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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Jan 25, 2019 • 12min
Is the U.S. A Force for Good in Venezuela?
The United States has a long history of involvement in overthrowing governments in the Americas. Is this round of support for opposition leaders in Venezuela different? John Glaser comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 24, 2019 • 12min
The Redacted Manafort File
What we still don't know about what former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort told prosecutors is telling. Julian Sanchez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2019 • 11min
Trump Should Mail (or Tweet) in the State of the Union
The State of the Union is a blustery and vacuous ritual, and it doesn't have to be that way. Nancy Pelosi has offered Donald Trump a great opportunity to mail it in. Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2019 • 12min
How "Market Failure" Arguments Lead to Misguided Policy
What makes a 'market failure'? Ryan Bourne is author of the new paper, "How ‘Market Failure’ Arguments Lead to Misguided Policy.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2019 • 15min
An Overdue Pardon for the 'Groveland Four'
Gilbert King's Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America details the decades-old wrongful arrest of four young black men on rape charges in Florida and the work of Thurgood Marshall and other attorneys to assert basic Constitutional rights on behalf of the defendants. The last of the Groveland Four died in 2012, but thanks in large part to the book, they have now been officially pardoned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2019 • 9min
The Myth of the Cyber Offense
Do cyber operations among rival states achieve their stated objectives? What are the escalation risks? Brandon Vareriano is co-author of the new Cato paper, "The Myth of the Cyber Offense: The Case for Restraint." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2019 • 11min
Defining 'National Emergency' Down
What does the Constitution have to say about national emergencies, both real and imagined? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2019 • 8min
The Case for an Immigration Tariff
As a pressure valve against our broken immigration system, why not let immigrants pay for the privilege? Alex Nowrasteh makes his case in a new Cato paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2019 • 13min
Dark Money and 'Lawless Prosecutions'
A new documentary showcased by PBS presents Montana as a success story of campaign finance reform and Wisconsin's John Doe investigations as a failure. Steve Klein of the Pillar of Law Institute details some omissions in the Dark Money documentary. Related podcasts: Wisconsin’s ‘John Doe’ Raids Two Years Later October 2, 2015 “John Doe” Prosecutors Lose Big in Wisconsin October 6, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2019 • 17min
Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate
The right to self medicate has a long history. It's time Americans rediscovered it. Jessica Flanigan makes her case in the new book Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
