Cato Podcast
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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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Nov 5, 2018 • 13min
What Does the U.S. Get out of New Sanctions on Iran?
What benefits does the U.S. derive from new sanctions on Iran? Iranian leaders have long said they are willing to negotiate, and the U.S. has already poked holes in its own hard line toward the regime. John Glaser and Emma Ashford comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2018 • 26min
The Threat of Creeping Overcriminalization
Shon Hopwood is both a former felon and a professor of law at Georgetown. At Cato Club 200, he detailed his case for sweeping criminal justice reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2018 • 11min
Walling Off Liberty
Federal tactics aimed at enforcing immigration law should be very concerning to law-abiding American citizens. Matthew Feeney discusses the findings of his new paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2018 • 9min
What Do Parents Think of Private School Choice?
A large survey of parents who make use of private school choice in Florida reveals that, yes, parents really do like school choice. Jason Bedrick of EdChoice comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2018 • 10min
Trump Claims Power to End Birthright Citizenship
The President may not understand the substantive requirements to alter the Constitution, but his desire to end birthright citizenship with a mere executive order is wrongheaded for a number of other reasons, as well. Alex Nowrasteh comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2018 • 26min
Regressive Regulation and Economic Opportunity
Regulations that disproportionately harm the poor should get special scrutiny. Cato's Ryan Bourne and Vanessa Brown Calder joined Diane Katz of the Heritage Foundation for a live Cato Daily Podcast at Cato Club 200. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2018 • 12min
U.S. Plans to Abandon Nuclear Treaties
Nuclear nonproliferation has long been viewed as an admirable goal. Is there a security benefit to casting aside agreements that limited the U.S. nuclear arsenal? Caroline Dorminey and Eric Gomez discuss the likely end of some longstanding limits on nuclear weapons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2018 • 12min
Impeach Kavanaugh?
What's the history of impeachment of judges, specifically justices of the Supreme Court? And what are the specific claims people would use to impeach Brett Kavanaugh? Gene Healy comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2018 • 11min
Does Trump Have a Trade Strategy?
It's hard to figure just what the White House believes are the long-term benefits of trade protectionism and stunted trade deals? Simon Lester comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2018 • 13min
Have Republicans Given Up on Limited Government?
Given Congressional Republicans' abdication on the nuts and bolts of limited government, does the GOP deserve an electoral beat-down in November? Republican U.S. Representative Mark Sanford comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
