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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May 23, 2018 • 18min
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Things are getting better, and The Enlightenment deserves a large amount of the credit. Steven Pinker's new book is Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2018 • 13min
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
We tell ourselves stories about what motivates us to do we do what we do. The reality is far more complicated. Robin Hanson is the coauthor of The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2018 • 33min
Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship
How do well-meaning restrictions on so-called "hate speech" fail? How are the counterproductive? Nadine Strossen makes her case in Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2018 • 25min
Operation Car Wash and Brazilian Corruption
The corruption revealed in Brazil's Operation Car Wash scandal was widespread, brazen, and seemingly unstoppable. One of the judges who helped bring the scandal to light is Sérgio Moro. Moro was interviewed by Mary Anastasia O’Grady of The Wall Street Journal during the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty dinner held in New York this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2018 • 17min
Lessons from Europe on Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech is worth protecting, and Europe is offering the United States lessons in how not to protect it. Jacob Mchangama directs the Danish think tank, Justitia. He spoke at the Cato Institute in April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2018 • 10min
Legal Authority Governing Torture Remains Unclear
Questions remain about the White House Office of Legal Counsel and CIA attorneys over the approval of torture programs. Gina Haspel's nomination to head CIA was an opportunity to clear them up. Patrick Eddington makes his case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2018 • 12min
Is There a Sequence for Success?
If you make some specific choices in life, a life of poverty is not in the cards, or so goes the argument. How should we think about the so-called "sequence for success"? Michael D. Tanner comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2018 • 13min
Amalgamated Handouts in the Farm Bill
The Farm Bill is a collection of handouts unlike any other. It's designed almost entirely to earn majority support for hundreds of billions of dollars in handouts. Chris Edwards comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2018 • 13min
Your Next Government?: From the Nation State to Stateless Nations
Exploring the concept of opting out of government and the rise of special economic zones; initiatives in special economic zones and private governing services around the world; the influence of companies like Amazon and Google on governing systems; sea studying and the future of government.
May 10, 2018 • 12min
Evidence on Immigration and the Welfare State
Immigrants are still less likely than native born Americans to make use of welfare programs. Alex Nowrasteh details his new report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
