Cato Podcast

Last week, the Cato Institute gave the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty to The Innocence Project for its work exonerating the wrongly convicted and recommending policy change supporting a better criminal justice system. Cato’s Clark Neily sat down with Innocence Project cofounders Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld and executive director Christina Swarns at a dinner honoring their achievements advancing human liberty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Cannon, Director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute and an expert on health savings accounts, delves into the transformative potential of HSAs in American healthcare. He explains how these accounts empower individuals to make personal healthcare choices, shifting power from employers. Cannon also highlights the tax advantages and flexibility of HSAs as savings tools. He shares a California experiment that showcased how HSAs encourage cost-conscious behavior among patients, leading to increased competition and lower healthcare costs.

In the wake of September 11th, 2001, it's important to note what changed with respect to federal power. The Patriot Act delivered a massive increase in federal police authority. Christopher J. Coyne comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are heavy handed tactics with respect to vaccines helpful to people not sure if they want to get a jab? Cato's Jeff Singer discusses the new polling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China's prohibition on crypto transactions shouldn't tell U.S. regulators to follow suit. George Selgin discusses U.S. regulators' concerns over stablecoins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration wants to give indebted students a bailout, but aren't the bailouts already underway? Mike Riggs of Reason discusses the Bush-era law that holds big implications for student debt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the case for think tanks training candidates to challenge incumbents? Matt Paprocki of the Illinois Policy Institute makes the argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mustafa Akyol's new book is Why, As A Muslim, I Defend Liberty, available at Libertarianism.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mustafa Akyol's new book is Why, As A Muslim, I Defend Liberty, available at Libertarianism.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fights over housing in California and other states with high housing costs will spill over into other states with similar policies. The fights will continue for years to come. Timothy Lee of Full Stack Economics comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.