Defense and National Security: Democracy and the War on Terror 
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Online Student Event - Friday, 3/26
Today - Friday, March 26th, at 4pm (EST) - Cato Student Programs will be hosting the DC Forum for Freedom at the Cato Institute and online. The event will feature Christopher Preble and Juan Carlos Hidalgo, who both find significant reasons to challenge the politicized "wars" on drugs and terror. The scholars will address the theme: 'Why an effective state a limited state.'
Please tune in online to watch it live and participate in the online discussion board.
Police Department goes Pre-Crime
Move over Minority Report, there's a new pre-crime division in town. Reason's Radley Balko describes a situation in Medford, Oregon on March 8th when David Pyles woke up to a phone call from the police and SWAT team in his front yard. Pyles was taken to the station and given a mental evaluation on grounds that he was "disgruntled" from his job and had recently purchased several firearms (legally, and with money from his recent tax return). "Instead of being reactive, we took a proactive approach," said one officer. The problem is, the police had no warrant, had talked to no judge, and Pyles had committed no crime. After being released, Pyles commented, "If something like this can happen here, where just about everyone owns a gun, it can happen anywhere."
Video: US in Afghanistan, 8th Year Anniversary
The United States has been in Afghanistan for eight years and the end of our engagement there is not in sight. In this new video, Cato foreign policy experts Ted Galen Carpenter, Malou Innocent and David Rittgers tackle myths associated with the war in Afghanistan and offer solutions to American involvement there.
Dick Cheney Is Becoming Obama's Enabler
In a recent op-ed, Cato Vice President Gene Healy discusses the recent tour of former Vice President Dick Cheney and writes: "Whatever you think the right policy is regarding enemy combatants, warrantless wiretapping, and "enhanced interrogation," the differences between Obama and Bush are far more stylistic than substantive."
Ilya Shapiro: "Libel Tourism: The Next Front in the War on Terror"
Who: Ilya Shapiro What: Speech on "Libel Tourism: The Next Front in the War on Terror" Where: University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law Host: The University of Louisville Law Review