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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Feb 16, 2021 • 24min
Did Republicans Inoculate Future Presidents against Impeachment?
The second impeachment trial for Donald Trump ended up considerably more bipartisan than the last one, but “Citizen Trump" was nonetheless acquitted. So, have Republicans helped set a kind-of precedent by not issuing a conviction? Gene Healy dissects the trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2021 • 15min
Ben and Jerry and the Campaign to End Qualified Immunity
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are the icons better known for Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Now they're focusing their notoriety on ending qualified immunity. Ben, Jerry, and Cato's Jay Schweikert comment on the campaign to end the powerful, court-invented doctrine that shields public officials from accountability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2021 • 35min
U.S. Marshals, Federal Task Forces, and Unaccountable Cops
U.S. Marshals sometimes act like local police, but with more violence and less accountability. That's according to a new investigation led by the Marshall Project. Reining it in is no easy task, according to co-author Simone Weichselbaum. And the Marshals, like other federal cops, regularly deputize local cops. That makes accountability for misconduct even more difficult, according to Patrick Jaicomo, an attorney at the Institute for Justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2021 • 25min
The Life and Death and Future Life of Fusionism
"Fusionism," something of an ideological nonaggression pact between libertarians and conservatives, has fallen on hard times. Can it be reborn? Stephanie Slade of Reason discusses her new article on the subject. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 24min
A Second Senate Trial for Donald Trump
The President's second impeachment trial begins with most Republicans agreeing that the whole proceeding is a "sham" and is unconstitutional. Gene Healy describes the arguments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2021 • 8min
Erdogan, Bogazici University, and the Struggle over Liberal Thought in Turkey
The fight over leadership at Bogazici University in Turkey again shows how fragile academic freedom can be. Mustafa Akyol comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2021 • 13min
The Enduring Myth of Super Bowl Weekend Sex Trafficking
The conflation of human trafficking and sex work is both destructive and counterproductive, and the Super Bowl offers another opportunity to end myths surrounding sex work. Sex worker advocate Kaytlin Bailey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 5, 2021 • 34min
Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth
Stuart Ritchie is author of Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 4, 2021 • 13min
The Death Penalty’s Days are Numbered
The Trump Administration rushed more than a dozen federal executions in its final months, but the death penalty itself is now historically unpopular even among conservatives. Hannah Cox with Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty discusses the broad trend away from support for one form of state-sanctioned killing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2021 • 25min
Facial Recognition Tech and the Attack on the Capitol
How free should law enforcement feel to make use of new investigative technology without permission from political authorities? Matthew Feeney and Patrick Eddington discuss facial recognition tech in the wake of last month's Capitol attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
