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Follow the link below to watch the full video from this panel and the rest of this year's Monetary Conference: http://www.cato.org/events/32nd-annual-monetary-conference/schedule CATO'S 32ND ANNUAL MONETARY CONFERENCE —brings leading scholars together and advocates for fundamental monetary reform to discuss: - The bitcoin revolution and future of crypto-currencies - How technology will drive further innovations so that private currencies become a reality - The role of gold in a decentralized monetary regime - The steps necessary to return to constitutional money based on the convertibility principle and free banking When the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, its powers were limited and the United States was still on the gold standard. Today the Fed has virtually unlimited power and the dollar has no backing. Limited, constitutional government requires a rules based, free-market monetary system with a stable-valued dollar, not the topsy-turvy fiat dollar that now exists under central banking. This conference examines the case for sound money and the reforms needed to realize it. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney and Theresa Terrible.

Audio podcast version: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/net-neutrality-obama-oatmeal. The debate continues over whether "net neutrality" is the equivalent of old-school utility regulation of telecommunication firms. The President and others are now asking the FCC to treat telecom firms in the same ways telephone companies were treated decades ago. Berin Szoka, president of TechFreedom, comments. TechFreedom is responsible for the website, http://www.dontbreakthe.net. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Leonard Liggio was an important pillar in the modern libertarian movement and someone who connected modern libertarian ideas with their historical antecedents. Tom G. Palmer comments on Liggio's impact on ideas and libertarianism. Learn more at http://leonardliggio.org/ Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Austin Bragg, Tess Terrible and Kevin Sennett.

http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/college-students-demand-freedom-speech “Disinvitation season” for commencement speakers has become something of a hallmark of the college experience in recent years. Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education explains in his new essay, “Freedom from Speech.” Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg

Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/when-foreign-internal-defense-fid-smart-policy-tool-washington/p> Featuring David S. Maxwell, Associate Director, Center for Security Studies & Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Sean McFate, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution; and James B. Story, Director, Office of Western Hemisphere Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State; moderated by Jennifer Keister, Visiting Research Fellow, Cato Institute. In an era of fiscal constraints and concerns about direct military involvement abroad, helping others defend themselves is an attractive option to address America’s global security concerns. Efforts to train, equip, and advise partner nations are elements of foreign internal defense (FID) policies. But when is FID a smart tool? Does FID produce more effective and self-sufficient partners, at lower political and financial costs to Americans? Or, does FID pull the United States into local fights, and risk outsourcing U.S. security interests to partners with limited capabilities and whose political interests may not align with ours?/p> Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Follow the link below to watch the entire opening address and two panels: http://www.cato.org/events/francis-fukuyamas-end-history-25-years-later In an article that went viral in 1989, Francis Fukuyama advanced the notion that with the death of communism history had come to an end in the sense that liberalism — democracy and market capitalism — had triumphed as an ideology. Featuring Francis Fukuyama, author of “The End of History?”; Michael Mandelbaum, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Marian Tupy, Cato Institute; Adam Garfinkle, editor, American Interest; Paul Pillar, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Brookings Institution; and John Mueller, Ohio State University and Cato Institute. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

In the new “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors,” Cato scholars Nicole Kaeding and Chris Edwards examine the tax and spending decisions made by U.S. governors since 2012. Governors who have cut taxes and spending the most receive the highest grades, while those who have increased taxes and spending the most receive the lowest grades. Only four governors were awarded an “A” in this latest report card — Pat McCrory of North Carolina, Sam Brownback of Kansas, Paul LePage of Maine, and Mike Pence of Indiana.

Follow the link below to watch the full event: http://www.cato.org/events/after-dodd-frank-future-financial-markets Four years after the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) was signed into law, there are many open questions about what the Act has achieved and what lies ahead for the U.S. financial system. Featuring Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman, House Financial Services Committee; Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Member, House Financial Services Committee; Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; Richard Kovacevich, Chairman Emeritus, Wells Fargo & Company; Tyler Cowen, General Director, Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Sharon Brown-Hruska, Vice President, National Economic Research Associates and Visiting Professor of Finance, Tulane University; John Coates, Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School; Daniel M. Gallagher, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Josh Rosner, Author, Reckless Endangerment, Graham Fisher & Co.; and more. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Follow the link below to watch the full panels from this conference: http://www.cato.org/events/after-dodd-frank-future-financial-markets Four years after the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) was signed into law, there are many open questions about what the Act has achieved and what lies ahead for the U.S. financial system. Featuring Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman, House Financial Services Committee; Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Member, House Financial Services Committee; Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; Richard Kovacevich, Chairman Emeritus, Wells Fargo & Company; Tyler Cowen, General Director, Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Sharon Brown-Hruska, Vice President, National Economic Research Associates and Visiting Professor of Finance, Tulane University; John Coates, Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School; Daniel M. Gallagher, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Josh Rosner, Author, Reckless Endangerment, Graham Fisher & Co.; and more. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Follow the link below to watch the entire forum: http://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/obamas-enforcer-eric-holders-justice-department Featuring the author Hans A. von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation; with comments by J. Christian Adams, Former Justice Department Attorney, 2005-2010; moderated by Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute. Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice has faced much criticism in the past six years. From “Fast and Furious” to the surveillance of Fox News reporter James Rosen, Holder has attracted the ire of congressional Republicans, and even some Democrats. In 2012 Holder became the first sitting cabinet member in American history to be held in contempt by Congress. In their new book, Obama’s Enforcer: Eric Holder’s Justice Department Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation and John Fund of National Review argue that Holder’s Justice Department has become an enclave of radical progressive legal activism that serves as a heat shield to protect the Obama administration. In addition, argue the authors, Holder’s DOJ helps push the administration’s hidden agenda, from the war on Fox News to the targeting of Tea Party groups. Video produced by Blair Gwaltney.

Lessons on the importance of human liberty are seen throughout our lives and our history. Reverend Robert Sirico recalls the first time he understood the dignity of freedom and human liberty.  Rev. Robert Sirico is the president and co-founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. Create your own Why Liberty video and SHARE using #WhyLiberty. Produced by Tess Terrible

The welfare state is created with good intention; to help those that need assistance most. However the welfare state cannot provide nearly what philanthropy makes possible. Jo Kwong provides explanation on how the best way to help others is to give individuals independence from the state.

Entrepreneurs strive to give the best services to their customers. Jill Erber is a proud entrepreneur staffing 80 individuals from all backgrounds and experience levels at her restaurant.

Today, thousands of Venezuelans are protesting Nicolás Maduro government. Juan Carlos recalls his experience in Caracas, Venezuela witnessing the struggle for freedom and liberty.  Juan Carlos Hidalgo is a Policy Analyst on Latin America at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute. Create your own Why Liberty and SHARE using #WhyLiberty. Produced by Tess Terrible

Founded in 2012, the Center for the Study of Science was created to provide market-based ideas that could transition policy regarding energy consumption, environmental standards and other science-related issues away from government planners. Today, the Center is adding scholars to a team that will continue to use sound science to answer questions related environmental regulation through an objective framework.