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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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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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10:27

China Reshuffles Its Rocket Force

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/09

What does a shakeup in the highest levels of China's People's Liberation Army Rocket Force mean for U.S. commitments to Taiwan? Cato's Eric Gomez offers his analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:22

Argentina Should Dollarize Now

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/08

Argentina has long had big problems with inflation, so why is dollarization such a hard sell there? Cato's Daniel Raisbeck explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:58

Why Does the U.S. Sell Arms to Authoritarian Regimes?

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/07

The United States has recently sold weapons to well over 100 countries, many of which have terrible human rights records. Cato's new Arms Sales Risk Index aims to help Congress understand the risks associated with many of those sales. Cato's Jordan Cohen comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:57

After SCOTUS Rebuke, Biden Changes Tactics on Student...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/05

Now that the Supreme Court has tossed his original plan, President Biden plans different routes to forgives billions in student debt. Cato's Neal McCluskey discusses the plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:17

Amid Trial Preparations on Federal Prostitution...

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2023/08/04

A week before his trial on charges that his company facilitated prostitution, Backpage founder James Larkin took his own life. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason discusses what's led up to the trial and how prosecutors attempted to stymie the defendants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:49

Will Credit Downgrades Spur Greater Interest in a...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/03

Another credit rating agency has reduced its confidence in U.S. debt. Cato's Romina Boccia explains why it should spur greater interest in a fiscal commission that would stabilize the debt and protect politicians from some of the electoral fallout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:59

The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/02

In The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism, authors Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi dissect the wide range of libertarian thought through history. Coauthor Matt Zwolinski discusses the book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:51

Some in Congress Have Regulatory Knives Out for Crypto

Cato Podcast ·

2023/08/01

Cryptocurrency has some powerful enemies, including several members of Congress who appear bent on regulating the products into oblivion. Cato's Nick Anthony explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:38

The Green Card Game Shows Why Legal Immigration Is so...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/31

The Green Card Game shows just how time consuming, expensive, and complicated it can be to achieve legal status in the United States. Cato's David Bier and Alex Nowrasteh created the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:28

Ukraine Should Not Be A NATO Member

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/29

The rumblings about adding Ukraine in yet another expansion of NATO raises many important questions, most especially about NATO's purpose. Justin Logan explains why NATO membership should not be in the future for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:51

The Original Sin of U.S. Health Policy

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/28

The tax code penalizes workers who want to control their earnings and their health insurance. Michael Cannon explains why the income tax is the original sin of U.S. health policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:53

The Dissident Project Brings Escapees from...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/27

The Dissident Project’s speakers travel to high schools to speak to students about authoritarianism, drawing on their own experience living under autocratic rule in their home countries. Grace Bydalek and Frances Hui discuss The Dissident Project’s work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:19

The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/26

David Beito is author of The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:36

An Assessment of #StopCopCity and Training Centers...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/24

Atlanta's Cop City represents an expansion of police training to include more potential "urban combat" scenarios. At least one Cop City protestor has been killed with little explanation by authorities. Patrick Eddington discusses what he's found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:57

The Impossibility of Policy

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/21

What makes for good rules? Good rules are often "discovered," according to Cato's Deirdre McCloskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:28

New Attempts to Reform Rules for Accredited Investors

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/20

Accredited investors are supposed to be sophisticated, but the designation is rooted in the size of your portfolio and not your expertise. Jennifer Schulp discusses current attempts at reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:45

Defuse the Culture War with Liberated Education

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/19

The only way to treat all equally, while advancing genuine tolerance, is the good old American value of limited government. Mustafa Alkyl and Neal McCluskey explain what this ought to mean for education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:50

The Bank Secrecy Act Delivers A Lopsided Privacy...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/18

The Bank Secrecy Act requires your financial institutions to snitch on you every time you engage in certain kinds of financial transactions. What's the benefit in terms of reducing crime? Nick Anthony says it's hard to tell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13:00

SCOTUS Nixes Souped-Up Independent State Legislature...

Cato Podcast ·

2023/07/17

The Supreme Court shot down an extreme version of a relatively new theory of state legislative independence in the context of elections. Walter Olson explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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