Cato Podcast

Will the 2020 election be contested no matter which candidate for the White House wins? J.D. Tuccille of Reason explains why he believes it's a distinct possibility, and why he believes it would harm the legitimacy of celebrated American institutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cato’s Emma Ashford details the more and less complicated politics in the dictatorship of Belarus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the precedent for dissolving a massive national membership organization over accusations of corruption by the leadership? New York's Attorney General is working to dissolve the NRA over those kinds of claims. Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamala Harris, now a candidate for Vice President, did some things as a prosecutor that should make people question her fidelity to the law, but that doesn't place her outside the mainstream of prosecutors. Jay Schweikert comments on Harris's background.Related:“Kamala Harris and the Authoritarian Impulse” featuring Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Caleb O. Brown (June 3, 2019)"The Kamala Harris Plan to Address the Gender Pay Gap” featuring Ryan Bourne and Caleb O. Brown (June 1, 2019) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President's most recent orders adjusting unemployment benefits, student loan payments, and payroll taxes deserve scrutiny for both the manner in which Congress has given away power and Presidential aggrandizement. Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is regulating "bias" on internet speech platforms a proper role for Congress? Will Duffield comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast explores the clash between private and public schools regarding school reopenings during the pandemic. It discusses different options for education during COVID-19, including online public schools, private schools, and charter schools. The concept of micro schooling and pods as alternative options for parents seeking school choice is also explored. The podcast emphasizes the need for critical evaluation of school preparations and highlights mitigation strategies like masks and social distancing.

When is your local cop not a local cop? When he's deputized as a federal agent. That can pose problems for state and local police accountability. Simone Weichselbaum of The Marshall Project and Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency at risk? George Selgin discusses the concern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Follett is author of "Neo‐​Malthusianism and Coercive Population Control in China and India: Overpopulation Concerns Often Result in Coercion." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.