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Cato University on Campus in Chicago
Featuring Mark A. Calabria, Romina Boccia, Adam N. Michel , M. Nolan Gray, & Rachel Ferguson
Cato University on Campus is the Cato Institute’s regional event series for college and graduate students.
The Use and Abuse of State Power
Cato University is the Cato Institute’s premier educational event for college students. Each program will explore classical liberal philosophy as a foundation for considering current policy issues.
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It offers a wealth of original essays and classic reprints by great classical liberals and libertarians as well as articles from modern-day thinkers, book reviews, four podcasts, a libertarian encyclopedia, videos, online introductory courses, and books on a variety of topics within the libertarian tradition.