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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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Jun 24, 2020 • 21min
Unprecedented Quirks in Economic Data Thanks to COVID-19
Economist Bruce Yandle suggests that for the last several months, the U.S. has largely been a command economy. That's thanks largely to the coronavirus and the subsequent government interventions. He discusses recent economic data and some of its quirks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2020 • 13min
Assessing Economic Damage from Trump's Latest Immigration Ban
The Supreme Court has ended one tactic by the Trump White House to end Obama-era protections for some immigrants. A new proclamation from the President aims to broadly suspend many more workers from coming to the U.S. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2020 • 13min
FDA, CDC, and Managing Knowledge in a Pandemic
Federal agencies charged with the management of, creation of, and dissemination of knowledge have performed poorly in this pandemic. Does it have to be this way? Peter Van Doren, editor of Regulation, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2020 • 14min
Cops, Reporters, and "the Exonerative Tense"
Reporters who want to clearly detail the level of police professionalism to the public must first contend with the linguistic flourishes present in police reports. Radley Balko of The Washington Post calls it "the exonerative tense." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2020 • 15min
The Drug War’s Perverse Effects on Policing
Joe Biden might pick Senator Kamala Harris as his runningmate, the President issues an executive order on policing, and we should all remember, according to Cato's Trevor Burrus, that the Drug War broke policing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2020 • 12min
Reading the Relevant Statute in Bostock vs. Clayton County, Georgia
The Supreme Court finds that the 1964 Civil Rights Act does pertain to firing workers merely for being transsexual. Walter Olson says there are good reasons to support Justice Gorsuch's interpretation of the relevant law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 16, 2020 • 21min
Peril and Promise for the Push to #DefundPolice
ibertarians have long wanted to radically reduce the level of police involvement in our lives. But what does #DefundPolice mean to the broad range of people currently protesting police abuse? And what might be the risks of rapidly and emotionally making radical changes to police funding or abolishing police departments outright? Jonathan Blanks of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2020 • 24min
High Court Rejects Qualified Immunity Challenges
The Supreme Court has swept away all current challenges to qualified immunity, effectively keeping the doctrine's attendant problems alive for the time being. Cato's Jay Schweikert calls the decision a "dereliction of duty." He and Cato's Clark Neily comment on what can and should come next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2020 • 22min
Pandemic Contact Tracing as a New Police Power
Will contact tracing for COVID-19 inevitably become a new police power to be used to track or generate criminal suspects? Patrick Eddington and Matthew Feeney comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2020 • 21min
Was the Warrant That Ended in Breonna Taylor's Death Illegal?
The police killing of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor has rocked Louisville, Kentucky. Radley Balko argues that the warrant used to enter her home was illegal. Louisville has since banned the use of no-knock warrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
