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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Jun 19, 2021 • 15min
Campaign Contributions and "Things of Value"
Campaign finance laws are complicated. They leave well-meaning people on the hook for potential criminal violations. Allen Dickerson of the Federal Election Commission details just one example. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2021 • 16min
The Anarchist Handbook
Michael Malice says many of the criticisms of anarchism boil down to a description of the status quo. His new book, The Anarchist Handbook, provides a useful diversity of anarchist views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2021 • 8min
El Salvador Goes All-In on Bitcoin
The government El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin as its currency, but that has problems. What does that mean for average people, and how could they have done it better? George Selgin offers a few ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2021 • 12min
Biden Wants to Give IRS More Money and Power
The IRS is a broken agency with a poor record of giving advice and securing data about taxpayers. Joe Biden wants the agency to get bigger and stronger. Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021 • 21min
Counting Costs and Benefits in Corporate Mergers
There's a lot that we don't know about which mergers are going to pay off. In fact, there's a lot that companies don't know when faced with that prospect. Sam Bowman of the International Center for Law and Economics discusses antitrust and mergers in the U.S. and Great Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2021 • 39min
The Pentagon Papers at 50
The Pentagon Papers launched a decades-long fight over how to protect the public from threats while respecting the public's right to know how government works. Patrick Eddington and Julian Sanchez discusses the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2021 • 9min
Local Barriers to Economic Recovery
As many thousands of businesses have been bankrupted or closed because of the pandemic, there are ways for state and local governments to foster a more robust recovery. Chris Edwards explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 9, 2021 • 10min
Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How The Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
Art Carden is coauthor of Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How The Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 8, 2021 • 20min
Social Entrepreneurship vs. Focusing on the Bottom Line
There are downsides to social entrepreneurship, according to Kimberlee Josephson of Lebanon Valley College. She details what she sees as risks of focusing on goods other than the bottom line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 8, 2021 • 16min
What Happened after New Mexico Ended Civil Forfeiture?
New Mexico ended civil forfeiture in 2015. What's happened in policing since then? Jennifer McDonald of the Institute for Justice crunched the numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
