Cato Podcast
Cato Institute
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 information.
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Jul 31, 2021 • 13min
New York's Counterproductive Half Measure on Sex Work
When New York decided to stop cracking down on sex workers, it maintained harsh policing of sex workers' customers. Kaytlin Bailey of The Old Pro Project explains why New York should just decriminalize the whole enterprise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2021 • 17min
Trade Is Good for Your Health
James Bacchus is author of the new paper, "Trade is Good for Your Health.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2021 • 10min
New Avenues in the War on Big Tech
Members of Congress continue to fight against large technology platforms, and many hope antitrust claims will give them sway that the First Amendment does not. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason discusses the contours of this new fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2021 • 16min
Whole Foods in a Pandemic
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says the long-term changes to business many expect to come in the wake of the pandemic may be overstated. He discusses how the grocery chain has dealt with the pandemic, and how it's stressed labor markets and supply chains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 26, 2021 • 11min
Single Family Zoning and Race
Residential zoning goes back a full century, and that zoning carried with it the specific intent of racial segregation. Patrick Tuohey of the Better Cities Project details why there should be a public reckoning over the racist legacy of zoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2021 • 11min
Suspicionless FBI Snooping on Concerned Women of America
Do FBI agents have too much free time? Cato's Patrick Eddington has discovered that Concerned Women of America have been subjected to FBI inquiries with no claims of criminal activity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2021 • 15min
NSO Group Software Used to Surveil Journalists, Activists, and Governments
A data leak reveals thousands of potential targets of digital surveillance using software from Israeli firm NSO Group. Targets include reporters, activists, and allegedly some leading government officials. Julian Sanchez and Patrick Eddington comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2021 • 23min
Safe Consumption of Opioids and Harm Reduction
Reducing social costs associated with drugs like heroin means seeking solutions beyond mere criminal enforcement. Safe injection sites are one of these policies. Rhode Island has legalized safe injection sites, but federal hurdles remain. Jeff Singer comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2021 • 20min
How Government Boosts Low-ROI Graduate Degrees
Even some graduate degrees from elite institutions deliver few earnings benefits. Why do people get them? And how do government payoff programs make the cost of those degrees appear lower than they really are? Neal McCluskey explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 19, 2021 • 17min
How Are Plea Bargains Coercive?
The plea bargain as it's practiced by prosecutors has become a tool that helps pervert justice by penalizing people who seek a jury trial. Somil Trivedi of the American Civil Liberties Union is bringing a suit in Maricopa County, Arizona to challenge how the plea bargain is used. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
