal. Yet increasingly, the vast troves of personal data they contain are synched to "the cloud," where the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 allows many types of information to be accessed without a warrant. The need to bring the law up to date has been recognized not only by privacy advocates, but major technology companies, more than half of the House of Representatives, and even federal law enforcement officials. Join us for a lively discussion of how and why to drag federal privacy law into the 21st century, with keynote remarks by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) and a panel discussion featuring both policy experts and representatives of the tech firms we increasingly entrust with our most private data. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/dojs-operation-choke-point-illegally-choking-legitimate-businesses Featuring Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-49), Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; moderated by Mark Calabria, Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute. Launched in early 2013, "Operation Choke Point" is a joint effort by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the bank regulators to limit access to the bank payments system by various businesses. Initially targeted at small-dollar nonbank lenders, Choke Point has grown to cover a variety of legitimate, legal businesses that just happen to be unpopular with DOJ, such as gun dealers and porn stars. Initial responses from DOJ claimed such efforts were limited to illegal businesses committing fraud. A recent report by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform reveals DOJ's claims to be false. In today's economy, almost any economic activity depends on access to the payments system; allowing DOJ, without trial or a right to appeal, to arbitrarily limit access represents an almost unprecedented abuse of power. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Podcast audio: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/rational-optimism-about-planet-earth In his recent work on the greening of our planet, Matt Ridley discovered something interesting: likely scenarios in which humans contribute more to climate change (according to the IPCC) are the same ones in which incomes grow more slowly. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown & Austin Bragg.

Podcast audio version: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/export-import-bank-fiscal-policy-litmus-test The Export-Import Bank is a federal agency that subsidizes the financing of U.S. exports. The Bank was created eight decades ago to facilitate trade, but the need for such a government agency has always been doubtful. Columnist Tim Carney explains why the arguments for keeping the bank don't stand up to scrutiny. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Full audio interview here: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/plea-end-corporate-welfare Crony capitalism, corporate welfare or corporatism. Whatever you call it, Ralph Nader believes he can assemble a coalition to end it. In his new book, Unstoppable, he tries to signal to libertarians, conservatives and progressives that there is broad agreement on protecting civil liberties, preventing wars and ending handouts to corporations. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Leszek Balcerowicz, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, received the 2014 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, presented by the Cato Institute to an individual for achievement in promoting freedom and individual liberty.

The return to a stable dollar may take some time, but it's critical for the global economy, says author and publisher Steve Forbes. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Austin Bragg and Kevin Sennett.

Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/new-leaf-end-cannabis-prohibition Featuring Alyson Martin & Nushin Rashidian, Co-Authors, A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition; Betty Aldworth, Executive Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy; Former Spokesperson for Colorado's Amendment 64 Campaign; moderated by Caleb O. Brown, Director of Multimedia, Cato Institute. In November 2012 voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use—a first not only in the United States but also the world. Medical cannabis is now legal in 22 states and Washington, D.C., and more than one million Americans have turned to it in place of conventional pharmaceuticals. Public opinion continues to shift toward policies that favor increased personal liberty on the issue of cannabis. In A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition, investigative journalists Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian present an expert analysis of how recent milestones toward legalization will affect the war on drugs both domestically and internationally. Reporting from nearly every state with a medical cannabis law, the book features in-depth interviews with patients, growers, doctors, entrepreneurs, politicians, activists, and regulators. The result is a unique account of how legalization is manifesting itself in the lives of millions. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

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

Follow the link below to watch the full event:http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/administrative-law-unlawful Featuring the author Philip Hamburger, Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law; with comments by Hon. Stephen F. Williams, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; moderated by Roger Pilon, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute. When law in America can be made by executive "pen and phone" alone — indeed, by a White House press release — we're faced starkly with a fundamental constitutional question: Is administrative law unlawful? Answering in the affirmative in this far-reaching, erudite new treatise, Philip Hamburger traces resistance to rule by administrative edict from the Middle Ages to the present. Far from a novel response to modern society and its complexities, executive prerogative has deep roots. It was beaten back by English constitutional ideas in the 17th century and even more decisively by American constitutions in the 18th century, but it reemerged during the Progressive Era and has grown ever since, regardless of the party in power. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Follow the link below to watch the full event:http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/suspending-law-obama-administrations-approach-extending-executive-power-evading Featuring Andrew M. Grossman, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; and Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School; moderated by Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute. The president has a constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." Previous administrations have been criticized for overreaching — that is, going beyond what the law expressly authorizes. But the Obama administration has pioneered a new way to shirk this duty: suspension of the law. In numerous areas — including Obamacare implementation, immigration law, education funding, and environmental regulation — the administration has carried out its policy objectives not by exceeding the law's limits but by picking and choosing which provisions to enforce. In some cases it has relaxed legal requirements as an inducement for states to carry out its preferred policies, without any legal basis. In other cases, like immigration, it has established entirely new programs never authorized by Congress. And in every instance this approach has allowed the administration to avoid legal challenge by ensuring that no party suffers an injury sufficient to confer the legal "standing" necessary to bring suit. At least that's been the working assumption — but it may not hold true in every instance. Please join us to learn about this new abuse of executive power and the prospects for challenging it. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/unlucky-strike-private-health-science-law-politics-smoking Featuring the author John Staddon, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Professor of Biology and Neurobiology, Emeritus, Duke University; moderated by David Boaz, Executive Vice President, Cato Institute. Smoking is risky for smokers, but is it bad for the rest of us? Science says no. Those who die from smoking tend to die close to retirement age. Lifetime medical costs for smokers are less than for nonsmokers. The risk to others of secondhand smoke is impossible to measure and is probably negligible. In short, smokers are not a public cost. So why are they over-taxed, dissed, and discriminated against in so many ways? A good question, examined at length in Unlucky Strike by John Staddon, author of more than 200 scientific papers, with original illustrations by the renowned artist David Hockney. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.