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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Jun 14, 2019 • 12min
What Is Postal Banking?
Postal banking offered in financial reform legislation is a solution to a problem created by current interventions in the banking sector. So says Cato's Todd Zywicki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2019 • 12min
The Jones Act Spikes the Price of Hawaiian Rum
Bob Gunter's Koloa Rum is extremely expensive to ship to the mainland U.S., all thanks to the Jones Act.Learn more about the Jones Act Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2019 • 25min
More from The Wealth Explosion
What makes modernity persist? When do efforts to perfect modernity undermine it? Stephen Davies is author of The Wealth Explosion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2019 • 11min
The SEC's New Enforcement Action against Kin Cryptocurrency
When does the SEC make a decision to go after a particular cryptocurrency offering? What standards apply? The case of Kik and its related crypto offering, Kin, isn't yielding any answers. Diego Zuluaga comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2019 • 9min
Arabic Numerals and Open Societies
What are the important lessons from Islam's inward turn centuries ago? Mustafa Akyol comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 8, 2019 • 14min
A New Presidential Power Grab over Mexican Tariffs
Is the president's assertion of authority to unilaterally lay a five-percent tariff on all Mexican goods authorized under law and the Constitution? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 7, 2019 • 11min
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Economic Patriotism’
Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has presented a broad economic plan that includes a shift in priorities for trade under the banner of "economic patriotism." Simon Lester comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 6, 2019 • 14min
Next Steps in Prison Reform
Many federal inmates are about to be released under the First Step Act, but the road ahead for prison reform should focus more directly on putting fewer people in prison to begin with. Kevin Ring, president of FAMM Foundation, comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2019 • 12min
When Regulators Are Also Competitors
The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Amtrak's regulatory power wherein the agency/company regulates its private sector rivals. What does that mean for competition between private and public entities in the future? William Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2019 • 10min
Parsing the Julian Assange Indictment
How much of Julian Assange's alleged espionage was the kind of thing good reporters do every day? Patrick Eddington comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
