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 3, 2019 • 14min
Kamala Harris and the Authoritarian Impulse
The policy and professional choices of U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris seem to be rooted in … no particular ideology. But her past uses of prosecutorial power show a willingness to abandon her own kinder and gentler public political commitments. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason looked into the longtime prosecutor's statements and record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2019 • 14min
The Kamala Harris Plan to Address the Gender Pay Gap
Would taxing big firms that fail to pay men and women the same achieve gender pay equity? Ryan Bourne comments on a new proposal from Senator Kamala Harris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2019 • 10min
Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Mexican Goods
After the President threatens new tariffs on Mexican goods, other countries hoping to secure trade agreements with the U.S. may think twice. Simon Lester explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2019 • 11min
A New Model for Helping Students Assert Freedom of Speech
When Speech First is the defendant, students who want to speak freely don't have to make themselves targets for harassment or ostracism. Nicole Neily is president of Speech First. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2019 • 19min
The Warren and Sanders Plans for Student Loans and Free College
Two Democratic U.S. Senators running for President have unveiled their plans for potential federal roles in managing the costs of college. Diego Zuluaga describes the plans and their problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2019 • 14min
Congress Sleeps While Trump Spends and Spends
Congress should guard its power of the purse. In the case of handouts to farmers injured as a result of Trump tariffs, members of Congress are fighting to make sure their farmers get some. William Yeatman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2019 • 14min
The Wealth Explosion and Why It Might Not Continue
When parts of Europe began to develop faster economically than ever before, it was only unprecedented because that rapid development still hasn’t stopped. There are historical examples or rapid economic development that did stop, and Stephen Davies examines them all in his new book, The Wealth Explosion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2019 • 21min
Punishment without Crime Examines Our Broken Misdemeanor System
Alexandra Natapoff argues forcefully in Punishment without Crime that the misdemeanor system in the United States consistently fails low-income people and makes America more unequal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2019 • 20min
The Surge of Populism in Mexico
Mexico’s President ALMO, as he is known, came to power pledging to raise living standards and lower the murder rate. How he’s going about it troubles Roberto Salinas-León, President of the Mexico Business Forum and Director of Atlas Network’s Center for Latin America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 23, 2019 • 8min
New York City Takes a Gun Restriction to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will weigh in on a curious gun restriction in New York City. Matthew LaRosiere comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
