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.
Episodes
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Oct 8, 2018 • 26min
Romance of the Rails
In Romance of the Rails, author Randal O'Toole details the rise and fall of trains as a mode of transportation why it's quite likely we can never go back to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2018 • 31min
The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age
The U.S. could perform better at protecting the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. For a live recording of the Cato Daily Podcast at Cato Club 200 event in Middleburg, Virginia, Matthew Feeney and Julian Sanchez explain how courts think about those rights in the digital age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2018 • 14min
The Fading Relevance of Mass Transit
American mass transit systems face challenges from demographics, how people work, and ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. Randal O'Toole discusses what agencies should do to respond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2018 • 10min
Challenging the FAA’s Speed Limit in the Sky
The FAA's longstanding ban on supersonic commercial air travel needs to go. Alan McQuinn of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation discusses the promise of high-speed commercial flight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 2, 2018 • 25min
Canada Mulls Banning (Domestic) Paid Blood Plasma
Why are Canadians considering prohibiting other Canadians from being paid for providing blood plasma? Peter Jaworski comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2018 • 20min
Will the Feds Make Occupational Licensing Worse?
While some states are leading the way in reforming occupational licensing that affects many millions of workers and would-be workers, the feds may get involved. Lee McGrath of the Institute for Justice says it's fraught with risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2018 • 13min
Philadelphia's 'Forfeiture Machine' Winds Down
If a judge accepts the agreement, Philadelphia's process of seizing many millions of dollars in property from innocent owners will be dismantled. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 26, 2018 • 11min
How the Feds Spy on Reporters
New information provides more context surrounding the circumstances and legal rationales for government spying on journalists. Julian Sanchez comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 25, 2018 • 7min
Economic Freedom of the World 2018
The long slide of the United States in economic freedom appears to have halted. Ian Vasquez comments on the new edition of Economic Freedom of the World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2018 • 11min
Banned Books Week and Conflicts of Values
The fight over banning books from school libraries is only worsened by the public school establishment. Neal McCluskey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
