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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Dec 6, 2019 • 15min
Sports Betting Regulation and State Revenues
What are some best practices as states begin to more broadly adopt legal sports betting? Doug Kellogg is with Americans for Tax Reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2019 • 20min
The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve
How do markets evaluate the interplay between Congress and the Federal Reserve? Mark Spindel is coauthor of The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2019 • 13min
The Unsung Scourge of Home Equity Theft
When the government takes your home to pay a fine, they should at least give you back the rest of the value of your home. In many states, that's not how it works. Christina Martin with the Pacific Legal Foundation comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 2, 2019 • 10min
The Fed’s Dual Mandate Is a Gift to Congress
It's not clear that the Federal Reserve's dual mandate (concern for both inflation and unemployment) helps workers. It definitely helps Congress, though. So says economist Peter Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2019 • 17min
Natural Language Processing versus FedSpeak
How can natural language processing keep the Fed from using obfuscating language? Charles Calomiris comments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2019 • 8min
Tuttle Twins, Free Market Rules, and Teaching Families Economics
How can families engage with basic economic concepts in ways that give young people a solid footing in how markets work? Connor Boyack, author of the Tuttle Twins books, has a few ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 28, 2019 • 10min
Disagreeing Productively
What's the audience for libertarian ideas? Do libertarians know how to communicate them? Jennifer Thompson directs the Center for the Study of Liberty in Indianapolis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 27, 2019 • 12min
Doing Business North America
A new data-driven project aims to help researchers find out how easy it is to do business in American cities, and why some cities outperform others. Stephen Slivinski directs the Doing Business North America project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 27, 2019 • 17min
Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
James Grant is author of Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian.Cato Book Forum: Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 25, 2019 • 32min
The Politics of Making Cities Work
Is the partisan divide between cities and everywhere else simply intractable? Patrick Tuohey directs policy at the Better Cities Project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
