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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Apr 23, 2021 • 17min
Federal Nicotine Limits and Back Door Prohibition
The Biden Administration is reportedly considering a federal mandate to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels. Is that just back door prohibition? Tom Firey and Jeff Singer comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2021 • 11min
Another Take on Vaccine Certifications
The arguments from self-described libertarians on private vaccine certifications often disrespects the freedom of people to define their own associations. Sam Staley of Florida State University comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2021 • 21min
For Criminal Justice Reform, We Need Better Criminal Justice Data
Criminal justice reformers should turn their eyes to how data is collected in myriad ways within the criminal justice system. Stuart Buck of Arnold Ventures details how credible data can drive reform efforts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2021 • 12min
Congress Preps to End Cannabis Prohibition
As Democrats prepare to roll out the end of federal cannabis prohibition, it's worth taking stock of where cannabis legality stands today. Erin Partin details how states have moved over the past decade, and how the feds ought to move forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2021 • 13min
Biden Backpedals on Immigration Reform
President Joe Biden lost credibility in his own party by failing to make good on campaign promises to increase the cap for refugee admissions to the United States. David Bier says Biden has no reason to back down from his immigration promises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2021 • 11min
New Hate Crimes Legislation Moving in Congress
Defining a hate crime is a challenge and definitions vary by jurisdiction, but Congress is moving ahead with revising and expanding those laws federally. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2021 • 11min
In the Name of Fairness, A Push for Big New Labor Market Regulation
The rigidity that Democrats want in labor markets doesn't serve women well, and Republicans are far from innocent in pushing for new mandates. Rachel Greszler of the Heritage Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2021 • 14min
Certificate of Need and Access to Health Care
Defenders of certificate-of-need laws make big claims, like those laws effectively protect access to health care services. Economist James Bailey at Providence College has examined that claim. He says there’s not much evidence to support it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2021 • 12min
Housing Churn and Housing Bubbles
The housing market's normal churn has been all but absent in this pandemic. Does that make for a housing bubble? Tom Firey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2021 • 15min
Dick Durbin, Counterterrorism, and Patriot Act 2.0
New proposed authorities to combat domestic terrorism after the attack on the Capitol again pose challenges for basic constraints on government like probable cause and particularized suspicion. Patrick Eddington comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
