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Cato Institute scholars suggest questions for the final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The 2016 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors discusses fiscal policy trends and examines the tax and spending actions of each governor in detail. The hope is that the report encourages more state policymakers to follow the fiscal approaches of the top-scoring governors. For more information on the Fiscal Policy Report Card visit: http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/fiscal-policy-report-card-americas-governors-2016 Produced by Tess Terrible and Meaghan Leister

Law professor James Duane became a viral sensation in 2008 for a lively lecture that explained why people shouldn’t agree to answer questions from the police. In his new book, You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, Duane expands on that presentation, offering a vigorous defense of every citizen’s constitutionally protected right to avoid self-incrimination. By using case histories of innocent persons who were wrongfully imprisoned because of information they gave to police, Duane debunks the claim that “if you haven’t done anything wrong, then you don’t have anything to worry about. View the full event here: http://www.cato.org/events/you-have-right-remain-innocent.

So far missing from the presidential campaigns has been a serious discussion of long-run structural issues facing the U.S. economy, especially the large projected budget deficits. Continuing to delay action on fiscal imbalances is not an option for the next administration. Economic and fiscal realities will constrain future policy options, as noted in recent studies by the International Monetary Fund and the Cato Institute. View full event here: http://www.cato.org/events/economic-financial-issues-facing-next-president.

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Which American states interfere with your life the least? Here are the Top 5 most free states according to The Cato Institute's new report, "Freedom in the 50 States." Find out more at: http://www.freedominthe50states.org

Which American states interfere with your life the most? Here are the Bottom 5 least free states according to The Cato Institute's new report, "Freedom in the 50 States." Find out more at: http://www.freedominthe50states.org

View the full event here: http://www.cato.org/events/welfare-reform-turns-20-looking-back-going-forward Welfare reform was not just one of the most important legislative achievements of its era, it continues to serve as the starting point for discussions of poverty and inequality today. The conference will look back at the goals of welfare reform and whether or not it has achieved them, as well as looking forward to next steps.

Which American states interfere with your life the least? Find out in the Cato Institute's new report, "Freedom in the 50 States." http://www.freedominthe50states.org.

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Committee on Financial Services Hearing: “Making a Financial Choice: More Capital or More Government Control?”

With American education seemingly stuck in neutral no matter what elementary and secondary reforms we try, policymakers are looking to younger children to improve achievement. Indeed, touting the benefits of “high-quality” programs, President Obama has proposed spending $75 billion to expand preschool to all four-year olds. But on what research basis does the argument for greatly expanding early childhood education rest? What do we know about the effectiveness of preschool? Please join us for an in-depth discussion on this important topic.

Voters in the UK have opted to leave the European Union. Will European trade and labor relations suffer? Is the EU now doomed? Featuring Tom Clougherty, Managing Editor, Cato Journal; Marian Tupy, editor, HumanProgress.org; moderated by Caleb O. Brown (@cobrown), Director of Multimedia. Produced by Tess Terrible, Cory Cooper and David Tassy.

View the full event here: http://www.cato.org/events/loaded-weapon-growth-executive-power Is the expansion of unilateral executive power the "right thing" for our system of government or a "loaded weapon" that threatens the constitutional separation of powers?

Watch full event here: http://www.cato.org/events/struggle-continues-50-years-tyranny-zimbabwe As a young man, David Coltart was urged by Robert Mugabe to return from South Africa to Zimbabwe, where Coltart rose to become senator and education minister. But, as Mugabe became increasingly dictatorial, Coltart became one of Mugabe's favorite targets of vilification. Coltart was branded a traitor to the state and worthy of remaining in Zimbabwe only as a resident of one of its prisons. For three decades, Coltart has kept detailed notes and records of all his work, including a meticulous diary of cabinet meetings. Coltart's book deals with the last 60 years of Zimbabwe's history: from the obstinate rule of Ian Smith that provoked Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965, to the civil war of the 1970s, the Gukurahundi genocide of the 1980s, Robert Mugabe's war on white landowners, and the struggles waged by Coltart's party — the Movement for Democratic Change. Coltart will also discuss one of his key concerns: the role of political extremists who have consistently subverted Zimbabwe's chances of realizing its true potential.