You think you know why our government in Washington is broken, but you really don't. You think it's broken because politicians curry favor with special interests and activists of the left or right. There's something to that, and it helps explain why these politicians can't find common ground. But this theory misses the root cause. A half century ago, elected officials in Congress and the White House figured out a new system for enacting laws and spending programs—one that lets them take credit for promising good news while avoiding blame when the government produces bad results. With five key tricks, politicians of both parties now avoid accounting to us for what government actually does to us.

While you understand that these politicians seem to pull rabbits out of hats, hardly anyone sees the sleight of hand by which they get away with their tricks. Otherwise, their tricks wouldn't work. DC Confidential exposes the sleights of hand. Its author argues that we can stop the tricks, fix our broken government, and make Washington work for us once again.

The book explains the necessary reform and lays out an action plan to put it in place. Stopping the tricks would be a constructive, inclusive response to the anger that Americans from across the political spectrum feel toward what should be our government.

Sub-Saharan Africa faces three interrelated challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then, more than half of Africans will be living in the cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and with the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed, Africa's youth could be a force for economic growth and political change. Without economic growth and jobs, however, Africa's demographic expansion could prove to be a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work. If African leaders want to remain in power, they will have to do more to enable high economic growth rates. Making Africa Work aims to ensure that African growth is based on more than the export of commodities and that it creates jobs on the continent.

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

5:00—6:00PMANNUAL B. KENNETH SIMON LECTURE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE THREAT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES

Philip Hamburger, Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

3:45—5:00PMPANEL IV: LOOKING AHEAD: OCTOBER TERM 2017

Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

Christopher Landau, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Neal Katyal, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Nina Totenberg, Legal Affairs Correspondent, NPR

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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

2:15—3:30PMPANEL III: PROPERTY, RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR

Moderator: Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute
Rick Garnett, Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School
Thomas M. Hefferon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP

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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

1:00—2:15PMPANEL II: MONEY AND CRIME

Moderator: Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute

David Goldberg, Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School
David Post, Professor of Law Emeritus, Beasley School of Law at Temple University
Thaya Brook Knight, Associate Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute

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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

10:30—10:45AMWELCOMING REMARKS

Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

INTRODUCTION

Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

10:45—12:00PMPANEL I: FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGES

Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

Clay Calvert, Director, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, University of Florida
Paul M. Sherman, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
Bob Corn-Revere, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

10:30—10:45AM

WELCOMING REMARKSRoger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato InstituteINTRODUCTIONIlya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

10:45—12:00PM

PANEL I: FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGES

Moderator: Ilya Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

Clay Calvert, Director, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, University of Florida

Paul M. Sherman, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice

Bob Corn-Revere, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

1:00—2:15PM

PANEL II: MONEY AND CRIME

Moderator: Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Cato Institute

David Goldberg, Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School

David Post, Professor of Law Emeritus, Beasley School of Law at Temple University

Thaya Brook Knight, Associate Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute

The Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies Presents a Symposium through the Generosity of George M. Yeager

Cato's annual Constitution Day symposium marks the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention finished drafting the U.S. Constitution. We celebrate that event each year with the release of the new issue of the Cato Supreme Court Review and with a day-long symposium featuring noted scholars discussing the recently concluded Supreme Court term and the important cases coming up. Past speakers have included Judges Alex Kozinski, Diane Sykes, and Douglas Ginsburg, Professors Richard Epstein, Michael McConnell, and Nadine Strossen, and Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, Neal Katyal, and Walter Dellinger.

2:15—3:30PM

PANEL III: PROPERTY, RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR

Moderator: Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute

Rick Garnett, Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School

Thomas M. Hefferon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP