Cato Podcast
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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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Jan 20, 2021 • 18min
Transitioning to Biden Administration Foreign Policy
Team Biden won't deliver restraint, but it may deliver a basic regard for diplomacy across the globe. Eric Gomez and John Glaser comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 19, 2021 • 14min
The Biden Immigration Plan Includes Massive Legalization
Among other reforms, the incoming Biden Administration would legalize many millions of immigrants now in the United States illegally. Alex Nowrasteh describes what we know now about the soon-to-be-released plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2021 • 14min
Federal No Fly Lists Deserve More Scrutiny after Capitol Attack
Placing people on federal no-fly lists without charging them with any crime poses significant due process issues. Patrick Eddington details the case of Capitol rallygoers who probably weren't rioters, but ended up unable to fly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2021 • 13min
Trump’s Blackwater Pardons
The pardon power is broad, and many pardons that Presidents grant are questionable. In the case of pardons for security personnel working for Blackwater in Iraq, they might make relations for the U.S. and Iraq worse. Sahar Khan comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2021 • 9min
Trump Team Stymies Diplomacy in Yemen
The Trump Administration has declared Houthis a terror group. In doing so, the road to a diplomatic resolution of the Saudi-led war in Yemen is that much more difficult. John Glaser comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2021 • 27min
Social Media Reaction to the Attack on the Capitol
Twitter banned President Trump after he used the platform to help spin up a crowd just before last week's deadly Capitol attack. That should seem like an easy call. But what about similar bans on some Trump supporters? The removal of accounts on various platforms appeared to be fairly widespread. Will Duffield and Matthew Feeney comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2021 • 27min
Social Media Reacts to the Attack at the Capitol
Twitter banned President Trump after he used the platform to help spin up a crowd just before last week's deadly Capitol attack. That should seem like an easy call. But what about similar bans on some Trump supporters? The removal of accounts on various platforms appeared to be fairly widespread. Will Duffield and Matthew Feeney comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2021 • 18min
Trump Impeached (Again)
Donald Trump's latest impeachment in the U.S. House now triggers a Senate trial. An impeachment trial isn't a criminal proceeding, so how will the Senate weigh evidence? And why did some in GOP leadership push instead for “censure” just days after running for their lives from a Trump-inspired mob that killed at least four people? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2021 • 23min
Myths of American Exceptionalism Left and Right
Does the ideal of American exceptionalism demand anything? That is, how can the U.S. be exceptional without people working to make it that way? Historian Anthony Comegna talks about the myths that surround the notion of American exceptionalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 8, 2021 • 30min
In the Wake of the Pro-Trump Attack on the Capitol, Let’s Clarify What ‘Sedition' and ‘Incitement' Mean
Donald Trump urged his followers to go directly to Congress on Wednesday. Was he inciting them to riot? The pro-Trump mob that shortly thereafter invaded the Capitol engaged in criminal behavior. Was it sedition? Was it treason? Walter Olson says we should define our terms clearly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
