I am very impressed that you would be speaking to an audience at the Cato Institute. My husband and I enjoy listening to their podcasts.
Don’t be impressed with anyone, IMHO.
I always teach my students what you doubtlessly knew decades ago. Remembering that I deal with teachers/faculty and their students who are part of the present day ed scene, the following might bring a smile to your face.
Expertise is the usual claim of the goober from the gooberment agency. “I’m an expert”.
O RLY?
In math and science, “X” is the symbol for an unknown. Any plumber knows a spurt is a drip under pressure. Therefore, we know that “expert” means an unknown drip under pressure.
So much for expertise. As an example, the FL Panther Recovery Team used a 5 bureauperson team to dart, sedate, radio collar and release 3 puma along the SW part of my land in the Everglades. Those “experts” ID’ed one of the cats as a male. The vet, Dr. Blankenship signed the capture report.
But, the female turned out to be a male. Arguably, the testicles should have been a clue for the clueless. In any case, said testicles probably relate to the first capture report having stated that the captured cat was not nursing young.
Gooberment “experts”. RLY ! ! !
I spoke to the Cato people because a friend was a patron of Cato, thought what my research found was important, and set up the meeting which led to the talk.
I’d like to be able to tell you it was because of my winning personality and great good looks, but it was because of Ray Harbin.