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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Apr 24, 2018 • 13min
Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Administrative law judges tend to work in obscurity. In Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the proper role of these administrators is squarely before the U.S. Supreme Court. Andrew M. Grossman comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2018 • 11min
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: It’s Still Unaccountable
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still a bureaucracy that is not accountable to Congress, and largely unaccountable to the President. Mick Mulvaney made that point before Congress. Cato's Diego Zuluaga discusses Mulvaney's appearance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2018 • 22min
Little Pink House and Kelo
The story of Kelo v. City of New London is now in theaters in Little Pink House. Scott Bullock argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Courtney Balaker directed the film, which is now in theaters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2018 • 21min
Cannabis Prohibition’s Waning Days
The President has quietly endorsed an end to federal interference in legal-cannabis states, former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner joins the cannabis industry, and the FDA is seeking input from the public on the plant. Trevor Burrus comments on the accelerating change of cannabis policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2018 • 12min
"Void for Vagueness" Returns in Sessions v. Dimaya
When lawmakers hand to judges the power to determine the scope of a law, something has gone wrong. Clark Neily discusses the recently decided case of Sessions v. Dimaya. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 18, 2018 • 12min
Repeal, Don’t Replace, Trump’s War Powers
The Constitution is supposed to make it difficult for a President to take the U.S. to war. Why would Congress want to make it easier? Gene Healy and John Glaser comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2018 • 14min
Extreme Vetting of Immigrants: Estimating Terrorism Vetting Failures
In his new Cato Institute paper, David Bier details what works and doesn't in keeping likely terrorists out of the United States.Join the conversation on Twitter and stay tuned for updates with #CatoImmigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2018 • 9min
The Bias to Action and Airstrikes on Syria
The pull to "do something" about Syria is one that the current President did not resist, despite his warnings for years about the folly of engaging more directly in the Syrian conflict. Emma Ashford comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2018 • 17min
Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy
Why is the public so fearful about terrorism more than a decade after 9/11? John Mueller is coauthor of a new Cato paper, "Public Opinion and Counterterrorism Policy." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2018 • 19min
FOSTA and the Federal Seizure of Backpage.com
A new law that's supposed to crack down on sex trafficking will likely make sex work less safe and compel internet forums to shut down or spy on their users. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
