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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Mar 26, 2021 • 18min
Pollsters Still Perplexed over GOP Performance at the Polls
Pollsters got it wrong again in 2020, underestimating support for Donald Trump and Republicans more broadly. How are they going to get it right? Emily Ekins discusses the theories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2021 • 24min
Medicare Is ‘Junk Coverage’
The podcast discusses the problems and challenges with the Medicare program, including higher prices for providers and the impact on quality of care. It also questions the efficiency of Medicare, highlighting flawed calculation methods and the program's disincentive to ask questions before care is delivered.
Mar 24, 2021 • 15min
Loosening Telehealth Rules Beyond the Pandemic
Big players expanding telehealth offerings while a great deal of state regulation is temporarily suspended might mean a vast expansion of telehealth offerings going forward. Jeff Singer comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2021 • 11min
Fostering Inclusive Economic Recovery in California
California's poverty is dramatically more stark than in other states. Delivering on an inclusive economic recovery from a pandemic means addressing several underlying policy problems. Michael Tanner comments ahead of his conference in April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2021 • 10min
How Biden Can Do Right by Kids Crossing the Border
The Biden administration has ways to make good on pledges to treat young people crossing the border fairly. David Bier comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2021 • 19min
Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980
Rick Perlstein's Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 details a downtrodden GOP approaching irrelevance ahead of the surprising resurgence of Ronald Reagan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2021 • 23min
The Stupidity of War
Stupid wars go back a long time, but the idea that war is stupid is relatively new. John Mueller explores the modern idea in The Stupidity of War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2021 • 18min
When Will the U.S. Exit Wars in Yemen and Afghanistan?
When will President Biden withdraw all support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen? Does Joe Biden own the war in Afghanistan if he doesn’t stick to the current timeline for U.S. departure? Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California discusses the Biden foreign policy so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2021 • 10min
The Burglary That Revealed Hoover’s Corrupted FBI
Fifty years ago this month, a group of anti-war activists broke into the FBI and revealed terrible crimes committed by that agency under the secrecy of COINTELPRO. Patrick Eddington details the history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 11min
Are Libertarians Too Influential in Federal Court Decisions?
Sheldon Whitehouse believes that libertarian legal scholars have undue influence on judges and proposes changes to their engagement with the judiciary. Ilya Shapiro comments on the influence of libertarian legal scholars. They discuss the impact of Cato's MECUS program, mandated disclosures, and the tension between disclosure and free speech.
