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 1, 2021 • 32min
Counting the Costs of the Jones Act
In restricting transportation of all manner of products, the Jones Act disproportionately harms the poor and raises prices for everyone else. Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Cato's Colin Grabow discuss the new effort to eliminate the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2021 • 15min
Big Federal COVID Spending > Big Waste and Fraud
In the wake of an especially massive outflow of federal money, the accounting for how the money was spent is just beginning. Cato's Will Yeatman says that we shouldn't get our hopes up that the money was spent well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2021 • 8min
What’s Next after SCOTUS Rebukes NCAA?
The Supreme Court's ruling against the NCAA regarding benefits paid to student athletes virtually guarantees that there will be future litigation on strikingly similar issues. The NCAA is hoping for time to change its rules. Ilya Shapiro comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2021 • 24min
The Ugly Bipartisan History of Crack Cocaine Sentencing
Federal sentencing for drug crimes has never made sense, most especially the disparity between cocaine and crack. Kevin Ring of FAMM details how we got here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2021 • 24min
The Ugly Bipartisan History of Crack Cocaine Sentencing
Federal sentencing for drug crimes has never made sense, most especially the disparity between cocaine and crack. Kevin Ring of FAMM details how we got here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2021 • 29min
False Confessions and Trust in Police
Interrogation methods that elicit false confessions speaks to the quality of policing. Marissa Boyers Bluestine of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School details the costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2021 • 15min
The Evidence on Post-COVID Employment Hesitancy
How much of the current difficulties faced by employers are driven by extra unemployment benefits? Ryan Bourne explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2021 • 15min
Omnibus "For the People Act" Is a Wish List of Constitutional Violations
There's more to voting rights in the For the People Act, and the fact that the massive piece of legislation is only partially constitutional just isn't good enough. Walter Olson offers his thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2021 • 20min
Shouldn't Conservatives Be Big Advocates for Decentralized Tech?
Conservatives like to bemoan their treatment at the hands of companies like Facebook and YouTube, but fostering decentralized alternatives is somehow nowhere in their stump speeches. Matthew Feeney comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2021 • 16min
Critical Race Theory and School Choice
An obvious way to diffuse fights over schooling is to put parents more directly in charge of the kinds of educations their kids receive. Neal McCluskey comments in the context of the latest fight over public schooling and critical race theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
