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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 19, 2020 • 10min
Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin
A case awaiting acceptance by the Supreme Court challenges required fees paid by attorneys to State Bar of Wisconsin. Much of that money then goes to fund extensive lobbying. Trevor Burrus and Andrew Grossman comment.Related material:Cato Institute brief in Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2020 • 21min
An Effort to Reform Warrantless Surveillance
Ending longstanding warrantless surveillance of Americans has long been a desire of libertarians. So how do Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) plan to accomplish it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2020 • 31min
Individuality and Intersectionality
Your intersections are part of what make you, the individual. So why do so many individualists cringe at the notion of examining intersectionality? Historian Anthony Comegna comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2020 • 6min
Another Big Spending Trump Budget Proposal
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Feb 13, 2020 • 13min
The Indian Child Welfare Act and Brackeen v. Bernhardt
How does the Indian Child Welfare Act change the rules that would otherwise govern the removal of children from homes? What does a case now before the Fifth Circuit mean for native children and tribal sovereignty? Walter Olson comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2020 • 8min
Utah Wants State-Based Worker Visas
States should have more flexibility to accept immigrants to accommodate the needs of employers. So says Gary Herbert, the Republican Governor of Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2020 • 15min
A Big Change to Mortgage Lending Rules
What will a change to mandates in mortgage lending mean for borrowers and the market for mortgage credit? Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2020 • 17min
Will Free Trade Suffer after Brexit?
The United Kingdom is out of the European Union, so how does that impact the freedom to trade? Simon Lester comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2020 • 13min
Make Congress Great Again!
Congress doesn't like doing oversight, but it's a critical function that should keep the administrative state at bay. How can it be fixed? William Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6, 2020 • 12min
Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan to Criminalize Some Online Election Lies
Elizabeth Warren would seek to make certain online election‐related speech subject to criminal and civil penalties. What speech could bring those penalties? Matthew Feeney explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
