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Cato Podcast

Each week on Cato Podcast, leading scholars and policymakers from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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13:53

Joe Overton, Policy Change, and the 'Overton Window‘

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/14

Policy change can be a long slog. The now-famous "Overton Window" gives us a way of thinking about how change happens. Joe Lehmann of the Mackinac Center discusses how the late Joe Overton thought about policy change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:40

Defending Globalization Today

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/13

Globalization's opponents are loathe to admit that the process of expanding the movement of goods, services, and people relatively freely across borders has paid enormous dividends for a very long time. Scott Lincicome explains why free trade and migration deserves a vigorous defense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:58

A New Nicotine Prohibition Push in States

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/12

States and localities, grimly unaware of the predictable consequences of prohibition, are moving ahead with plans to make cigarettes and other nicotine products a matter of criminal law. Jacob Grier is author of The New Prohibition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:37

The Local Tradeoffs That Can Address the Housing Crisis

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/11

The American housing crisis was largely created by local governments. Fixing it demands local innovation. Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project details some local fixes to address the mismatch between supply and demand in American housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:50

Are Lifetime Bans on Firearm Ownership 'Cruel and...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/08

What are the implications of a federal court panel's decision that a lifetime ban on voting rights for felons is "cruel and unusual punishment"? Cody Wisniewski of the Firearms Policy Coalition comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:18

State-Level Handouts to the Middle Class

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/07

State-level programs intended for the very poor should not be expanded to include the middle class. Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center details some such programs states are working to expand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:51

NatCons vs. FreeCons

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/02

National conservatism (or conservative nationalism) may have had its moment, but a group of so-called Freedom Conservatives have unveiled a statement of principles that includes a more robust voluntary sector of society. Stephanie Slade of Reason comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:08

Montana's Bipartisan Housing Turnaround

Cato Podcast ·

2023/09/01

The American housing crisis can be fixed mostly by states and localities. How did Montana advance a more rational set of housing policies? Kendall Cotton of Montana's Frontier Institute explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:49

Contradictions of the Farm Bill

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/31

The Farm Bill puts food subsidies and healthy eating at odds with one another. Cato's Chris Edwards comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:08

Setting the Table for Medicare's Drug Price Negotiations

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/28

How will Medicare and drug companies effectively negotiate on matters of price? What are the real deficiencies in how drugs get to the people who need them? Michael Cannon comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:57

Building Confidence and Competence through Montessori...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/23

The methods of Maria Montessori aim to help young people take charge of their learning at a younger age. Jesse McCarthy, founder of MontessoriEducation.com, believes those methods prepare young people to thrive and build civil society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:19

Teaching Kids How to Learn from the Past

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/22

The Tuttle Twins author Connor Boyack brings that same didactic approach to history in a new series of books aimed at young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:25

Psychedelics and the Advance of Cognitive Liberty

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/21

Psychedelics have powerful impacts on the human mind, and researchers are finding new ways to use those drugs to help people overcome mental difficulties. Do they also herald a new freedom of thought? Mason Marks of the Petrie-Flom Center comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:21

PayPal Makes Big Entry into Stablecoins

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/18

PayPal's entry into stablecoins promises big potential benefits to consumers across the financial sector, but how well founded are regulators' fears? Cato's Jack Solowey highlights the legitimate concerns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:26

The Promise of a Special Economic Zone in Honduras

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/17

Próspera aims to present a new model for governance, and Honduras has led the way in fostering it. J Robertson directs development for Próspera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:37

Do Pot Smokers Have Second Amendment Rights?

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/16

Tens of millions of Americans use federally illegal drugs, often in states where those drugs are legal. Do those people have the right to possess firearms under the Constitution? The feds seem to think they don’t. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in last week. Cato's Clark Neily comments on the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:52

New Trump Indictment: Georgia Edition

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/15

Former president Trump and more than a dozen codefendants will face charges in Georgia over claimed attempts to subvert the will of Georgia voters in 2020. Cato’s Clark Neily discusses the indictment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:09

Will Consumer Welfare Cease to Guide Corporate Mergers?

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/15

New proposed merger guidelines would have a negative impact on consumers and companies of all sizes, according to Cato's Jennifer Huddleston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:36

A 'Link Tax' Won't Save Struggling Newspapers

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/14

Well-intentioned though it may be, emulating Australia's "Link Tax" would be disastrous for small journalism outlets in the United States. Paul Matzko is author of a new Cato paper detailing the evidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:47

Freeing American Families

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/10

Being a parent is hard enough. Labor laws, child safety policies, tax and trade policy, and health policies each add impediments to the decision to have more children. A new Cato paper digs into policy reforms. Coauthor Vanessa Brown Calder comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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